I upgraded my Ubuntu desktop yesterday from 10.04 to 11.10 and ran into some pretty significant problems. If you get an error saying ‘Waiting for Network Configuration’, and it sits there until it finally goes on to a black page, then try the following:
CTRL+ALT+F1 should get you to the command line. Do not try to get into the command line from the recovery option, or you will run into ‘read only problems’. From the command line, log in as root or a sudoer (your main user account should be in the group) and do the following things:
1. create directories /run and /run/lock,
2. move contents of /var/run into /run and /var/lock into /run/lock,
3. delete directories /var/run and /var/lock
4. create replacement simlinks; e.g. ‘ln -s /run /var/run’ and ‘ln -s /run/lock /var/lock’
For less experienced users, you will need to type the following commands:
sudo mkdir /run sudo mkdir /run/lock sudo mv /var/run/* /run sudo mv /var/lock/* /run/lock sudo rm -rf /var/run sudo rm -rf /var/lock sudo rm -rf /run/dbus/* ln -s /run /var/run ln -s /run/lock /var/lock
After that reboot your computer:
sudo reboot
Ubuntu *should* now start up properly.
Hi – Your fix – fixed my problem ! – which was exactly as the above
So from my limited understanding the boot sequence lost contact with the databus ?
Kindest Raoul
Finally! This got me in! Thanks a lot.
This Doesnt work with me .
thanks.
Thanks! You finally got me in!
Thanks, this resolved my problem. The only thing that changed for me is the login window. It is now in the middle as the previous version, not on the left.
I am trying to fix my “Waiting for configuration” error on a Ubuntu 11.10 bootable USB. This error does not occur right away – I can boot at least 10 times, and then I receive this particular error.
While trying the suggested fix – at the “mv /var/run/* /run” – I get the following error:
“mv: cannot stat `/var/run/*’ : Not a directory”
Do you know how I can fix my USB Ubuntu OS?
Thank you,
Alex K
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a flash drive (with persistence), and I receive the “waiting for network configuration” message after roughly seven successful boots into the OS.
Any idea how to fix this issue on my fresh install on the USB?
Thank you,
Alex K
That did not work for me actually.
Searched around and finally found this tutorial and that worked like a charm for me!
http://www.codewhirl.com/2011/10/ubuntu-11-10-waiting-up-to-60-more-seconds-for-network-configuration/
I hope this guide helps someone out.
All the best