mummerx
August 15th, 2009, 01:32 PM
I recall the last updates I installed (on my Jaunty system) contained libxml (libxml2?) and (possibly) javajre. At the sametime I was also installing Notecase Pro from a DEB sentto me by the author.
When I tried to start the app (from the "Office" menu), all I got was a circular hourglass icon for a few seconds. Same result on a second try.
I then tried to open a terminal session (from "Accessories"). This also gave me an hourglass.
I then rebooted the system. Big mistake. After the initial splash screen (with the sliding bar), all I got was a black screen and another hourglass. This one is permanent - it stays there forever, oruntil I switch off the PC.
The only other oddity I can report is that the index of the file tracker wen corrupt a few days earlier, for no apparant reason.
Please note, I do not believe that Notecase Pro is the culprit; more likely to be that update.
While any hints as to what has gone wrong would be interesting, I am far more interested in what I do now.
Do I wipe the isk and reinstall, or can I repair Ubuntu (if so, with what)?
My available resources are an old Knoppix DVD, and a Linux Format cover disk with a bootable copy of Jaunty on it.
Please help.
-- Douglas Brown
When I tried to start the app (from the "Office" menu), all I got was a circular hourglass icon for a few seconds. Same result on a second try.
I then tried to open a terminal session (from "Accessories"). This also gave me an hourglass.
I then rebooted the system. Big mistake. After the initial splash screen (with the sliding bar), all I got was a black screen and another hourglass. This one is permanent - it stays there forever, oruntil I switch off the PC.
The only other oddity I can report is that the index of the file tracker wen corrupt a few days earlier, for no apparant reason.
Please note, I do not believe that Notecase Pro is the culprit; more likely to be that update.
While any hints as to what has gone wrong would be interesting, I am far more interested in what I do now.
Do I wipe the isk and reinstall, or can I repair Ubuntu (if so, with what)?
My available resources are an old Knoppix DVD, and a Linux Format cover disk with a bootable copy of Jaunty on it.
Please help.
-- Douglas Brown