Chris, CTRL+ALT+F2 gets me to a blinking cursor, but that's all: can''t type or anything. >From what I read on the main Ubuntu help, I would bet that it is what you're describing, if not the new kernel, for whatever reason, installing itself sideways. But that doesn't mean that I can fix it any more than I can fix the Packers' defensive problems late. On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:55 AM Chris Frederick <cdf123 at cdf123.net> wrote: > I'm not in the metro area, so not able to help that way, sorry :( > > But, can't you CTRL+ALT+F2 (or F3, etc...) to get to a console and start > working from there? > > It sounds like an issue with Xorg (zooming, or bad resolution settings, > etc...). I'm assuming Ubuntu lets xorg automagicly detect devices, so > you might be able to create/edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and get it > to a working state. Try switching the display driver from your native > driver to a generic frame buffer, or svga driver. > > The other issue that I've run into that's similar to this is grub2's > framebuffer conflicting with Xorg. I have a netbook here that I've loaded > Ubuntu derivatives on and it would boot up to a completely black screen. > I eventually dug through grub2's config and forced it to run in text > mode, and it magically fixed the screen. > > Hope these ideas help. Downgrading distros can be painful, and it would > be best to avoid that if you could. > > On 01/21/15 10:00, Wendell Bell 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? Thanks in advance. > > > > Wendell Bell > > wendell dot bell--gmail dot com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/20150121/d1b9eab3/attachment.html>