If you’re trying to run the do-release-upgrade on an Ubuntu system, but it fails because you have no space in your /boot partition, you can follow these steps: First, determine which version of linux kernel you’re running: $ uname -r Make a note of the version, then… Grab a list …
If you installed Ubuntu 12.04 Server and don’t know why the splash screen isn’t showing up, you’ll need to modify the grub configuration file: sudo vi /etc/default/grub Next, replace the following line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”” With: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash”
You’ll need the GParted ISO before you start. Delete any snapshots (this allows you to increase the disk size). Edit virtual machine settings, then increase the disk size. Create a snapshot in case anything goes wrong. Boot GParted ISO. Resize the partition related to the LVM volume. Save your changes …
Getting the above error? Just run the following command: echo blacklist i2c-piix4 | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Then, reboot. See whitehatty.wordpress.com
I got the above error on a VMware VM. The fix was to simply install cryptsetup: sudo apt-get install cryptsetup See markmail.org