Yes, the grub lets me select Windows rather than Ubuntu, and, once selected, it loads normally. On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 2:02 PM Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> wrote: > On the Windows side it will not let you use unetbootin to make a bootable > usb. I'm new to the group my wife and I were thinking of moving up by the > twin cities. Currently I am in the NWIA area. If I was closer I would help > you I have been using Linux for 15yrs off and on, but it the primary OS. > Can you get in the Windows side at all? > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Andrew, >> >> That's kind of why I'm pleading for help: I've tried, from the Windows >> side, to create a disk and/or a USB stick that will work, but failed. >> >> As for being backed up, I'm accustomed to losing all my data with every >> hardware replacement and every hard reset, so this won't be any different. >> >> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 12:50 PM Andrew Krull <andrew.krull at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Wendell, >>> >>> Have you taken an install disk and booted into a live environment and at >>> least backed up your data? >>> >>> -- >>> Andrew Krull >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Timothy, >>>> >>>> The Toshiba is a laptop, so no number pad, but I did try that >>>> combination to no effect. >>>> >>>> Something I just realized: before I log in, the top bar IS there, and >>>> it looks as it did. But after I log in, it, too, vanishes. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 12:19 PM Neu, Timothy <TNeu at sjm.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Control-Alt and the + / - keys on the number pad used to cycle >>>>> through available display resolutions in X11 and I believe still does. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I would try that. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto: >>>>> tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] *On Behalf Of *Wendell Bell >>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:09 PM >>>>> *To:* TCLUG Mailing List >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [tclug-list] Need help reinstalling Ubuntu--will pay & >>>>> bring computer to you (in the metro area) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jeremy, >>>>> >>>>> My grub lets me, under Advanced options for Ubuntu, select earlier >>>>> Linux kernels in either regular or recovery mode. But with every one I've >>>>> tried, still the same problem--just seeing what seems to be the center of >>>>> the screen only. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:53 AM Jeremy MountainJohnson < >>>>> jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I only use Ubuntu for some servers, but maybe this will help. Try >>>>> control-alt-F2 once in the Unity gui, and see if you can pull up the >>>>> console (ssh, if installed and running, would be another way to access >>>>> it). If you can get there and log in, this should allow you to install >>>>> an older kernel with dpkg or apt-get. Although, your issues sound like >>>>> they are related to graphic drivers, which I would actually recommend >>>>> looking into first before downgrading the kernel. >>>>> >>>>> Do you know if the graphics card is the stock Intel GPU for this >>>>> laptop? If so, what model is it? If you don't know, in the console run >>>>> sudo lspci and report the graphic chip set back. Hopefully you're able >>>>> to at least get to the command line. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jeremy MountainJohnson >>>>> Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Wendell Bell <wendell.bell at gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > I have been using Ubuntu for over 4 years and it has been good. I was >>>>> > running 14.10 on a Toshiba R835 P56X--until December. Then, there >>>>> was a new >>>>> > kernel, and something went badly wrong. Ubuntu seems to load, but >>>>> what is >>>>> > shown on my laptop's screen is, seemingly, only the center of what >>>>> there >>>>> > really is. The result is that there is nothing shown--or >>>>> clickable--on the >>>>> > left side with Unity, and nothing shown--or clickable--on the top. >>>>> (Shutdown >>>>> > is done by removal of the battery.) >>>>> > >>>>> > I've done everything I could think of: tried recovery mode, tried >>>>> earlier >>>>> > versions, went onto the Ubuntu forums seeking their counsel, tried >>>>> what they >>>>> > suggested etc. It looks like, from what they said, I will have to >>>>> reinstall >>>>> > Ubuntu, and just hope that existing files (I don't have a lot) will >>>>> come >>>>> > across. The problem is that I don't have a live CD and can't seem to >>>>> create >>>>> > a USB stick on the Windows side of this Toshiba (it was recommended >>>>> that I >>>>> > go back to, and stick with 14.04 LTS). >>>>> > >>>>> > So, HELP! I'll pay whatever's fair, up to about $100. And I'll bring >>>>> the >>>>> > computer to you, at a date and time convenient to you (I'm retired, >>>>> so >>>>> > pretty flexible as to timing). But I would like to have Ubuntu on >>>>> this >>>>> > computer, and, again, have it--usably--up and running. Is there >>>>> anyone here >>>>> > who can help me? 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