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
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mounting local file system failed
How do I set a mount point? And yes, it's on a separate partition.caf4926 wrote:Try again and make sure you set a mount point for /home?
We can assume it's on a separate partition?
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 tryanewvision wrote:Used update manager, I think it freaked out,
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Now my install is hanging oncaf4926 wrote:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3e0lL ... zVFNGpmd2s
You have to use the Something else option to get the advanced partitioner
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copying usr/lib/vlc/plugins/demux/libsubtitle_plugin.so
Got tty, but I get this kick backzerozero wrote: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 tryanewvision wrote:Used update manager, I think it freaked out,Code: Select all
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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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
Unfortunately I did try to install... ugh... am I screwed?zerozero wrote:one question:
- did you start a new installation here >> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 36#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.
I am getting that hang up on that file in my previous post thoughzerozero wrote: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.
Sooo... fresh install in a new partition?zerozero wrote: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.
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...zerozero wrote: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?zerozero wrote:no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)
I can't make out what the problem is from that imageanewvision wrote:This is the setup I've been using with the same hold up... am I missing something?zerozero wrote:no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)
http://oi49.tinypic.com/4q23oh.jpg
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 wrote:I can't make out what the problem is from that imageanewvision wrote:This is the setup I've been using with the same hold up... am I missing something?zerozero wrote:no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)
http://oi49.tinypic.com/4q23oh.jpg
Does that mean are OK nowI 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...
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 hahacaf4926 wrote:Does that mean are OK nowI 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...