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Last night a window popped up on my version 13.10 desktop asking if I want to upgrade to 14.04. I said yes, since you should keep software up to date and such. The install went smoothly, but now it boots fine, gives me the user list, and boots to a blank desktop no matter what user I select.

There is no response to left or right clicking. Pressing <ctrl><alt><F1> gives me a prompt:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Media tty1

Media Login:

There are a bunch of entries that talk about using <ctrl><alt><F1> to get a terminal prompt. I can not get to a prompt. <ctrl><alt><T> does nothing. I really do not want to go to the trouble of re-copying all my media files, and re-installing and re-configuring Plex.

Is there any way to fix this? If not, is there a way to revert to 13.10 or re-install 14.04 without destroying all my data and configuration?

Rob Mosher
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user272468
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  • It should say ctrl-alt-F1 gives the Media prompt, and ctrl-alt-T does nothing. – user272468 Apr 22 '14 at 13:41
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    You can actually edit your posts to correct errors. I made the edits for you, changing the shortcut sections to code blocks. – Rob Mosher Apr 22 '14 at 14:00
  • The page linked above does not help. When I try to run ccsm, I get a python error. Also, many of the command given do not work because the directories are bad. "/org/compiz/" for example. There is no /org directory.

    The problem may or may not be something to do with nvidia drivers. This is totally frustrating, and I wish I never upgraded. I am about ready to restore the disk the image I made before I removed windows.

    I would be happy to reinstall, if I could do so without wiping the drive.

     – user272468 Apr 22 '14 at 23:16
  • "I said yes, since you should keep software up to date and such." I don't dare even an update; forget about a stable system after an upgrade. – Abdullah Leghari Jun 04 '14 at 19:11
  • @user272468. Did you resolve this? If so, please share the solution or accept an answer – codecowboy Jul 05 '14 at 12:07

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In the user interface press Ctrl+Alt+F1 or Ctrl+Alt+F2.

Then a command line shows.Type your login account and password.

Type the following commands

 sudo apt-get install gnome
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get upgrade
 sudo reboot

In the login screen change the Desktop Environment(DE) to gnome.Then again back to Ubuntu default.

guntbert
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