I have have since done a full install, since I could not get the GUI running. This problem only happened after upgrading to 9.10. I have not had the same problem since the install from the CD.
Thanks for get back to me. Cheers On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Monkey <monkey.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank You for making Ubuntu better. > > Try to do in a terminal session, and tell what´s happen: > > sudo dpkg --configure -a && sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude full- > upgrade && sudo shutdown -r now > > -- > Update crashed and after reboot only have terminal session. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/480940 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Ubuntu 9.10 > > Nov 9/09 this morning (PST) Update manager indicated there where updates > CUPS, songbird, and, I believe there 11 packages with 51 files to be update. > I had archive manager extracting files from a USB disk, and was listening to > a podcast as well as having FireFox open. > > The update manager crashed and locked up the system. I have to power cycle > the laptop to get back to a boot screen. > > After the reboot the reboot I was presented with a terminal session and not > login screen. > > Using the startx command resulted in get the desktop, but none of the input > devices would work (Keyboard, mouse). > > Rebooting and using the the F4 key to get to the repair package command > appeared to install all of the updates that had downloaded. Rebooting > afterwards did nothing. > > Try to restart the gdm using service restart gdm fails with "Restart" error > name=("unset") message. > > I can't provide an files, since the machine is useless. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/480940/+subscribe > -- Update crashed and after reboot only have terminal session. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/480940 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
