Dead Computer

My computer is currently in an unbootable state. I am updating this blog and the rest of PC Scripts from my iPod Touch. I cannot figure out what's wrong!

Computer Hardware Specifications

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I have a Dell desktop computer, custom-built. It has a motherboard with an integrated graphics card and an integrated sound card. There are a few USB controllers and an 802.3 (Ethernet) port. I also have a PCI internal graphics card (which is the one I use), a PCI internal 802.11 b/g card, and a PCI internal modem. My drive setup is as follows: I have an internal 100 GB Seagate Barracuda IDE hard drive connected as the primary master. This is the drive that my OS and personal files are on. I have an internal IDE DVD-RW drive (I forgot the brand) connected as a secondary master. I have an internal Phillips IDE CD-ROM drive connected as a secondary slave. I have a floppy drive connected as a diskette drive. I have an internal 80 GB Seagate Barracuda IDE hard drive connected through a USB external hard drive case. This is my backup drive.

Computer Software Specifications

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My operating system is Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS.

Problem

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I installed some updates via aptitude. It told me I needed to restart my computer, so I did. I always turn on verbose mode rather than stare at the splash screen to make sure nothing goes wrong. This can be done by pressing the up arrow key while the splash screen is up. It said it was running fsck, like always. Then, after the output from fsck (which was completely normal), it got stuck. Normally, it is supposed to say Setting sensors limits, then go to the Gnome Desktop Manager login screen. This time, it just sat there after fsck and didn't do anything else. I can boot from the live CD without errors. I can also chroot into the installed filesystem so if I need to, I can install anything that is necessary to fix this problem. If any more information is required or you know how to fix this, please leave a comment. Thank you.