*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 858122 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/858122
got this error after upgrading from 11.04 to 11.10 and couldn't boot up anymore. did what was in this post and solved the problem: http://uksysadmin.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/upgrade-to-ubuntu-11-10 -problem-waiting-for-network-configuration-then-black-screen-solution/ Hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 at the blank screen to get you to a non-X terminal (tty1) Login in with your username and password Change to root with: sudo -i and enter your password mkdir -p /run /run/lock rm -rf /var/run /var/lock ln -s /run /var ln -s /run/lock /var reboot -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811441 Title: Unable to connect to the system bus: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: Connection refused (oneiric) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/811441/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs