Partitioned HDD, installed Ubuntu...boot-up problem :(

[seanl]

apon boot-up, I get:

*setting the system clock using the hardware clock as reference
*synchronizing clock to atp.ubuntulinux.org
*ror: Temporary failure in name resolution


then it prompts me for
root@ubuntu:~#



ok, so what do I put into this prompt?

Any ideas....it wants a command....

[smolloy]

The prompt means that the system has booted into linux, but that something went wrong and it didn't start X. X is the system that lets you use a graphical user interface -- probably gnome in the case of ubuntu.

Try "startx" at that command line and tell us what happens.

[seanl]

*setting the system clock using the hardware clock as reference
*synchronizing clock to atp.ubuntulinux.org (fail)
*error: Temporary failure in name resolution
*installing random number generator
*setting up x server socket directory
*setting up ICE directory
root@ubuntu:~#

When I type Startx
it just says files not found



It seems like there's something wrong with the clock...because apon every boot-up it can not config the clock...perhaps this is a silly assumption on my part (I'm a n00b) but maybe that has something to do with it?

Thanks for your input

[smolloy]

Just to be clear, did you type "startx" or "Startx"?? Linux is case sensitive and it is only the first command (with no capitals) that is correct.

[dafl00]

It seems like there's something wrong with the clock...because apon every boot-up it can not config the clock...perhaps this is a silly assumption on my part (I'm a n00b) but maybe that has something to do with it?

Thanks for your input

That line means it tries to synchronize the clock with a global clock server.. the error shouldn't mean a thing except that either the server is down or ur network isn't connected... but one problem at a time...

are you using a recent version of ubuntu? the installation should've set up X automatically if that's the case

[seanl]

I typed it both ways....neither one worked

I'm thinking perhaps I did not partition the HDD correctly.....just to dispense with a few more hours out of my life I re-formatted the partition and made it ext3 filetype...and loaded Mandriva....which also will not boot.

Hmmmmmmmmmm...

methinks I'll give it another shot tomorrow evening over a few beers.