I fixed it on my own. I ran the second (older) version in GRUB and it booted. I immediately changed the alsa configuration file, leaving the last line only, and changing the ending to "auto" as dictated by the other posts.
Afterwards, I found the 3 extra packages through the synaptic package manager and removed them completely. Now I'll restart and hopefully all will be well.
I fixed it on my own. I ran the second (older) version in GRUB and it booted. I immediately changed the alsa configuration file, leaving the last line only, and changing the ending to "auto" as dictated by the other posts.
Afterwards, I found the 3 extra packages through the synaptic package manager and removed them completely. Now I'll restart and hopefully all will be well.