On Friday 16 December 2011 20:23:32 Ken Heard wrote:
> I am at a loss as to what to do next. �Specifically what should I do to
> get the login screen so that I can log in as a user?

I would recommend to create a new user account first (as root: adduser...), 
then login as that user (shell) and try startx.
if that doesnt work, remove all trinity stuff and then install 
trinity-desktop 'from scratch'

werner