My b2evolution Version: Not Entered

Hi,
I recently upgraded my b2evo from v1 to v2 using fantastico. I did not change the names and it royally hozed my blog. I've installed a new version of b2evo v2 and have hacked together an sql text file combining my posts from v1 with the newer syntax in v2. i basically just extracting the old evo_items and evo_prerender stuff with a few other adjustments and created a new database. the import worked fine, i can see all the fields.

all that being said, when I log into admin.php i see no posts. isn't it accessing the database? I know little about databases, but i can see all the fields and there are 1430 items where my posts should be in raw database form.

how can I get my new b2evo install to recognize them?

can i parse the text file into wordpress and bring it back or any other crazy work arounds? i don't want to lose 6 years of blogging!

Thanks!