Linux version not booting

So I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 9.10 alongside Windows 7 (the operation that allows you to dual boot without partitioning). I updated Ubuntu with the software updater thing, and now, when I boot, if I select the 1st option, 2.6.31-15, it won't boot. I just get the Ubuntu 3 people hugging logo and then nothing happens. I have to manually shut down and then choose the 3rd option, 2.6.31-14, then it will boot. What's wrong with the 1st option?

Also, is there a x64 for Ubuntu? It only sees 3.1/8 GB of my RAM.

Also, is there a way to transfer all my Firefox add-ons and settings from my Windows 7 to Ubuntu?

 

Ah so you have tried to convert.
Anyway it is possible that some Kernel updates have bricked the OS.
You have some uncommon hardware like SSD.
Have you tried waiting?
Tried booting with certain ACPI options disable?
If you still cannot solve it you can uninstall the kernel from synaptic and run sudo update-grub to renew GRUB loader entries.
Anyway there is 64bit download from ubuntu site.
Check carefully it is sort of hidden.

 

For transferring bookmarks, you can export the bookmarks to an html file in windows in firefox; and then import them back in in linux.

 

What is the error message that you get?

Maybe it has the root set wrong, hit E over the 2.6.31-14 option and make a note of the root partition, then hit enter and go back to 2.6.31-15 and hit E, see if the root is the same. If it's not try changing it to whatever .31-14 is.

If it's not that maybe it's missing an initrd, will be hard to tell without the error message that comes after you try and boot the kernel.

 

If your hardware is supported in the older kernel, there is nothing wrong with booting into it. Eventually a newer one will come along and supplant the one that is not working for you.

 

Hi there,
firstly, i dunno about others, but personally i would create and use one partition of my hdd for linux. If you already don't have space left, i'd either use some program to decrease size of windows partition and then install linux to free space, or i'd reinstall windows and during win. install recreated hdd partition table so that you have space left for linux.
To answer your other q - yes, there is 64 bit versions of linux distros and as for firefox yes, you can transfer settings and bookmarks, but not addons.

 

OK I installed Ubuntu 9.10 x64 and that GRUB thingy is worked out. I'm still curious if there's a way to transfer my entire FF profile (add-ons, settings, etc.) onto Ubuntu?

 

Here's on article on sharing profiles between Windows / Linux. Pretty sure this does not include add-ons, though.

http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-...d&utm_campaign=Feed:+CyberNet+(CyberNet+News)

 

Wow, that did the trick, +1 rep for you!

And lastly, the keyboard on Ubuntu keeps changing to Canada and giving me weird Frenchie symbols. I keep going System > Preferences > Keyboard and removing the Canada one, enabling the USA one as default, and clicking Apply System Wide, however it keeps reverting. Anyone know a fix?

P.S.: Anyone know of a way to make Logitech SetPoint work with Ubuntu?

 

Wow, funky problem...eh? I seem to remember some hoopla on basing keyboard layout to your location. Try changing your location in Ubuntu (time-zone perhaps?) to a similar US based city/locale and see if that works.

 

You need to locate the mozilla appdata folder under Windows and copy the folder as .mozilla(NOT Mozilla as it is set under windows) into your /home/<username> folder

As for the kernel that won't boot, go to Synaptic(It's in the system menu), search for the kernel, and mark it for removal and apply it.

 

How do you change your location?

 

Maybe under your time zones? Don't know off hand, double click on the clock / system time?

 

System>Administration>time and date
the box will open ..on the bottom it will have a key like icon that says click to make changes..and then change your timezone..that should work.