10-20-2015, 01:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-20-2015, 01:56 PM by torreydale.)
If you created a Systemback restore point, you could boot to a LL version 2.6 Live CD, start Systemback, and attempt a restore of your system that way. If that doesn't work, I would really suggest a rebuild as you stated. Anything more than 90 minutes trying to troubleshoot this isn't worth the time, unless you're wanting to take this as a learning opportunity. But from your post, it seems you just want to get back up and running.
If you do rebuild, I would suggest creating a separate home partition. After you get the laptop to the way you want it, I would suggest creating a Systemback restore point and investigating a program called Aptik (if you haven't already heard of it). A separate home partition, Systemback, and Aptik can cut the time it takes to get back up and running (depending on Internet speed) to 75 minutes or less, in my opinion. I couldn't say that when I was running Windows.
Again, I get it if you are curious and want to see if you can put your Linux Humpty Dumpty back together again. But if you just want to get back to where you were as fast as possible, consider what I wrote above. If I were your GNU/Linux buddy who lived next door, that's what I would do for you.
If you do rebuild, I would suggest creating a separate home partition. After you get the laptop to the way you want it, I would suggest creating a Systemback restore point and investigating a program called Aptik (if you haven't already heard of it). A separate home partition, Systemback, and Aptik can cut the time it takes to get back up and running (depending on Internet speed) to 75 minutes or less, in my opinion. I couldn't say that when I was running Windows.
Again, I get it if you are curious and want to see if you can put your Linux Humpty Dumpty back together again. But if you just want to get back to where you were as fast as possible, consider what I wrote above. If I were your GNU/Linux buddy who lived next door, that's what I would do for you.
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