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[KKvampire]

I switched on my notebook after a week not using and when  my ubuntu 11.04 OS boots I get my homescreen  with the little white circle on screen which would normally  convert to the mouse/touchpad pointer, but it doesnt . So I am stuck and can't move any further , I have re booted many times but no luck. Is there any way to solve this other than a re install? Appreciate some help . Thanks

[AyG]

Have you tried booting into recovery mode? If so, what happens?

(To enter recovery mode, press the Esc key just after the boot loader has done its work.  Either that or hold down the Enter key as the machine boots.)

You may also find that you have older kernels still installed.  Might be worth giving one of them a try.

Edited by AyG, 2011-10-10 09:56:25.

[KKvampire]

Can you tell me what line I open on recovery mode?  I have these options.
Resume
Clean
dpkg repair broken packages
failsafex run in failsafe graphic mode
fsck reboot into file system check
grub  update grub bootloader
netroot- drop to rootshell prompt with networking
root- drop to rootshell prompt

what do I select and do next , Thanks

Edited by KKvampire, 2011-10-10 10:17:12.

[Derifo]

You can choose to repair broken packages first. That's the first thing I usually do whenever I run into a problem, and if that doesn't work, you can drop to rooshell prompt and run; sudo apt-get update.

You can also try one of the old kernels as has been pointed out above.