To be honest, it sounds like you have a more basic problem (disk space, disk failing, bad memory, hardware conflicts, 3rd party software conflicts, etc). Switching distros may or may not help. Even if it does, it could re-occur later. Tons of other folks had the kernel update as well and I've not heard of any such problems. Obviously, you need to fix or install something, but I would suggest booting a live CD or USB stick to do some checking first. On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: > I've been running Kubuntu on my desktop for a while now. Since the upgrade > to 9.04 it has worked really well. Today the update program said the kernel > had to be updated for security reasons, so I updated. Now the @#$% computer > won't finish booting. This has happened before -- frequently. Until now I > have been lucky and some old kernel known to GRUB would boot. Not this > time. I have a perfectly good /home directory that I cant get to. When > this has happened before I've tried burning an Ubuntu install DVD. That > won't work. The install DVD naturally has the latest kernel so it won't > boot my Dell desktop either. > > I am annoyed with Kubuntu. I used SuSE before Ubuntu. Who wants to > recommend a good desktop distro for someone who thinks WIMP interfaces are a > great advance over the command line? I prefer KDE to Gnome, but it's not a > big deal either way. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson