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Re: Inability to launch Cinnamon



On 23/03/2013, Johan Grönqvist <johan.gronqvist@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2013-03-23 09:39, Sharon Kimble skrev:
>>> I've just installed cinnamon to try it out again on a new monitor. but
>>> when i try to access it i don't get any desktop just the gdm3 greeter
>>> background.
>
>> i've just thought, this is a new computer, new this year and its not
>> got a 'open-gl' capable graphics card,
>
> I have a cinnamon 2D option in my gdm session selection menu, which I
> assume is intended to work in cases where gl drivers are insufficient.
> Do you have that option? Does it behave differently from what you saw
> before?
>
> / johan
>
It makes no difference, I still cant access cinnamon, I get no error
messages or anything saying what the problem is until it dumps me out
saying that I cant logon to cinnamon and will be taken to another
desktop, which in this case is 'enlightenment'.

Sharon.
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