Ubuntu 10.10 latest upgrade makes it unbootable

[zeiger]

Hey guys,
I am a Linux newbie.
I have a Dell Studio 15 and I used dual booting to run Ubuntu 10.10 on it.
Last night I installed the updates which showed up in the Update Manager. Today when I started my laptop and selected Ubuntu as the OS, I get the GRUB command line and not the usual listing of kernels that I can select. From the GRUB Command Line, I don't know how to boot Ubuntu.
My Windows still boots fine, but I want to work on Ubuntu,

See the attached snapshot of what I can see once I click on Ubuntu as the OS that I want to load.

Can you help me out?
Thanks,
Zeiger

[dino99]

type:

sudo ap-get update
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a

sudo update-grub

reboot

[zeiger]

From this command line, I cannot use sudo or ap-get etc.


error: unknown command 'sudo'

[dino99]

have you tried to boot on "recovery mode" ?

then "repair packages", then "continue normal boot"

[Rubi1200]

If you installed Ubuntu using Wubi, see here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1639198

problem #2, solution #1 is probably best in this situation.

Good luck!

[zeiger]

Thanks Rubi1200,
Problem #2 Solution #1 worked and now I Ubuntu loads :D

[Rubi1200]

Thanks Rubi1200,
Problem #2 Solution #1 worked and now I Ubuntu loads :D
You are more than welcome :D

The next time you boot into Ubuntu, apply the Permanent Fix to prevent this happening again.

Enjoy!