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. Your life could be so much easier and simpler...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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