<div dir="ltr">Did backup prior to attempted upgrade thanks for your time and assistance. Uriah </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 12:19 AM, O. Sinclair <<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 31/05/2013 04:00, Uriah Heep wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> to Kubuntu<div class="im"> 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 <<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a> </div><div class="im"> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>>> 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 <<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>> </div><div class="im"> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>>>> 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 <<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a> </div><div><div class="h5"> <mailto:<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>>>>__> 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 </div></div></blockquote> If I were you I would backup user data and go for a fresh installation<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"> -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> </div>