STILL NEED HELP, PLEASE! Can't install Lynx or revert to Hardy.

[GreyGeek]

Re: Can't install Lynx or revert to Hardy.

And BOTH /sbin and /usr/sbin are in the PATH environmental variable so only the command name is needed and I, personally, never include the path.

My error was assuming that lspci was indeed in /sbin.
Thanks, Snowhog!

[Jabberwoc]

Re: Can't install Lynx or revert to Hardy.

Cheers, SnowHog!

This now returns;

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lspci -v
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1)
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device cb84
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [dc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-

00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 3407
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 3407
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel, IRQ 5
I/O ports at fc00 [size= 64]
I/O ports at 1c00 [size= 64]
I/O ports at 1c40 [size= 64]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: nForce2_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-nforce2

00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 3407
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 10)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 3407
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at fe02f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 3407
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at fe02e000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 256]
Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=0098
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1) (prog-if 01)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: fdf00000-fdffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fd800000-fd8fffff
Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device cb84
Capabilities: [8c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-

00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 820d
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
Memory at fe028000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 3407
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size= 8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size= 1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size= 8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size= 1]
I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
Kernel modules: pata_amd

00:07.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 2505
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 4K]
I/O ports at ec00 [size= 8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable+
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
Kernel modules: forcedeth

00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 5405
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 09f0 [size= 8]
I/O ports at 0bf0 [size= 4]
I/O ports at 0970 [size= 8]
I/O ports at 0b70 [size= 4]
I/O ports at d800 [size= 16]
Memory at fe02c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/2 Enable-
Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
Kernel modules: sata_nv

00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
Memory behind bridge: fde00000-fdefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fdd00000-00000000fddfffff
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: fdc00000-fdcfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fdb00000-00000000fdbfffff
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
Memory behind bridge: fda00000-fdafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fd900000-00000000fd9fffff
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6100 nForce 405] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device 1404
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 16M]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size= 256M]
Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 16M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 40000000 [disabled] [size= 128K]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel
Kernel driver in use: k8temp
Kernel modules: k8temp

01:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7850 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Adaptec Device 7850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at cc00 [disabled] [size= 256]
Memory at fdfff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
Kernel driver in use: aic7xxx
Kernel modules: aic7xxx

01:08.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10)
Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
Memory at fdffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 4K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

01:08.1 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10)
Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at fdffd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 4K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

01:08.2 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10)
Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at fdffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 4K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

01:08.3 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at fdffb000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size= 256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=0090
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

[re-entity]

Re: Can't install Lynx or revert to Hardy.

Do you still get the grub error 15 from your original disk?

If so, try re-installing grub using method 3 here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling GRUB 2

[Jabberwoc]

Re: Can't install Lynx or revert to Hardy.

No, re-entity, I get a "hang" with a message without the second option of booting from the Live CD actually happening (BIOS settings are correct).

The message has been around for years and is "Verifying DMI Pool Data..K8 NPT Data change..update new data to DMI" but the system's always booted before.

Strangely when I do boot from the Live CD I can now access my Sata drive which appears to have a Kubuntu partition and a blank partition (10 and 70 gig respectively). The computer's just not booting from the hard drive.