failed online update 12.10 to 13.04 black screen

[Uriah Heep]

Did backup prior to attempted upgrade thanks for your time and
assistance.       Uriah


On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 12:19 AM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 31/05/2013 04:00, Uriah Heep wrote:
>
>> to Kubuntu
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Tried the above as well as another suggestion that appeared after
>> booting to cl but still no joy. In all about 15 mb was
>> installed.Anything further to try or is it time for a fresh install?
>>
>>
>> .
>> uriah
>>
>> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 4:55 AM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com
>> <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     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>
>>         <mailto: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>>
>>                  <mailto: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
>>
>>  If I were you I would backup user data and go for a fresh installation
>
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