Ubuntu 9.04 suddenly won't boot

[TitanTiger]

I think these for network/wireless:
- /etc/network/interfaces
- /etc/resolv.conf
- /bin/hostname

So if I do a fresh install, I should be able to go in and just drop those files back in there and my wireless and wired network stuff will work again? Because it was a pain getting them to work. Neither did initially but I installed wicd and finally got the ethernet interface working. Then I went through this long process installing fwcutter to get the wireless card at least turning on. But it wouldn't work in wicd no matter what I tried so I reinstalled network-manager (whatever the original network package is) and everything started working. I'd really rather not deal with that again.

[Legace]

So if I do a fresh install, I should be able to go in and just drop those files back in there and my wireless and wired network stuff will work again? Because it was a pain getting them to work. Neither did initially but I installed wicd and finally got the ethernet interface working. Then I went through this long process installing fwcutter to get the wireless card at least turning on. But it wouldn't work in wicd no matter what I tried so I reinstalled network-manager (whatever the original network package is) and everything started working. I'd really rather not deal with that again.

I don't think so. I don't know what files you've edited..

Guess you'll have to do it all over again.. Good luck

[which ones pink]

Try going into grub, and select Ubuntu and press "e". Do the same with the first option that pops up. You'll see a line that's something like "ro quiet splash", change the "splash" to "nosplash" and press "b". This worked for me when I had the same problem in Intrepid. If that works, you can edit the grub file and you'll be able to boot normally, except you won't have a splash screen.

Edit: the file is /boot/grub/menu.lst.

[TitanTiger]

Try going into grub, and select Ubuntu and press "e". Do the same with the first option that pops up. You'll see a line that's something like "ro quiet splash", change the "splash" to "nosplash" and press "b". This worked for me when I had the same problem in Intrepid. If that works, you can edit the grub file and you'll be able to boot normally, except you won't have a splash screen.

Edit: the file is /boot/grub/menu.lst.

Hmm. Doesn't seem to work. Just didn't give me the splash screen then boots to a blank screen.

[TitanTiger]

One thing I saw when I tried it again was during the booting up there was one line in all that text that said "acer-wmi - no or unsupported WMI interface - unable to load."

What's that about?

[philcamlin]

boot into live cd and click repair broken system

[TitanTiger]

boot into live cd and click repair broken system

Where is that option?

[TitanTiger]

BTW, the 9.04 live cd doesn't have the "repair broken system" option.

[TitanTiger]

bump.

Since the 9.04 live CD doesn't have the repair broken system option, how would I run a command that does the same thing to that install after the live CD has booted up?