Problems after upgrading to ubuntu 10.04

[gabibl]

Hello,

Yesterday my ubuntu asked if I would like to upgrade to ubuntu 10.04 (I had 9. something). I agreed with the upgrade, but after rebooting the computer I am having some problems. The most inconvenient problem is that I have no sound. I have tried installing gnome-alsamixer, but that has not worked. I am also receiving a message at boot "An error occurred while mounting /opt/windows/". I have windows a and ubuntu on my computer. Can anyone help me? Specially with the sound problem..

[mörgæs]

I could be wrong, but from the bean count I guess that you are a beginner, so I would recommend the easy approach: If 9.10 was working fine, just backup your files and do a clean install. Takes one hour, and you have the proof that it works.

9.10 is supported a year from now, so there is no rush to look for alternatives.

[gabibl]

Hi, I am a beginner so I'm very unsure about reinstalling ubuntu from scratch. Apart from that, I am not sure if I had 9.10 or 9.04. But ubuntu was working fine and now that I upgraded to 10.04 I have many problems. I have partially solved the sound problem, but my firefox still has no sound. I am having problems with my latex, it turns out that revtex4 has been substituted by revtex4.1, which is not working properly (for example it does not understant the \footnote command). Apart from that, I keep getting the error message I mentioned and other error messages while booting. I am also having problems with my skype, which suddenly closes when I try to use its chat. Is there no way to "downgrade" to 9.10 without having to reinstall ubuntu?

[holzweaver]

I've also been having some problems with my upgrade. I had the sound issue but that was fixed when i went into my sound preferences and changed my output connector to analog speakers which used to be my default. Hopefully that helps you. I'm now trying to work on some issues with flash video.... sigh...

[mörgæs]

10.04 is not the best option on all hardware. If 9.04 or 9.10 works better, then just use them and let 10.04 mature for a few more months. Best is to try a live CD boot as a first step.

Here is a support chart:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubuntu_releases

There is no option of downgrading other than a clean install (which I would recommend anyway, also for upgrades).

You can download the various releases here:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/


Edit: And by the way, don't worry about installing from scratch. It is far easier than repairing a system.

[yanncarlier]

Hi

After upgrading to 10.04 I have no Sound

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oot@yannwho:/home/yanncarlier/Desktop# ./alsa-info.download
ALSA Information Script v 0.4.59
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This script visits the following commands/files to collect diagnostic
information about your ALSA installation and sound related hardware.

dmesg
lspci
lsmod
aplay
amixer
alsactl
/proc/asound/
/sys/class/sound/
~/.asoundrc (etc.)

See './alsa-info.download --help' for command line options.

Automatically upload ALSA information to www.alsa-project.org? [y/N] : y
Uploading information to www.alsa-project.org ... Done!

Your ALSA information is located at http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=08be32cceb8bcfb1aaea12cbcd01b18ded5fb629

Please inform the person helping you.

root@yannwho:/home/yanncarlier/Desktop#


root@yannwho:/home/yanncarlier/Desktop# uname -a
Linux yannwho.xxxxxxxxx.com 2.6.32-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 13:28:05 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Help thanks