"Could not start X server" error - no desktop

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"Could not start X server" error - no desktop

Postby Lena138370 on Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:57 pm

I am attempting to boot 32-bit Mint 14 'Nadia' (MATE) from a live usb which I created using LiLi through my Windows Vista. The first time I booted from the usb it worked perfectly fine, but now I am getting an error message. It says: "Could not start the X server due to some internal error." It says to check the syslog to diagnose.
I am not sure what the syslog is, but I am also seeing an error message superimposed on this first error message which reads: [ 124.181649] ET2-fs (loop1) : error: ext2_lookup/: deleted inode referenced: 196656.

Have I mistakenly deleted this "inode"? And how do I get my desktop to work again?

Thanks.
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