[UNRESOLVED]Login screen with no users after upgrade

[anewvision]

Used update manager, I think it freaked out, and now I'm left with this... http://oi48.tinypic.com/9pykbo.jpg
Sorry for the terrible quality, but I can't get a screenshot...

Also during boot I get this

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mounting local file system failed

What do? :/ should I cook up a liveusb?

[caf4926]

Try again and make sure you set a mount point for /home?
We can assume it's on a separate partition?

[anewvision]

Try again and make sure you set a mount point for /home?
We can assume it's on a separate partition?

How do I set a mount point? And yes, it's on a separate partition.

[caf4926]

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3e0lL ... zVFNGpmd2s

You have to use the Something else option to get the advanced partitioner

[zerozero]

Used update manager, I think it freaked out,

i also think so this looks like an incomplete update. can you get to a tty? and do you have net there? if yes to both try

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[anewvision]

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3e0lLG3OdqEaWp6QzVFNGpmd2s

You have to use the Something else option to get the advanced partitioner

Now my install is hanging on

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copying usr/lib/vlc/plugins/demux/libsubtitle_plugin.so

md5 is fine, tried multiple times, been sitting for over an hour

[anewvision]

Used update manager, I think it freaked out,

i also think so this looks like an incomplete update. can you get to a tty? and do you have net there? if yes to both try

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Got tty, but I get this kick back

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sudo: unable to stat /etc/sudoers: No such file or directory
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

[zerozero]

one question:
- did you start a new installation here >> viewtopic.php?f=198&t=111736#p625085 ? if "yes" this overwrote the existing system even if it failed.

one suggestion
- if you didn't start a new install above you can boot the live-usb and copy the /etc/sudoers from the live system to your damaged system (see the diff if there's one in the installed system ) ad then try again to update in the tty.

[anewvision]

one question:
- did you start a new installation here >> viewtopic.php?f=198&t=111736#p625085 ? if "yes" this overwrote the existing system even if it failed.

one suggestion
- if you didn't start a new install above you can boot the live-usb and copy the /etc/sudoers from the live system to your damaged system (see the diff if there's one in the installed system ) ad then try again to update in the tty.

Unfortunately I did try to install... ugh... am I screwed?

[zerozero]

there's no option now but reinstall, you overwrote the filesystem, but having a separate home is going to help you: all your personal setting will be preserved;
it's time to follow the advise caf4926 gave you a few posts above.

[anewvision]

there's no option now but reinstall, you overwrote the filesystem, but having a separate home is going to help you: all your personal setting will be preserved;
it's time to follow the advise caf4926 gave you a few posts above.

I am getting that hang up on that file in my previous post though

[zerozero]

my experience tells me that if you start an install over an existing system (to the point where you went: copying the files into the target) the latter is lost (sorry to say)
you still have HOME in a separate partition, so not all is lost here; reinstall and get back to the point where you were before the accident is a matter of a couple hours.

[anewvision]

my experience tells me that if you start an install over an existing system (to the point where you went: copying the files into the target) the latter is lost (sorry to say)
you still have HOME in a separate partition, so not all is lost here; reinstall and get back to the point where you were before the accident is a matter of a couple hours.

Sooo... fresh install in a new partition?

[zerozero]

no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

[anewvision]

no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

I thought that's what I was doing, but I will try it again and report tomorrow. Thank you in advanced for helping me through this. It would seem I have a lot to learn...

[anewvision]

no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

This is the setup I've been using with the same hold up... am I missing something?
http://oi49.tinypic.com/4q23oh.jpg

[caf4926]

no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

This is the setup I've been using with the same hold up... am I missing something?
http://oi49.tinypic.com/4q23oh.jpg

I can't make out what the problem is from that image

[anewvision]

no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

This is the setup I've been using with the same hold up... am I missing something?
http://oi49.tinypic.com/4q23oh.jpg

I can't make out what the problem is from that image

I just formatted... the IRC told me I was pretty far f'ed, so I they said it would be much easier to just do it that way...

[caf4926]

I just formatted... the IRC told me I was pretty far f'ed, so I they said it would be much easier to just do it that way...

Does that mean are OK now

[anewvision]

I just formatted... the IRC told me I was pretty far f'ed, so I they said it would be much easier to just do it that way...

Does that mean are OK now

Yeah, i guess. I am up and running. I still get the same error during boot, but I have no idea what it's talking about, because everything is working. It looks like it's attempting to mount sda4, but that is my swap. So basically, I quit haha