my screen went black after startup
I have an older iMac. Last night it installed updates and this morning I woke up to a black screen. I restarted and can see the apple symbol and then it goes black, but I can see the mouse arrow. I tried holding down shift while starting which then gave me a loading bar. The next step I read was when the screen went black , a cursor should appear. Then type first letter of username, enter, password and enter. I never get a cursor. Only black screen with the mouse arrow. I tried it anyway and nothing.
imac os x version 10.6.6, Mac OS X (10.6.5)