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ksteezy: please provide some more information. What do you mean by: "can't access my computer at all"? Blank screen, no cursor, nothing?
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ksteezy,
Linux log-ins are case sensitive. Make sure you are using the proper case when logging in. Usernames are all lower-case, and passwords can be anything.
newW2,
The weather has been very sunny and hot lately. I rained today, though, which was kind of nice. Rainy season doesn't really start for another month or 2 (late october).
Aloha, Tim
Linux log-ins are case sensitive. Make sure you are using the proper case when logging in. Usernames are all lower-case, and passwords can be anything.
newW2,
The weather has been very sunny and hot lately. I rained today, though, which was kind of nice. Rainy season doesn't really start for another month or 2 (late october).
Aloha, Tim
Take a look at NiksaVel's post here. I think you may be onto something with the login info being different than what you thought it should be ... one key away or case difference.
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... ecd&t=1555
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... ecd&t=1555
So you are at the login splash that is asking for your login information and you press Ctrl+Alt+F1 at the same time and you don't see a text based screen with the last two line of a text indicating a username (I'll assume it is ksteezy for you) - looks like this:
Linux Mint Cassandra ksteezy-desktop tty
ksteezy-desktop login:
Linux Mint Cassandra ksteezy-desktop tty
ksteezy-desktop login:
Thanks for the correction Scorp and Sorensei. I don't know where I got the asterisks I must have been thinking of something else.
Ksteezy: I looked back at what the initial post was, and I have to wonder. What is happening at the normal mint login when you boot? You type in the user name and hit enter .... and then .... ?
Ksteezy: I looked back at what the initial post was, and I have to wonder. What is happening at the normal mint login when you boot? You type in the user name and hit enter .... and then .... ?
Hey, here comes a Linux nerd to the rescue. I'll provide you with a sure-fire step-by-step way of getting your brick operational again.
But, it involves the command line.
Grab your Mint Linux CD and put it in your drive. Boot from it. Log into it.
Now, do you know where you installed Mint? In Konqueror, under Storage Media, you should be able to find it. double-click the drive you installed Mint onto.
Now, press F4.
In the Konsole window that opens up, copy and paste this into it, line by line (in Konsole, Shift+Insert is paste):
Type a root password. You will not see anything on the screen as you type. This is normal, for security reasons.
Now, after that, keep typing exit until the Konsole window closes, and reboot into your installed Mint Linux. DON'T boot off of the CD.
Login as root, and immediately create a new user and log out as fast as possible. You don't want to use root for very long...
After you make your new user, open a Konsole window and type to re-scramble the root password.[/code]
But, it involves the command line.
Grab your Mint Linux CD and put it in your drive. Boot from it. Log into it.
Now, do you know where you installed Mint? In Konqueror, under Storage Media, you should be able to find it. double-click the drive you installed Mint onto.
Now, press F4.
In the Konsole window that opens up, copy and paste this into it, line by line (in Konsole, Shift+Insert is paste):
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sudo su
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mount -t proc none ./proc
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mount -o bind /dev ./dev
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chroot ./ /bin/bash
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source /etc/profile
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passwd root
Now, after that, keep typing exit until the Konsole window closes, and reboot into your installed Mint Linux. DON'T boot off of the CD.
Login as root, and immediately create a new user and log out as fast as possible. You don't want to use root for very long...
After you make your new user, open a Konsole window and type
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sudo passwd -l root