failed online update 12.10 to 13.04 black screen

[O. Sinclair]

something has gone very wrong with your upgrade..

try these commands:
sudo apt-get update (or aptitude if you prefer)
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

hopefully that will complete your upgrade

/Sinclair

On 29/05/2013 10:41, Uriah Heep wrote:
> just type startx and press enter
>
> you should either get a normal kde desktop or some error message
>
> I got a box stating I had failed to load session gnome
> Prior to that about a paragraph that passed before I could blink.
>
>
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 3:47 AM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com
> <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 29/05/2013 08:08, Uriah Heep wrote:
>
>         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 <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com <mailto: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
>
>     just type startx and press enter
>
>     you should either get a normal kde desktop or some error message
>
>
>
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