Problems loging in

[Bill]

On 3/30/2015 3:47 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 30 March 2015 at 04:32, Bill <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
>> On 3/29/2015 4:09 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>> WS=> I tried it and I was able to get to the command line screen.  This only
>> partly solves the problem.  Where do I go from here to get the MATE GUI
>> working again?
> Probably worth doing an update to make sure all your packages are up to date
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> Colin
>
WS=> I have used the command line but not much since a GUI was available 
(I'm rusty at it).  It was suggested that I send my

logs and xinitrc where are they and does this list allow sending them as an attachment.