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For several days I had an issue about my loudspeakers playing some "bumbs" all the time. So last night I decided to fix it.
So I searched the web for a solution. I ended up trying to edit "/etc/pulse/default.pa" where I did a modification to a single line.
This morning I suddenly couldn't log in to the desktop (Linux Mint 17.2). When I enter my credentials and press enter the screen goes black as usual and after a few seconds the login-screen is shown again. So it's a never ending loop.
So I bootet into Windows 10 instead. Here the sound-issue continued so my "fix" wasn't the correct one (as it wasn't an OS-error). I thought my fix could have disrupted the system (although an edit in that file did NOT sound like the source to my login-problem). I made a backup of the file before I did the editing so I simply restored the original file again.
But the login-issue wasn't fixed.
So I did some new searching on the web. And I tried all of the following:
made sure my password wasn't changed by login in to the terminal through CTRL+ALT+F1
->login still valid
selected both default, cinnamon, cinnamon-"something" as desktop at the login-screen
->all options had the same result
deleted "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
->not fixed
deleted everything in /tmp
->not fixed
removed compiz
->not fixed
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
->not fixed
sudo ubuntu-drivers devices
->info that couldn't really be used
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers
installed nvidia-346-updates from terminal
->reboot -> tried to login -> not fixed. Now only black screen.
So please: what am I to do?
Last edited by cogitans; 09-27-2015 at 03:13 PM.
Reason: not detailed enough
I'd log in as root on the first terminal and change the user pass...
By the way (I had that oe too) check to se if the num, caps, shiftlock are on the right setting...
But I'm able to log in to the terminal as that user. So which difference would changing the password have?
If any of the keys like Num Lock is pressed then I would probably receive an error, right? But I don't receive any messages at all when trying to login to the desktop....
I noticed that you did delete quite some important stuff, try to restore that for starters....
Code:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
compiz
nvidia
then reboot, go into the terminal and do a system update:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
reboot
there is a 17.3, I'd go with
Code:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
consider some things, like data, do you have a backup? if not, make one...boot up with a live CD (Knoppix come to mind) and mount the external drive along with the hard drive, the rest is a copy-n-paste...yep, a backup CAN be this simple...
Thor
Update:
I tried:
sudo apt-get install --fix-missing
-> nothing happened. Just a new line in the terminal.
sudo dpkg --configure -a
-> nothing happened. Just a new line in the terminal.
So I tried sort of the same approach as a few years ago when I had big problems regarding my Nvidia-driver.
So I tried removing MDM. Then I installed MDM again.
->still not able to login.
Well, then I tried installing GDM.
NOW I was able to login to the desktop. So I removed GDM again and installed MDM
->not able to login.
Installed GDM again and now I'm able to login. So I guess I have to live with this desktopmanager. A pity I can't install a classic menuindicator (I tried but the icon doesn't show up as supposed to).
Is 17.3 out already? I tried a dist-upgrade in the process and that didn't show anything. Well, the new distribution might be the reason for this mess as I experienced my desktop acting strange when an upgrade was released.
But I can't figure out why MDM does NOT work anymore, but GDM does....?
But I can't figure out why MDM does NOT work anymore, but GDM does....?
Hey, you have a pretty scientific aproach here, kudos...
Maybe reviewing what MDM does need instead of GDM. Honestly, I use SLIM (outdated since quite a while) and would like to install MDM, but, it it works, dont fix it
GDM is quite system demanding too, I can totally agree you not really wanting that one since you do HAVE the choices (the creed of Linux: freedom to choose)
So, let's review what MDM needs. However, maybe looking at the logs can help. There should be a system location (/var/log) for that...what errors MDM encoutered...then, you should be able to figure out what was missing for MDM to complete...
I for one am glad your system is functional again, I hate it when something gives and you're left with a black screen...
Thor
So I bootet into Windows 10 instead. Here the sound-issue continued so my "fix" wasn't the correct one.
???
why would you expect a change on a LINUX operating system to MAGICALLY!!!!! fix something on a WINDOWS operating system ???????????
you can not fix windows by editing a linux os
and you can not fix a linux os by editing a windows os
please use those little gray cells
if TWO os's have the same problem on the same hardware , then it is likely that it is THE HARDWARE that has a problem and NOT the linux OS ( or Windows)
Quote:
I thought my fix could have disrupted the system (although an edit in that file did NOT sound like the source to my login-problem). I made a backup of the file before I did the editing so I simply restored the original file again.
Hey, you have a pretty scientific aproach here, kudos...
Thor
Thankyou :-) I live and I learn (and I write a whole lot of notes).
Quote:
Originally Posted by John VV
why would you expect a change on a LINUX operating system to MAGICALLY!!!!! fix something on a WINDOWS operating system ???????????
I wasn't. I was searching for a GUI and as my linux was corrupted my only other choice was Windows 10.
Quote:
Originally Posted by John VV
please use those little gray cells
Hmmm. Please don't point fingers.
Quote:
Originally Posted by John VV
if TWO os's have the same problem on the same hardware , then it is likely that it is THE HARDWARE that has a problem and NOT the linux OS ( or Windows)
Of course (???)
Quote:
Originally Posted by John VV
you edited it using win10 ??????
how????
Nope. During bootup you'll have to choose normal boot or recovery-mode. I could also edit through some boot-stick. I think it was BootCorrector or something like that (back in the days I was using that system quite a lot to fix my linux-system).
And by the way: I'm not able to do a dist-upgrade. The terminal tells me that there isn't any upgrade. Strange! lsb_release -a
says "Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela"
Not even sudo sed -i 's/rebecca/rafaela/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
did the trick
The only critical problem now is whenever I open RssOwl. Then the computer thinks a little and then logs me out. When I log back in all my programs are shutdown.
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