mjf
November 21st, 2009, 05:36 PM
Hello,
I am trying to reinstall Ubuntu 8.10 after having various difficulties with 9.04 and 9.10.
To do this, I simply booted into the 8.10 CD and installed over my 9.10 partition. However, after doing this, my system is not quite back to normal (notably, sound doesn't work, which was my main issue with 9.10).
One thing I am suspicious about is the grub boot menu has about 12 entries such as
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.31-14
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.31-14 (Safe boot)
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.28-16
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.28-16 (Safe boot)
...
But I think the 2.6.31-14 kernel is something that came with 9.10. Is it possible 9.10 "residue" remains on the system and if so how can I ensure it is removed?
I believe my /boot directory is on the same partition as /. The only directory I have in a separate partition is /home.
What is the recommended process for completely reinstalling the system in a case like this? (I would like to preserve the data in /home, though)
I am trying to reinstall Ubuntu 8.10 after having various difficulties with 9.04 and 9.10.
To do this, I simply booted into the 8.10 CD and installed over my 9.10 partition. However, after doing this, my system is not quite back to normal (notably, sound doesn't work, which was my main issue with 9.10).
One thing I am suspicious about is the grub boot menu has about 12 entries such as
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.31-14
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.31-14 (Safe boot)
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.28-16
Ubuntu 8.10, Linux kernel 2.6.28-16 (Safe boot)
...
But I think the 2.6.31-14 kernel is something that came with 9.10. Is it possible 9.10 "residue" remains on the system and if so how can I ensure it is removed?
I believe my /boot directory is on the same partition as /. The only directory I have in a separate partition is /home.
What is the recommended process for completely reinstalling the system in a case like this? (I would like to preserve the data in /home, though)