I figured the quickest and easiest was probably to start all over. It looks like all my files, pictures, documents, etc. are still intact. I'll just stick in a new hard drive, install 16.04 LTS from scratch, then copy what I need from the old drive to the new one. Thanks for everyone's comments.
Michael On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 12:51 AM, Nat Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > instead of comparing xorg files, I'd want to get it to try to automagically > configure stuff fresh, maybe with a *sudo dpkg-reconfigure xorg* and a > *sudo > apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt dist-upgrade* > Maybe try dpkg-reconfiguring your window manager (unity?) > -- did it disable the universe or multiverse for the upgrade and do you > need to reenable it? > Check your /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ > > Did you do the upgrade to 16.04 by manually editing the sources, or did you > use the tool in the Software Center, or did you do-release-upgrade from the > command line? > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yeah, I got to thinking after I started I shouldn't have done that. > > Everything has been packed away for almost a year. It seems I've > forgotten > > more than I remember. A new hard drive is probably in order. I'll have to > > compare Xorg files and look at drivers loaded between the two versions. > > Just have to remember how to do all that. > > > > Michael > > > > > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Edward Koenig <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Michael > > > If the new version boots and you can ssh to log in, then most likely > > > either X.org or a GPU driver did not update fully or correctly. This is > > > very typical for proprietary nvidia drivers, or any proprietary > hardware > > > drivers that install a kernel module. You might try using the command > > line > > > tools to reinstall the GPU and X bits. I'm not sure it Ubuntu switched > > to > > > wayland with this release so perhaps check on that. Remember to read > the > > > release notes etc before clicking "upgrade" > > > > > > Nuking from orbit, as Dick suggests after backup, will certainly work. > > > Personally run a Linux distribution to avoid such "windowesque" fixes. > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > > > On May 12, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Dick Steffens <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> On 05/12/2017 11:24 AM, Michael Barnes wrote: > > > >> I rebooted again and at the grub screen chose 14.04LTS. Everything > > came > > > up > > > >> normally. After login, I get a pop-up window that says 14.04 is out > > > dated > > > >> and no longer supported. Anyhow, display and everything works, so I > > > know at > > > >> least the hardware is okay. Shutdown and restart, let grub screen > > choose > > > >> default and back to blank screens. I can ssh in and shutdown from > > remote > > > >> session. Screens give Ubuntu shutdown splash just before power off. > > > > > > > > Having been on this list a fairly long time, I've followed the advice > > of > > > > others who say one should not use the "upgrade" path to move from one > > > > Ubuntu release to another, but should start with a fresh install. I > > have > > > > gone from Ubuntu 10 to 12 to 14, and am slowly moving to 16. Each > time > > I > > > > had the luxury of being able to at least put in a fresh hard drive > for > > > > the new version, and then mount the old hard drive to be able to copy > > > > files as needed. I don't think any of the episodes has been painless, > > > > since it seems there's always something big that changes so that it > > > > doesn't work the way it did in the previous version, but I have > always > > > > been able to get past it, often with the help of folks on this list. > > > > > > > > So, in your case, I'd recommend using Grub to boot to your previous > > > > version, find a way to back up all your important files, and install > 16 > > > > from scratch. Better would be to have two machines, but not everyone > > has > > > > that luxury. I'm happy that I do have that option this time, because > > > > there are a handful of things I have yet to be able to figure out how > > to > > > > do in 16 that I need on at least a weekly basis, if not a daily one. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Dick Steffens > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
