On 12/10/10 14:11, Liam Proven wrote: > On 12 October 2010 07:13, Barry Titterton > <barry.titter...@mail.adsl4less.com> wrote: >> I have just tried to upgrade my sickly install of 10.04 to 10.10. The >> install process failed just after half way when it threw up a window >> which appeared to be asking me what I wanted to do with my modified >> version of GRUB2. This window was positioned behind the progress window, >> and I could only see the top quarter of the window, which contained a >> drop down list of options of what to do with my current version of GRUB. >> The bottom three quarters of the window were hidden so I could not >> select any 'Accept' button. I was unable to move either window to one >> side, nor shrink either window. The install stopped at this point and my >> only option was to press the power button. My computer is now dead. I >> shall have to download the ISO and try a fresh install. >> >> Please note that I had added boot options to GRUB in an effort to solve >> my reliability problems in 10.04. >> >> Has anyone else seen this problem? I do not know if this is a bug that >> needs filing, or another symptom of my faulty install of 10.04. > > Um... I have to ask. You do know about how to switch between windows > with Alt-Tab and Alt-Shift-Tab, don't you? And that you can drag any > window from any point (not just the title bar) if you hold down the > Alt key as you drag, so you can reposition a window even if it doesn't > have a title bar or it is entirely covered? > That wasn't an option for me - the whole program had hung and the mouse wasn't responding properly. I actually connected via ssh from my laptop to fix it, as I was working on that machine whilst the upgrade was taking place on the desktop.
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