ubuntu wont start-up

[ireallydontcare]

i get this message when i try to start ubuntu

* starting Avahi m/DNS/DNS-SD Daemon avahi-daemon [fail]
Timeout reached while wating for return value
Could not recieve return value from daemon process

then next line is something about cuspd and then it just does nothing

[MikeTbob]

Hello and Welcome to Linuxforums.
Check this thread from the Ubuntu forums, I believe it has what you are looking for.
avahi-daemon fails to start [Archive] - Ubuntu Forums

[ireallydontcare]

thanks heaps

that is kinda what im looking for but how am i sposed to do that:

try editing /etc/default/avahi-daemon set AVAHI_DAEMON_START=1

if i cant start ubuntu?

cheers

[devils casper]

Boot up in Failsafe mode and edit that file.

[ireallydontcare]

haha this may sounds stupid but how do i do that

[MikeTbob]

Do you see a bootloader screen when you boot your machine?
Press the spacebar when you see that, and you *should* have several options to choose from, failsafe is what you want.

[ireallydontcare]

nah it wont let me press space anywhere to get to a failsafe screen...

when i start the computer i have a choice between XP and ubuntu and when press enter on ubuntu it goes to a screen where i can press 'esc' and when i do that it gives a choice between the normal one and recovery mode and memtest

[MikeTbob]

nah it wont let me press space anywhere to get to a failsafe screen...

when i start the computer i have a choice between XP and ubuntu and when press enter on ubuntu it goes to a screen where i can press 'esc' and when i do that it gives a choice between the normal one and recovery mode and memtest

Huh, well I suppose you could accomplish the same thing using the recovery mode, although I have no way of testing this method. Or you could use any LiveCD to do the same thing, but you might have to mount the drives yourself if you go that route.

[ireallydontcare]

hmm you see the problem with that is recovery mode gets stuck at:

Setting up console font and keymap...

and i cant use a cd cos this is an acer aspire one and doesnt have a CD drive haha

[MikeTbob]

hmm you see the problem with that is recovery mode gets stuck at:

Setting up console font and keymap...

and i cant use a cd cos this is an acer aspire one and doesnt have a CD drive haha

aw CRAP man, you just had to say that didn't you??
Did you install Ubuntu yourself? How did you do it?