Problems loging in

[Colin Law]

On 29 March 2015 at 20:36, Bill <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/29/2015 3:01 AM, Niles Rogoff wrote:
>>
>> Pastie your logs and xinitrc
>>
> WS=> This sounds like a start, but the entire screen is black except for the
> mouse cursor.  Because the mouse cursor is visible, it seems that I am in a
> GUI (somewhat).  I've tried clicking the mouse where I think icons are but
> nothing (visible) happens.  What I need is a way to get to the command
> prompt (of course, it has to be visible.  Otherwise, it is useless. ).
> Once I can get to a command prompt, the real trouble shooting can begin.

Try hitting Ctrl+Alt+F1 to get to a terminal.  To get back use Ctrl+Alt+F7.

Colin