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After installing Ubuntu 9.10 and then downloading and installing all of the 217 upgrades, my computer won't boot properly

Asked by Joe Gunto

After doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 and then applying all of the upgrades the system informed me were available
and necessary, I can't boot properly. I have ended up stuck at a command line screen with a simple blinking cursor three
times now after trying to restart the computer. These lines of text appear above the cursor:
fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
/dev/sda3: clean, 151338/610800 files, 685649/2441880 blocks
fsck from util-linux 2.16
/dev/sda6: recovering journal
/dev/sda6: clean, 1954/2256576 files, 636286/9020481 blocks
init: udevtrigger main process (462) terminated with status 1
init: udevtrigger post-stop process (467) terminated with status 1
init: udevmonitor main process (461) killed by TERM signal
init: networking main process (468) terminated with status 1

I hope someone can give me some advice about what I need to fix to get the computer up and running again.
Thanks for any help you can offer
Joe

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Joe Gunto (tujfam4) said : 		#1

I have decided to just reinstall Ubuntu 9.10 and get past this problem. If anyone wants to make a suggestion of what I should
have done to continue on with the install that I was having the problem with, you can e-mail me at <email address hidden>.
Had this occurred after I had been using the install for several months, I wouldn't be so eager to just start over and lose my
data and settings.

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David Jones (dj) said : 		#2

   Try with a Super Grub Disk : En, only a 500kB free download that you can extract and then burn to a CD.

David
 in TN

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Joe Gunto (tujfam4) said : 		#3

Thanks David for the suggestion. I will try a Super Grub Disk. I already reinstalled Ubuntu 9.10, and it does boot and work.
However, when I shut down; my computer leaves me with a login screen and cursor. I can't input anything there. After a while
new messages are displayed, but only control>alt>del or just holding down the power button will actually turn off the computer.
The message is something about halt hanging for more than 120 seconds, which was on the display this morning about 15
times in succession.

Thanks for the suggestion
Joe

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