[SOLVED] Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop boots to server login prompt [Archive]

Superslacker

April 10th, 2011, 11:19 PM

Hello,

After updating my system to kernel 2.6.35-28 via the update manager my system now boots to a sever tty terminal and asks to log in. Once I log in and type start x at the prompt the system will load the sign in screen and all is well.

I downloaded a boot info script from here

http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/This produces a results text on the desktop

paste

Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010

============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for (,msdos1)/boot/grub.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2,048 1,202,290,687 1,202,288,640 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1,202,292,734 1,250,263,039 47,970,306 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,202,292,736 1,250,263,039 47,970,304 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdb: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdb1 63 3,907,024,064 3,907,024,002 7 HPFS/NTFS

Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdc1 63 1,953,520,064 1,953,520,002 7 HPFS/NTFS

blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ext4
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 faef0232-f9f5-4f57-895d-a1b32beb1f8c swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 55FC84DD7D8C9976 ntfs Share
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc1 7A481D26481CE325 ntfs Local Drive
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"

============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
/dev/sdc1 /media/Local_Drive fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sdb1 /media/Share fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)

=========================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-28-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-28-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-28-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-27-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-27-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-27-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-25-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-23-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-23-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-23-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-1" ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>

proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sda1 :
UUID=2307cff2-4199-47be-accf-edbc3e6a6d04 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
#Entry for /dev/sdc1 :
UUID=7A481D26481CE325 /media/Local_Drive ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sdb1 :
UUID=55FC84DD7D8C9976 /media/Share ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=faef0232-f9f5-4f57-895d-a1b32beb1f8c none swap sw 0 0

#/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 iso9660,udf user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
#/dev/scd1 /media/cdrom1 iso9660,udf user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================

599.2GB: boot/grub/core.img
599.3GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
1.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
1.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic
304.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
73.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
439.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic
1.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
1.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
599.2GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic
599.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic
599.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
599.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic
1.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
1.7GB: initrd.img
439.7GB: initrd.img.old
1.4GB: vmlinuz
599.4GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================

Unknown BootLoader on sda2

00000000 67 99 da d8 58 b2 c6 db cf b3 92 ad dc c3 5a d0 |g...X.........Z.|
00000010 22 1c 10 f5 85 ad 28 94 94 8f 57 c7 2c 34 7d d7 |".....(...W.,4}.|
00000020 79 39 d6 aa 4e dc bb 9b de c0 30 60 c9 98 e0 61 |y9..N.....0`...a|
00000030 86 c4 01 94 e7 02 59 1a fc e2 15 9a 16 78 6c 14 |......Y......xl.|
00000040 a6 a5 41 73 09 4c 23 09 93 10 11 d4 ef 5f bd c9 |..As.L#......_..|
00000050 0a 9c 82 f0 ac 50 bb 46 0a 5c 9e d0 55 8e 42 65 |.....P.F.\..U.Be|
00000060 30 df 82 a0 53 74 ef 21 5a bf a1 23 54 15 7a 9f |0...St.!Z..#T.z.|
00000070 13 05 b4 58 47 df ee 8a 30 e7 33 51 95 94 53 f9 |...XG...0.3Q..S.|
00000080 cc 5e 69 50 b8 ce f0 a0 5d 52 ee 21 fb b1 96 e8 |.^iP....]R.!....|
00000090 b5 10 38 94 8f df 4f 75 3e 2f 79 06 a3 6c 4c 37 |..8...Ou>/y..lL7|
000000a0 37 27 7f ea 1a fd d9 c8 5b ba 2a 23 de f2 b6 20 |7'......[.*#... |
000000b0 af 9b 61 34 69 8d 8c f1 ad 17 87 6d 5c 38 66 2d |..a4i......m\8f-|
000000c0 cd 99 c4 0d a3 18 35 cb c5 3b 55 27 0d 93 69 fb |......5..;U'..i.|
000000d0 ee 45 c7 74 b3 78 83 8e 03 2a 41 4f 9c 63 85 8a |.E.t.x...*AO.c..|
000000e0 7a 74 c2 a9 e9 89 cc cd 76 80 c5 1c e8 a6 c1 1e |zt......v.......|
000000f0 21 2b 2b 1b 13 ea 84 92 c8 df f6 f1 0f 49 ee ce |!++..........I..|
00000100 72 23 6e 58 89 91 58 21 f2 7e 45 f7 1b c5 eb 56 |r#nX..X!.~E....V|
00000110 9e aa bf a3 d6 f6 47 b2 07 b7 44 29 c6 4d 5f 08 |......G...D).M_.|
00000120 a1 dd e3 9c 67 64 fb dc 95 71 84 86 57 42 d1 a0 |....gd...q..WB..|
00000130 73 3b 01 49 fe 08 eb f3 85 29 8c f5 20 8e 52 ff |s;.I.....).. .R.|
00000140 4e 75 be 08 02 75 13 54 44 2c 03 19 21 33 ba 95 |Nu...u.TD,..!3..|
00000150 26 b0 9a 62 e2 f4 f1 04 93 b3 79 84 15 9b ca d8 |&..b......y.....|
00000160 be f6 dd d1 df 9a 63 28 e4 62 08 7b bf 76 08 f3 |......c(.b.{.v..|
00000170 fd 1e 76 c4 17 f1 04 99 09 a5 e4 54 ac 0c 6d 69 |..v........T..mi|
00000180 b9 45 74 6f 66 21 e6 b1 5b c1 a6 a6 cd 51 b9 86 |.Etof!..[....Q..|
00000190 8c a6 b1 55 96 2a b9 cb 05 d3 ce 93 9e 28 5a 6e |...U.*.......(Zn|
000001a0 4c 22 b6 9d 06 29 a6 95 7b 36 74 75 d1 50 19 52 |L"...)..{6tu.P.R|
000001b0 8b 06 60 57 67 38 9f a2 67 27 82 9f 53 b2 00 fe |..`Wg8..g'..S...|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 f8 db 02 00 00 |................|
000001d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
*
000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200

I know I have read how to fix this before, but I guess i am not searching for the correct terms

Any help would be greatly appreciated

SS

PS:
I also tried holding the shift key at start up to use the recovery option. I tried dkpkg and update grub options and it made no difference in the boot to prompt problem

Dutch70

April 10th, 2011, 11:59 PM

Have you tried updating your system since this happened?

Maintaining several different distro's this has happened to me a few times. Running...

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
has always fixed it.

I'm not one to diagnose a difficult boot info script, but I didn't see anything obviously wrong with yours.
I also think if there was, you'd never get to a tty.

Superslacker

April 11th, 2011, 12:05 AM

I did do apt-get update not upgrade as to not get the ver 11 beta version

I am only a novice user who reads alot as you can see by my post count LOL

I am assuming upgrade is to move the ubuntu version up

UPDATE:

I am wrong on the command

source:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto#Commands

apt-get update Run this command after changing /etc/apt/sources.list or /etc/apt/preferences . For information regarding /etc/apt/preferences, see PinningHowto (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto). Run this command periodically to make sure your source list is up-to-date. This is the equivalent of "Reload" in Synaptic or "Fetch updates" in Adept.
apt-get upgrade This command upgrades all installed packages. This is the equivalent of "Mark all upgrades" in Synaptic.
apt-get dist-upgrade The same as the above, except add the "smart upgrade" checkbox. It tells APT to use "smart" conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary.

I will try the commands as you said and post back after a reboot

Thanks

Superslacker

April 11th, 2011, 12:23 AM

I did the commands as you said and here are the terminal results

Fetched 72B in 15s (5B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

It did not make a difference. I believe this may be something wrong with xorg or the driver. I am going to try and remove the ATI driver and see if it makes a difference

One again thanks for your input

Superslacker

April 11th, 2011, 12:39 AM

Removing the ATI proprietary driver worked just fine. I am not sure if it was something I did or the update did.

Before the update i did enable desktop cube effect.

I have 6 xorg.log file in /var/log

1. xorg0.log
2. xorg0.log.old
3. xorg1.log
4. xorg.1.log.old
5. xorg.failfase.log
6. xorg.failsafe.log.old

All of them contain quite a bit of info fron 37k to 106.23 k . I am not quite sure what to make of them, or if this may qualify a a bug or not

All in all the system boots properly now

ubuntu 10.10 desktop 64 bit

SS

Dutch70

April 11th, 2011, 12:49 AM

Due to this line...

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded

I believe it was the driver.

btw, apt-get upgrade will not change your version of Ubuntu, I think that is "dist-upgrade" or something like that.

Superslacker

April 11th, 2011, 12:52 AM

Thanks Dutch70

I appreciate you taking the time to help

SS