It turns out that the fsck was just failing due to not finding a
partition, based on its UUID, which was incorrect. I updated fstab and
no longer get that error.
David King
Matthew Daubney wrote:
> When you get to that prompt, run fsck over the disk, so fsck /dev/sda1
> or sda2 or whicheve
I think I have realised what has happened in regards to the software and
settings being out of date.
A few months ago I cloned the root partition, as a backup. Somehow, I
have been running Ubuntu from the backup instead of the original, so the
backup got updated. So when I installed Ubuntu 9.04
I tried a different kernel, as it seems that some of the modules for the
kernel it was trying to use were missing.
So I went into 9.04 and edited the grub menu, and booted 8.04 with an
earlier kernel, but it was like going back in time, as all settings were
set to an earlier date. However, it w
I have had the fsck problem before when booting this PC, and it when I then get
a low graphics login screen, I reboot, and the problem goes away. But this time
it keeps recurring, and only the recent occurences since i installed 9.04 on
another partition.
I looked into the logs, and found this
On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 15:48 +0200, David King wrote:
> I have a further problem now. After having successfully installed Ubuntu
> 9.04, when I try to boot into 8.04, it stops part way through saying the file
> system check died, and I have to press CTRL-D to continue. When it loads the
> login s
I have a further problem now. After having successfully installed Ubuntu 9.04,
when I try to boot into 8.04, it stops part way through saying the file system
check died, and I have to press CTRL-D to continue. When it loads the login
screen, it is in a low graphics mode and the mouse does not wo
I am having a problem in Ubuntu 8.04. When I boot up, it sometimes pauses and
shows the text output, and it is stopped on activating the network card.
When I get logged in to Ubuntu 8.04, I no longer have any internet access. I
have two ethernet cards, and last night, one gave me access but the
