Login issue 4.7

[O. Sinclair]

On 09/08/2011 19:25, Georgi Kourtev wrote:
> Thanks. I tried and when pressing enter nothing happens.
> Gk
>
> На 09.08.2011 18:28 "Waleed Hamra" <kubuntu-users at whamra.com
> <mailto:kubuntu-users at whamra.com>> написа:
>  > On 08/09/2011 01:57 PM, Georgi Kourtev wrote:
>  >> Apparently the update was finished as both aptitude and apt-get say zero
>  >> items to install.
>  >> Gk
>  >> На 09.08.2011 10:34 "Mark Fraser" <ubuntu at mfraz.orangehome.co.uk
> <mailto:ubuntu at mfraz.orangehome.co.uk>> написа:
>  >>> On Tuesday 09 Aug 2011 08:19:11 Alvin wrote:
>  >>>> On Tuesday 09 August 2011 10:06:01 Georgi Kourtev wrote:
>  >>>>> Hi all. My upgrade was interrupted by power failure. After
> resuming and
>  >>>>> finishing all, I cannot login in X. After input of the password I
> have
>  >>>>> the splash screen and only two of the icons appear - the disc one and
>  >>>>> setting one. After that the PC freezes. I even tried to startx from
>  >>>>> konsole with the same result.
>  >>>>
>  >>>> Can we assume that the upgrade didn't finish, and that finishing
> it will
>  >>>> fix everything?
>  >>>>
>  >>>> In that case, try this:
>  >>>> # aptitude install
>  >>>
>  >>> Provided aptitude is installed of course, as it hasn't been
> installed by
>  >>> default for a while.
>  >>> apt-get dist-upgrade or even apt-get -f install?
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>  >
>  > try the following command in the (net)root shell:
>  > dpkg --configure -a
>  >
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>  > Waleed K. Hamra
>  > Manager of Hamra Information Systems
>  >
>
>
Nothing??? If you did not get to a root shell then perhaps try "sudo 
dpkg --configure -a" but otherwise it should go through a process of 
either telling you all is well or trying to sort out "left over" 
configurations.

I would log in to a recovery shell, do "sudo apt-get update" followed by 
"sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" (or is that full-upgrade, can not remember) 
and then finally "sudo dpkg --configure -a". Then reboot and pray.