Upgrade problem after system failure, help please... **SOLVED**

[Jay Ridgley]

On 01/26/2017 09:52 AM, Jay Ridgley wrote:

> I got around the problem...
>
> removed /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh
> replaced it with a copy from another system
> sudo apt-get install util-linux
> sudo apt update
> sudo apt upgrade
>
> That worked!
>
> A final sudo apt upgrade reported:
>
> All packages are up to date.
>
> Later I will reboot the system, if all is still well I will declare the
> problem solved.
>
> Thanks,
> Jay

All,

The problems I was having are fixed.

The root cause was a bad power cord between the ups and my computer. 
This caused, among others some disk drive failures.

Replaced the power cord and reinstalled 16.04 LTS.

Thanks,
Jay
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