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Re: help computer not starting with ubuntu

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From: gary
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:21
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Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> In aus.computers.linux on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:33:37 +0000
> gary <glralph@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>> Hi all I went  to use my computer and it was playing up so i restarted 
>> it and a heap of text comes up and it says to hit control D to  exit and 
>> restart it when i do this it just repeats the same it is very frustrating!
> 
> THe heap of text is an error.  It wants you to do something, and it is
> telling you what to do.
> 
> My guess (and that's all it is until you can copy the error message
> and post it) is that it is having trouble with a disk.
> 
> Usually it wants you to give the root password, then fix the disk.
> 
> But exactly how to fix the disk is in the heap of text.
> 
> Zebee
thanks for that Zebee it does say something about the root password and 
a disk error (fail)so should i hit delete to get the bios thing up and 
go from there or should i try to save my stuff onto a cd  while using 
the live cd then re install Ubuntu? If so how would i get my email 
addresses etc from evolution mail?
Thanks again Gary
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