Ubuntu upgrade disaster

[Jordan]

I will most likely be on and off the next few days, tried to upgrade to the newest ubuntu linux. Should have known better, never try the newest model of anything, wait till the bugs are scurrying away. Total system crash lost all my stuff, pics docs etc. lucky most is on cd's just have to find them. I just got the darn machine to load and stay on for more than a minute at a time.

[rdb]

I don't think it's the new version Jordan, that caused the problem. It's pretty much every version. They all do the same thing. Only very basic systems can take the linux upgrade well.

The standard truly recommended way to go to the latest version is a clean install.

The key is to have the install in it's own partition, and keep home, etc on their own. That way, you can do clean new installs, and not have to worry about setting up all your mail, etc.

I have Ubuntu studio on mine, and even the upgrades won't take at all. They just aren't synched together well. I'm torn about leaving Studio to upgrade to Heron, but I downloaded it last night, and will probably be forced to go to Heron, just because I have it....LOL. Can't leave well enough alone!.

If you go to the Ubuntu forums today, I'm sure there will be a ton of upgrade errors reported, and you'll probably find a fix for specific problems you are having..:

http://ubuntuforums.org/

[paris3200]

I've done about 3 upgrades with Ubuntu now. All were successful including the latest upgrade which I did this morning. I would consider my system moderately customized. I've configured apache, samba, etc to my own needs. The key is to always make sure you have an update backup. I'm sure if I had not backed everything up this morning then it wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

Jason

[Jordan]

My problem was the computer turned itself off prior to finish messed everything lost all. Then it just wouldn't stop shutting itself off. Finally got 7.10 back on. As far as I could tell there is something that chokes the power management programs on this laptop. Once installed and then everything is ok. Just wierd I say. And yes It happens everytime I upgrade.

[paris3200]

Jordon,

What kind of laptop do you have?

Jason

[Jordan]

Toshiba Satelite P35-S605 Pentium 4 ATI Mobility Raedeon 9000 IGP 17" widescreen. I got most setup again. Never could get the photo card slots to work, proprietary. I think with age my fans are losing the ability to cool things seems to be a heat related shutdown problem mostly when I use the dvd/cdrom drive.

[CitizenKate]

One laptop I had started shutting down like that, and it was a thermal issue, but not the fan. What fixed it was to remove the processor and put fresh heat sink compound on it where it mounts to the heat sink.

Kate

Toshiba Satelite P35-S605 Pentium 4 ATI Mobility Raedeon 9000 IGP 17" widescreen. I got most setup again. Never could get the photo card slots to work, proprietary. I think with age my fans are losing the ability to cool things seems to be a heat related shutdown problem mostly when I use the dvd/cdrom drive.

[Jordan]

I will give that a try thanks. By the way is there a way to download all the photos I have posted on the board back onto my computer all at once or do I have to do them one at a time?

[CitizenKate]

Go to "My Controls" at the top of the page, then click on "Manage my Attachments" under Options down the left-hand side of the page. You'll see a list of all the attachments you've uploaded.

Kate

[paris3200]

Every few months I take take the fans out of our laptops to clean both the fan and the vents. It doesn't take long for the vents to get completely clogged up especially if you drag it everywhere like we do.

Jason