And as I said, all praise to Andrew: I knew that the fix, or even a clean install while saving old files, was beyond my meager capabilities. On Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 12:08 PM Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> wrote: > It looked like a borked upgrade. The screen was there but looked like the > resolution was out of whack. Alt+f2 didn't bring up dash but it could have > been off screen (maybe another screen). I did attempt to work from the > command line to fix but wasn't getting to far with that (Ctrl+Alt+FN, N > being a number...). As I was able to access the system from command line > and access his data to get a backup, I decided to do a fresh clean install > and fix some other options (another linux install) etc. Since it all > started from a failed upgrade, this was the best option for Wendell, a > clean slate from which to work from. > > I give Wendell all the credit in the world for sticking with and trying > Linux. Linux when it is working, is awesome, but when it borks, it can bork > hard and if you don't deal with it on a daily basis or have buckets of > patience, it can get really frustrating quickly. As he has been attempting > to fight through it since before Christmas, he is a trooper. > > I am glad that I was able to help but more importantly that Wendell was > happy when we left and excited to get home and get back to work on his > Ubuntu machine. > > -- > Andrew Krull > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I'm 100% certain Andrew could speak better to that than I could. But I'm >> now back to 14.04LTS, and with my files from before. And just stumbled >> through getting the computer talking to the printer! I'm back in business! >> >> On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Jeremy MountainJohnson < >> jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Glad it worked out! Just curious, what was the problem / solution if >>> you wouldn't mind sharing? >>> -- >>> Jeremy MountainJohnson >>> Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > 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. 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