Major Crash Here

[toad]

Re: Major Crash Here

Trust Aged Hippy to go for the reinstall option

If you can read Ubuntu from Windows could you still go into the following Ubuntu files and post them here?

/etc/apt/sources.list
/etc/network/interfaces
/etc/X11/xorg.conf

[dibl]

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What do others/you think?

Capital idea, Mr. T!


Although I'm questioning whether/how he is able to read the Ubuntu filesystem -- you gotta have fs-driver installed in Win XP to do that.

[hatman]

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ok i have switched over to my windows drive..

now i am not able to read the drive from here..before i could see all my files?
i opened up my easeus partition manager and it says my hard drive is full?

i went back to some posts i did in ubuntu and found that i downloaded a program called diskinternals..
i used it to transfer some files but here is what i saw last time i used it..
i do not have a clue how this happened..

thanks to both of you.i downloaded the suggested link.. i see 2 physical drives..
under hard disk drives i see
c: 2 of them
h:1
1 linux native volume
1 linux swap
1 unallocated space(wdc_37gb at end)596.60mb

does this make any sense
i am going to stay on windows here for a bit in case i can retrieve some info for you using diskinternals
ty all again
hat

[dibl]

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i opened up my easeus partition manager and it says my hard drive is full?


does this make any sense

A full filesystem would explain a failure to boot into your GUI. But not borked sources, lack of networking, etc.

[lmilano]

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There is an easy way to check the fs. Can you run the command "df -h" and show us the output?

[hatman]

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ok i opened up disk internals and i have the above drives i mentioned..
i found /etc/apt/source.list

i decided to open logs and there is what says files not suppotrted..
there are about 4 different logs there

going to check the /etc/x11/xorg.conf

will let you know

any way i can copy and send these to a post?
this could be of great use i am sure
hat

[hatman]

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sorry missed your post lmil

where do i run your command?

also i have 28 different logs in /etc/x11/xorg.conf

[hatman]

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toad do you know how to save any of the logs in disk internals?

if so let me know and i will post them here for you

i found all kinds of weird things and alot of nott supported issues

hat

[toad]

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Never heard of disk internals I'm afraid.

If I were you I'd boot a live CD of your choice, save what is important in your home folder onto a usb stick and REINSTALL.

Somebody with a decent grasp of linux would most probably be able to rescue your system but he/she would need physical access.

So far we are seriously lacking hard info without which this is looking more and more like a wild goose chase.

Oh, and good night to all and sundry

[dibl]

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Sleep well, Mr. T!

@hatman, the Linux logs are in /var/log.

Yes, given the history of a crashed upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 to Kubuntu 8.10, I would expect all kinds of gory events. Kind of like looking at a train wreck with a microscope, I would guess. :P

[aged hippy]

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Sweet dreams, toad.

[hatman]

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there is a command that has recovery..
might as well give it a shot
i just worried i will screw up my windows drive...

i tried to post a log file but will not let me
if i can figure out how to change the format over i will send in one
hat

[lmilano]

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sorry missed your post lmil

where do i run your command?

in the command line

[hatman]

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aged just before i save my data..
the evolution email is part of the ubuntu from what i can see...

i did manage to save 2gig of my etc files over to my hard drive using disk internals..
some files are unreadable as we expected to be.

can you advise me which files are the most important to save..
once that is done i will get you to step me through the way i should have my comp set right..

i have to go get 3 teeth out shortly so i will log in when i get back..about 2hrs..
thanks for all your support
hat

[toad]

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Three teeth out? Good luck...

Save your entire /home folder if poss. If you haven't got enough space for that left choose ~/.kde, ~/.mozilla ~/.openoffice* and /.gnome and/or ~/.evolution