Major Crash Here

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

ok first thing..tried the dpkg repair first error is
RM:cannot remove '/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/*!' no such file or directory
dpkg!dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-system-monitor:

secondly i trried xserver repair and get the following error
xserver-xorg,postinst warning;overwriting possibly-customised configuration file;back up in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20081115194139

does this help any?

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

sorry or the wait
heres boot up
Ubuntu 8.10,kernel 2.6.27-8 generic
Ubuntu 8.10,kernel 2.6.27-8(recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10,kernel 2.6.24-21 generic
Ubuntu 8.10,kernel 2.6.24-21(recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10,kernel 2.6.24-16 generic
Ubuntu 8.10,kernel 2.6.24-16(recovery mod)
Ubuntu 8.10 memtest86+
other operating systems:
microsoft window xp professional

hat

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

ok ran apt-get update
heres what i get w:failed to fetch http://archive.ubntu.com/ubuntu/dist...ed/release.gpg could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E:dkg was interupted.you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem

when i do that from the root promt nothing changes
hat

[aged hippy]

Re: Major Crash Here

I don't know if it's going to work, but if you get to the root prompt and type: kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list you should be able to comment out the offending line in your sources.list.

The http://archive.ubntu.com/ubuntu/dist...ed/release.gpg line.

Incidentally, i hope that's a spelling mistake in there.

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

tried and says cannot connect to server
hat

[aged hippy]

Re: Major Crash Here

I wasn't very clear, i apologise.

If you type kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list into the root terminal, and put a # sign in front of that line, it won't even try to connect to it.

The same as some of the other lines.

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

sorry aged now you have lost me..
i enter wat you say but put #in what line and how do i find that line?

[dibl]

Re: Major Crash Here

Is there a typo in that URL?

http://archive.ubntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid-proposed/release.gpg could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'

or is it really supposed to be that way?

Have you modified your sources list recently (like since the last update)?

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

dib i wouldn't know how to do that..
i am trying to get my system back to working state..if i wasnt for a couple files i need i would wipe the whole thing

[dibl]

Re: Major Crash Here

OK.

Well, that particular repository is totally non-essential, so let's follow AH's advice and comment it out. What you need to do is open Kate in Super User (aka "root") mode. Do Alt-F2 and enter "kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list", press Enter, and the Konsole should open with your sources list file ready to edit.

If that works, carefully scroll down the file until you see the line that matches the one that you posted above. Position your cursor at the beginning of that line, and use Shift-3 to insert a "#" mark at that point, and then hit the spacebar to add a space. So it should look like this:

# [url]http://archive.ubntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid-proposed/release.gpg[/url]

The press "File > Save" in kate, and you can then exit kate.

Then open the Konsole with Alt-F2 "konsole" and issue

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

and let's see what you get.

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

ok heres what happens
when i am at root i hit alt f2 and just get a blank screen with curser blinking in top left corner..

i the entered kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list and get the following error\

cannot connect to the x server
hat

[lmilano]

Re: Major Crash Here

Yes, kate will not run because it is a graphical program. Try using "pico" instead.

Also: your error above is confusing (there seems to be a typo somewhere)

It may be the case that you have no network connection when you are dropped to the root account. To verify that, type:

ping [url]www.google.com[/url]

If the output like this you are connected:

64 bytes from yo-in-f103.google.com (64.233.169.103): icmp_seq=1 ttl=242 time=47.3 ms
64 bytes from yo-in-f103.google.com (64.233.169.103): icmp_seq=2 ttl=242 time=56.0 ms
64 bytes from yo-in-f103.google.com (64.233.169.103): icmp_seq=3 ttl=242 time=55.0 ms

Another thing to try is this:

dpkg-reconfigure -a

This will take a long time to run, and I think it is different from "dpkg --configure -a".

[dibl]

Re: Major Crash Here

ok heres what happens
when i am at root i hit alt f2 and just get a blank screen with curser blinking in top left corner..

i the entered kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list and get the following error\

cannot connect to the x server
hat

Ahh -- my bad, I did not realize you have no GUI -- sorry.

You say "at root" - does this mean you are at a "#" prompt? Or is it a "$"?

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

ok guys this is realy weird...
i hit alt f2 and got to the blinking screen
i then decided to hit altf1 and i get back to root@dave-desktop~#

i then decided to enter startx and now i have kde 4.1 desktop up
i still cannot use my mouse or keyboard..
i am going to let run for a bit as it seems to be loading..

i would still like to continue to troubleshoot all this f you are still willing to help me...
i will post back when i have new info..
do you have any suggestions while this is takin place?
ty
hat

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

dib i am only able to get rot@dave-desktop~#
i did not see your post as i was posting..

i am really confused at how this is working?
hat