updated 9.10, now unable to boot system

Looks like you've had an X graphics error when Ubuntu tries to start up your X server. What graphics card have you got, and what driver are you using?

I finally got it so that i can read the error message. It says that I am
running in low graphics mode, and that my intel module is not being read.
How do I find out exactly which intel card Im using?

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <
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Have you tried to boot into recovery mode?

Depending on your grub settings you might need to press ESC within 3 seconds to get the grub menu. There select your newest kernel with the recovery option.

Of course you might also try older kernels (if there are any listed in the grub menu)

> Depending on your grub settings you might need to press ESC within 3 seconds to get the grub menu.

Oops, 9.10 uses grub2.

In grub2 you have hold down SHIFT instead.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2

I have gotten to the recovery mode and tried to reconfigure my server and
now I still get the error window which tells me that ee was unable to load
intel module. i am currently viewing in low graphics mode, which apparently
means my desktop wont fit my laptop monitor.

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Uwe Geuder <
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> Your question #92882 on Ubuntu changed:
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> Uwe Geuder proposed the following answer:
> > Depending on your grub settings you might need to press ESC within 3
> seconds to get the grub menu.
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> Oops, 9.10 uses grub2.
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> In grub2 you have hold down SHIFT instead.
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> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
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Can you enter single user mode / root shell from recovery mode? (I haven't been forced to do it for ages...)

Once you are in the shell, you could check the logs in /var/log

Files...
Xorg.0.log
syslog
messages
gdm/:0.log (probably not relevant, but you never know)

... might be interesting candidates.

Once you see exact error messages, try Google. Others might have had the same problem.

Or ask a new question here with an exact keyword in the subject line to attract thos who might know. "Unable to boot" is a bit misleading.
Booting refers more to the Linux kernel, but your kernel seems to boot nicely. I've understood you have more like a
X display driver issue.