Re: [LUG] The disc drive for / is not ready yet or not present

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/09/12 15:27, Martijn Grooten wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:14 PM, tom wrote:
> > It should be 'recoverable'
> > Try
> > sudo dpkg --configure -a
> > sudo apt-get -f install
> > sudo apt-get -f upgrade
> > sudo apt-get -f dist-upgrade
> > sudo apt-get autoremove
> > sudo apt-get clean
> > sudo apt-get update
> > sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> > sudo reboot
> Do you mean I should run all these commands in this order?
>
> I've run most of them, and they fail because there is no network.
>
> I've since found it is possible to upgrade using a DVD as a source, so
> I'm now downloading a DVD for me to burn later. I may end up deciding
> to back-up my home directory and do a fresh install -- which is a bit
> of a pain, but perhaps not such a bad idea, given the general state of
> the install.
>
> Thanks
>
> Martijn.
I should add that one of my Ubuntu upgrades borked - they seem to be 
getting sloppy and not making things 'safe'. I had to do a fresh install 
and copy user stuff over and many things still do not work properly.
Tom te tom te tom

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