failed online update 12.10 to 13.04 black screen

[Uriah Heep]

try pressing ctrl+alt+F2 or F3 and see if you get a login prompt. If so,
logon with normal username/password. Then run command startx and see what
output you get


After my initial log in and black screen I did as you suggested and wound
up on the cl. There were comments that I was using 13.04 and that there was
a new release 1304 and the usual disclaimer that nothing was guaranteed.
Assuming I am supposed to be at cl what do I need to enter to run comman
startx?
Thanks  Uriah


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 11:46 PM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 29/05/2013 05:36, Uriah Heep wrote:
>
>> I have a basic Lenovo G580 laptop with and Intel I5 running at 2.5 GHz
>> and except for adding a second four gig stick of memory I have not
>> modified it.  Video is handled by the I5.  Of course, Windows 8 was
>> installed though I would rather not have to pay for it.  I installed
>> Kubuntu 12.10 in a dual boot configuration and have been using it for
>> three months without issue.  I then did an online upgrade to Kubuntu
>> 13.04.  I rebooted the password screen came up, I entered my password
>> hit enter, and now have a black screen with the exception of the mouse
>> cursor.  When experimenting hitting the print screen button brought up
>> the screen capture program.  From there I was able to get into Firefox
>> on exiting Firefox I was again confronted with a black screen.  After
>> invoking screen copy again, I was able to get printscreen to show other
>> areas such as root, grub, etc.
>>
>> Would anyone be able to suggest a way I could get my regular home screen
>> back?
>>
>>
>>  try pressing ctrl+alt+F2 or F3 and see if you get a login prompt. If so,
> logon with normal username/password. Then run command startx and see what
> output you get
>
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