Thanks so much to all--and, most particularly, thanks to Andrew Krull, who got me actually back up and running! On Thu Jan 22 2015 at 12:19:29 PM Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> wrote: > We'll see about that tonight ;-) > On Jan 22, 2015 11:58 AM, "Wendell Bell" <wendell.bell at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Andrew, >> >> That site assumes that you can access the terminal/command line. I can't. >> :-( >> >> On Thu Jan 22 2015 at 09:07:35 Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Just sending this link as a possible fix: >>> >>> http://sourcedigit.com/14332-reset-unity-compiz-settings-ubuntu-14-04-2/ >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 8 tomorrow night; see you then. I'll be the old coot in the Irish >>>> driver's cap. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 3:29 PM Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Wendell, >>>>> >>>>> Would 8:00pm at TGI Fridays Country Inn & Suites Bloomington, 2201 >>>>> Killebrew Drive Bloomington, MN 55425 work for you? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Andrew Krull >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Great! What time's best for you, and exactly where? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 2:47 PM Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Wendell, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I could try and meet up someplace to see if we could do something >>>>>>> about it. Tomorrow night will work. The Mega Mall looks to be about half >>>>>>> way if you wanted to meet somewhere in or around there? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Andrew Krull >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Wendell Bell < >>>>>>> wendell.bell at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nope, no ssh. I get the login screen, and it looks normal, with a >>>>>>>> bar on top and all. Then, when I do log in, nothing to click. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm near St. Thomas U in St. Paul, but I meant it about coming to >>>>>>>> the person with the computer (after tonight--daughter's birthday dinner). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Windows side is working normally, which is why I'm thinking the >>>>>>>> hardware is OK. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 2:18 PM Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Wendell, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Would you have happen to install the SSH server package on this >>>>>>>>> machine (#1 thing I do after install...). Are you able to tell if the >>>>>>>>> machine is getting an IP through PING or some other network tool (nmap, >>>>>>>>> logs, etc)? If these two items are yes, you might be able to SSH onto the >>>>>>>>> system. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The suggestions above about using the Ctrl+Alt+FX (X=1,2,3..6) >>>>>>>>> doesn't yield a terminal window with a login prompt? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Where in the cities are you located? I am in the south metro area >>>>>>>>> and could help if need be. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Again, getting any live distro to boot to would really help to >>>>>>>>> ensure hardware is all working... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Andrew Krull >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 2:05 PM, <tclug at freakzilla.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2015, Wendell Bell wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Oh good lord that is wrong and sad on so many levels. That's just >>>>>>>>>> no way to live! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> My friend, you need more than someone helping figure out what is >>>>>>>>>> very probably NOT a kernel issue. You need some basic How To Use Computers >>>>>>>>>> skills. Your life could be so much easier and simpler... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>>>>>>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>>>>>>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>>>>>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>>>>>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>>>>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>>>>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>>>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>>>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20150123/62ec6aa0/attachment.html>