** alan c <aecl...@candt.waitrose.com> [2012-05-26 16:43]: > On 25/05/12 11:22, Paul Tansom wrote: > >I don't have full info on this failure yet as I've not been to the machine, > >but > >in preparation has anyone had a similar issue to this? > > > >The only info I have at the moment is: > > > >"Now when I switch on the computer it is not possible to use. The icons on > >the > >lefthand side are "ghosting" with no words of pictures and there is no > >mouse/pointer. Absolutely no control by keyboard either. After a short period > >it decides to give a countdown and then switches itself off." > > > >This is a clean install of 11.10 a couple of months ago that has been kept up > >to date and then upgraded to 12.04 when suggested by the GUI prompt. All > >seemed > >to go well until the reboot as far as I know. > > Certainly try live sessions as a test. > If it is an older PC, keep in mind use of nomodeset (available from > the live CD boot choices) > > Good luck ** end quote [alan c]
Yes, I'll be doing that sometime this week. It is a brand new PC built ready for a Ubuntu 11.10 install with upgrade to 12.04 when it arrived. This is the first time I've ever had a Ubuntu upgrade to wrong iirc. Typical that it is also the first desktop install I've done for someone other than family :( -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
