Using Linux Mint 7. Eanbled "Cube" and now the system wont come up.

mpeman · 08-29-2009, 12:52 PM

Hi, Been using Linux Mint 7 a couple weeks. I really enjoy it.

I happened to enable the "cube" function instead of the wall function. I rebooted later and now I cant get back to the desktop. I never even get to a logon window.

Can someone help me out. I assume that I don't have a powerful enough graphics card/non 3D capable. I don't want to have to reinstall. I tried the recovery console but don't know what I'm doing.

Thanks in advance.

Bob

Boomhauer · 08-30-2009, 10:06 PM

what happens when you go to the recovery console and enter in the following command?

Code:

/etc/init.d/gdm start

does it return any errors?

mpeman · 09-02-2009, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomhauer

what happens when you go to the recovery console and enter in the following command?

Code:

/etc/init.d/gdm start

does it return any errors?

Thanks. I went ahead an reinstalled linux mint. I'll keep your command in my notes if I ever have this problem again.

pierre2 · 09-02-2009, 08:05 AM

Sometimes, particularly if you have nothing special in your /home, or even have a separate /home partition, -> it's just plain easier to do another install.