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ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir -p /media/ubuntu
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/ubuntu
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount proc /media/ubuntu/proc -t proc
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o bind /dev /media/ubuntu/dev
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /media/ubuntu


(Yes, I ran sudo apt-get update, and yes, everything connected)


root@ubuntu:/# sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 21 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic (2.6.31-17.54) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.31-17.54 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.31-17.54 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found Debian background: moreblue-orbit-grub.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Cannot find list of partitions!
done
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common