From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ I was feeling whimsical and let my 11.04 install update to 11.10 when I = got the pop-up today... BIG mistake. Bricked my Toughbook. Literally stuck in boot-loader with = no video and zero response. So I nuked the partition and am now re-loading 10.10. No data loss, just = a pain in the ass. So to my Linuxy friends.. BEWARE Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE www.snapfon.com Phone: 423.535.9968 Fax: 423.265.9820 Mobile: 423.331.0725 "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. = It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

=============================================================== From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ I did the upgrade with no issues, but grub was apparently finicky for you. If you hadn't wiped already I would say boot to live, chroot and reinstall grub... Oh well. a

=============================================================== From: Randy Yates ------------------------------------------------------ Phil, I hate to do it, but it sounds like user error. I couldn't resist.

=============================================================== From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ WOOT! Randy, that is an "appropriate" response! It could also be true. Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE www.snapfon.com Phone: 423.535.9968 Fax: 423.265.9820 Mobile: 423.331.0725 "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. = It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

=============================================================== From: Eric Wolf ------------------------------------------------------ Classic ID - 10 - T error. On Feb 15, 2012 2:12 PM, "Randy Yates" wrote:

=============================================================== From: Lynn Dixon ------------------------------------------------------ PICNIC Error. They are pretty damn common.

=============================================================== From: Randy Yates ------------------------------------------------------ PEBKAC

=============================================================== From: Lynn Dixon ------------------------------------------------------ PEBKAC!!! I haven't heard that one in a long time! Awesome. :)

=============================================================== From: Eric Wolf ------------------------------------------------------ It's a Layer 8 fault. -Eric -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734

=============================================================== From: Joe Freeman ------------------------------------------------------ keyboard - chair interface issue

=============================================================== From: Lynn Dixon ------------------------------------------------------ Ah yes, the troublesome Layer 8 Political Layer. Its where most good stuff goes to die.

=============================================================== From: Eric Wolf ------------------------------------------------------ Yeah. Both this thread and the Pogostick thread has gone Layer 8 - depending on the interpretation. -Eric -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734

=============================================================== From: Sean Brewer ------------------------------------------------------ I've been running on 11.10 on my netbook and my machine at work for a long time. No problems at all. a

=============================================================== From: Dan Lyke ------------------------------------------------------ On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:26:00 -0500 Sean Brewer wrote: Likewise here.