Software update messes up Ubuntu 12.10

[NelsonB]

Hello all,


I've been skipping the automatic update for quite some time because every time I update it, it reboots and then all I got is the purple background and it sits there after loading the Ubuntu logo. I never get the login screen.


I use Windows 7. Ubuntu 12.10 is installed on VMware Workstation Version 9.0.0 build-812388


I took a snapshot in VMware that I can easily go back to. But I think I should be able to keep my Ubuntu system updated, right?


Any ideas? Suggestions?


Thanks in advance,


--Nelson.

[sandyd]

Moved to absolute beginners section

[ibjsb4]

First thing to try is nomodeset (usually for older computers)

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132
more here
http://www.googlubuntu.com/results/?cx=006238239194895611142:u-ocqbntw_o&q=nomodeset&sa=Search&cof=FORID:9

Second guess is your video driver needs to be reinstalled