Have you used unetbootin before to make a bootable flashdrive? On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, the grub lets me select Windows rather than Ubuntu, and, once > selected, it loads normally. > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 2:02 PM Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On the Windows side it will not let you use unetbootin to make a bootable >> usb. I'm new to the group my wife and I were thinking of moving up by the >> twin cities. Currently I am in the NWIA area. If I was closer I would help >> you I have been using Linux for 15yrs off and on, but it the primary OS. >> Can you get in the Windows side at all? >> >> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Andrew, >>> >>> That's kind of why I'm pleading for help: I've tried, from the Windows >>> side, to create a disk and/or a USB stick that will work, but failed. >>> >>> As for being backed up, I'm accustomed to losing all my data with every >>> hardware replacement and every hard reset, so this won't be any different. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 12:50 PM Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Wendell, >>>> >>>> Have you taken an install disk and booted into a live environment and >>>> at least backed up your data? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Andrew Krull >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Timothy, >>>>> >>>>> The Toshiba is a laptop, so no number pad, but I did try that >>>>> combination to no effect. >>>>> >>>>> Something I just realized: before I log in, the top bar IS there, and >>>>> it looks as it did. But after I log in, it, too, vanishes. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 12:19 PM Neu, Timothy <TNeu at sjm.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Control-Alt and the + / - keys on the number pad used to cycle >>>>>> through available display resolutions in X11 and I believe still does. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I would try that. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto: >>>>>> tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] *On Behalf Of *Wendell Bell >>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:09 PM >>>>>> *To:* TCLUG Mailing List >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [tclug-list] Need help reinstalling Ubuntu--will pay >>>>>> & bring computer to you (in the metro area) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeremy, >>>>>> >>>>>> My grub lets me, under Advanced options for Ubuntu, select earlier >>>>>> Linux kernels in either regular or recovery mode. But with every one I've >>>>>> tried, still the same problem--just seeing what seems to be the center of >>>>>> the screen only. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:53 AM Jeremy MountainJohnson < >>>>>> jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I only use Ubuntu for some servers, but maybe this will help. Try >>>>>> control-alt-F2 once in the Unity gui, and see if you can pull up the >>>>>> console (ssh, if installed and running, would be another way to access >>>>>> it). If you can get there and log in, this should allow you to install >>>>>> an older kernel with dpkg or apt-get. Although, your issues sound like >>>>>> they are related to graphic drivers, which I would actually recommend >>>>>> looking into first before downgrading the kernel. >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you know if the graphics card is the stock Intel GPU for this >>>>>> laptop? If so, what model is it? If you don't know, in the console run >>>>>> sudo lspci and report the graphic chip set back. Hopefully you're able >>>>>> to at least get to the command line. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Jeremy MountainJohnson >>>>>> Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Wendell Bell < >>>>>> wendell.bell at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> > I have been using Ubuntu for over 4 years and it has been good. I >>>>>> was >>>>>> > running 14.10 on a Toshiba R835 P56X--until December. Then, there >>>>>> was a new >>>>>> > kernel, and something went badly wrong. Ubuntu seems to load, but >>>>>> what is >>>>>> > shown on my laptop's screen is, seemingly, only the center of what >>>>>> there >>>>>> > really is. The result is that there is nothing shown--or >>>>>> clickable--on the >>>>>> > left side with Unity, and nothing shown--or clickable--on the top. >>>>>> (Shutdown >>>>>> > is done by removal of the battery.) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I've done everything I could think of: tried recovery mode, tried >>>>>> earlier >>>>>> > versions, went onto the Ubuntu forums seeking their counsel, tried >>>>>> what they >>>>>> > suggested etc. It looks like, from what they said, I will have to >>>>>> reinstall >>>>>> > Ubuntu, and just hope that existing files (I don't have a lot) will >>>>>> come >>>>>> > across. The problem is that I don't have a live CD and can't seem >>>>>> to create >>>>>> > a USB stick on the Windows side of this Toshiba (it was recommended >>>>>> that I >>>>>> > go back to, and stick with 14.04 LTS). >>>>>> > >>>>>> > So, HELP! I'll pay whatever's fair, up to about $100. And I'll >>>>>> bring the >>>>>> > computer to you, at a date and time convenient to you (I'm retired, >>>>>> so >>>>>> > pretty flexible as to timing). But I would like to have Ubuntu on >>>>>> this >>>>>> > computer, and, again, have it--usably--up and running. Is there >>>>>> anyone here >>>>>> > who can help me? 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