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On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 14:36 +0100, Martin Gautier wrote: > Are you missing the "plymouth" package? > > apt-get install plymouth > > and then reboot. If "plymouth" is already there, do It was > > mv -f /bin/plymouth /bin/plymouth_bkup done > > and then reboot. I'm guessing you may get more error messages after > this which may point you to a more targeted solution. No error messages - back to the terminal window. > > Failing that, > > aptitude update Did that and rebooted - a few packages came over but same result. > aptitude safe-upgrade Will this preserve his .evolution file? We cannot seem to find either his usb hard drive or his usb stick in /media/ so we cannot backup his .evolution nor his password - he cannot back it up from his Live usb version as he has not got the right permissions. I suppose we could do a chown on it first. > aptitude full-upgrade I await further reassurance as these files are vital. Thanks Martin James -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq