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