I managed to get everything reinstalled, and the graphics seems okay at the moment.
However, I currently have no sound in some applications, including VirtualBox and Media Player. I had sound yesterday but today nothing in these, but it is there in a video playing on a website in Flock browser. David King Gordon wrote: > David King wrote: > >> I have booted into Ubuntu 3 times, and each time, it only boots into low >> graphics mode and with no sound. >> >> The only thing different is having installed Virtual Box last night, and >> now I cannot get Ubuntu working properly. >> >> What can I do to fix it? >> >> >> David King >> >> >> > > If you patched 8.04 then try this for the sound: > (I got the same on my Tosh Netbook which also runs 8.04...) > > Anyone who has lost the sound on their note book can recover the missing > drivers by entering the following details. > > Case Sensitive. > > Enter Terminal > > type sudo mv /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-lpia/updates/sound ~/sound > > press enter > > enter password > > press enter > > type sudo depmod -a > > press enter shut down note pad and restart > > sound will now be back with you > > HTH > > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/