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Title: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Jim147 on March 20, 2011, 06:38:22 PM: I had update manager pop up Friday night. I should have clicked cancel that night.

When I turned this system on Saturday, it couldn't find Ubuntu. So I started in XP and did all the XP updates since I haven't had it on for a while.

Anyone else have trouble with the last update?

It's not the computer, it starts in XP but when I try to start Ubuntu it says not found and restarts.

jim
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: CNYCacher on March 20, 2011, 06:41:19 PM: Windows update manager?
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Jim147 on March 20, 2011, 06:57:47 PM: Quote from: CNYCacher on March 20, 2011, 06:41:19 PM
Windows update manager?

No it was the Ubuntu update manager. I didn't look at the list of updates I just hit install.

jim
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Nick1911 on March 20, 2011, 07:00:58 PM: Quote from: Jim147 on March 20, 2011, 06:57:47 PM
No it was the Ubuntu update manager. I didn't look at the list of updates I just hit install.

jim

Jim, I believe I'm running 10.04 on my work machine. No problems as of yet, though it hasn't been run since Friday.
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Phyphor on March 20, 2011, 08:09:30 PM: Is it a true installation or a WUBI one?
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: lee n. field on March 20, 2011, 09:03:19 PM: Quote
Anyone else have trouble with the last update?

Nary a problem here, on multiple machines.

There was a kernel update recently. I wonder if somehow GRUB didn't get hosed. I'd look at the Grub 2 howto (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2) and the grub howto (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto) for hints on recovering, if that is the case.
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Jim147 on March 20, 2011, 09:17:33 PM: I was thinking it was a straight install from the live cd, but I don't remember. I've done both without any problems.

I think I need to pop the disc in and see if I can fix grub.

jim
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 20, 2011, 09:53:09 PM: You're having problems with Ubuntu? That unpossible.
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Jim147 on March 20, 2011, 09:55:19 PM: Quote from: Fistful on March 20, 2011, 09:53:09 PM
You're having problems with Ubuntu? That unpossible.

And Windows still works fine. This has got to be the only post like this on the net.

jim
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 20, 2011, 09:56:54 PM: Yeah, I know. I think you should try Ubuntu.
Title: Re: Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't exist?
Post by: Nick1911 on March 21, 2011, 01:30:30 AM: Quote from: Fistful on March 20, 2011, 09:53:09 PM
You're having problems with Ubuntu? That unpossible.

Maybe he got one of those computer viruses that are flying all over the net. Using the users native superuser status to do all kinds of nastiness by exploiting holes in the closed source code. >:D