Upgrade problems (noob)

[echoburns]

Hi,

I had an older version of Ubuntu installed on an old IBM T22 laptop, I can't remember which version is was, maybe 7.XX and I decided to upgrade to 8.04. I used the package manager to install the upgrade and left it running over night.

Unfortunatly, I had a power cut this morning and I don't know how far the upgrade got! It might well have finished. But when I login now, I get a new login screen but after I login I just a blank (beige) screen.

Is this because the upgrade didn't finish properly or is it because the upgrade has found a problem with the hardware?

I have a faint recollection that I may have had a similair problem when I first installed Ubuntu a few years ago on the T22.

Thanks

[echoburns]

Can anyone tell me if their is a simple way to tell whether the installation has completed successfully?

Thanks

[nickdbliss]

Actually Fresh Installation of new version is advised. So instead of upgrading you should have tried the fresh install. I had issues with it too when i upgraded.