Rescue ubuntu 8.10

[maneski]

How do i rescue ubuntu 8.10?

[Herman]

Rescue your Linux system with a Live CD (http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p10.htm#Mounting_Ubuntu_with_Dapper_Desktop_LiveCD )

[maneski]

my problem is that, I cant get GUI interface anymore. How do I fix this.
Any code if I have to use the rescue cd?

[Sef]

1) Did you install anything just before this problem?

2) Did you do anything else?

3) What is your graphics card?

[Pumalite]

What amount of memory do you have and what iso did you install?

[maneski]

I am using Toshiba Satellite L305 with an intel graphics card.
HDD : 320
RAM: 4Gig

The last thing I did want installing softwares using the synaptic manager(I dont rem exactly what)
Any help?

[northrkm]

Im going to bump this... I have a friend that has a toshiba laptop that we tried installing linux on, and it won't work so i am interested in seeing this repair with linux solution.

@maneski did you have any trouble installing linux to begin with?

[northrkm]

I think they mean put the cd and reboot, and there is a repair linux option. I am assuming that it has the same function as "safe mode" for windows machines.

Edit- Upon restarting the system and going into the boot menu, there is the normal startup option and there is a copy of the same command, except there is (recovery mode) at the end of it. From there it will take you through all of the normal start-up processes and brings up a blue window with 4 or 5 choices. And you go from there. I am not sure what to do.

[pdk]

Hi
You possibly had a crash during your update.
ALT + CTL + F2 to get a terminal. Become root and
recover from broken update in package manager
dpkg --configure -a
Peter