From nobody Sun Apr 30 01:32:18 2023 X-Original-To: freebsd-emulation@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Q883S3Gnmz48X5x for ; Sun, 30 Apr 2023 01:32:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw1-x112f.google.com (mail-yw1-x112f.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::112f]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1D4" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Q883R4Bp2z48lX for ; Sun, 30 Apr 2023 01:32:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20221208 header.b=LpPpycnW; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of kob6558@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::112f as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kob6558@gmail.com; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com Received: by mail-yw1-x112f.google.com with SMTP id 00721157ae682-559eae63801so11821137b3.2 for ; Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:32:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20221208; t=1682818354; x=1685410354; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=u79ufKu8mAiGs8sQfd43l3/Mj/0hsSSFi0MXKPgLfcs=; b=LpPpycnWzz80ZOVlw0uBshvjFBFdDSp/AVLmrFcr14PSLTRphSnv/a4dB0/tgCm/Re xsbp4GLiugbJyk4SRNnyZXo/RVCThLe7EPWueLdV3y62UcNUoL0woBiTnKD538wI9Jeg 8jkaIs0Y98/wRDwr2qjIfQw55PS3JQqRd6Euv0ZQT3HY5IVsya7kOAR6Rz7W1WHTaUrd i/fTnXfXxLu+NQT60Az+j3VE95pq1vMdeHV82ioZdC6nTRR14L4N2CWD94ii5ZZVL/sG q6rCdqfFyHFGAT4isk7FgYqAibf9baXE9dk8mtOzdt1qbwDB0tRUyzqvXzDnGrvRx3xM ZhyA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1682818354; x=1685410354; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=u79ufKu8mAiGs8sQfd43l3/Mj/0hsSSFi0MXKPgLfcs=; b=ASSMgIqIdT30N5JwoH5jkFqzyBC7OOF1ft2xe2mu2qRMNw3raMAW582tJiKS3d9Wsw GB9Gou3tj1aLAda46YLXp3w6kvjrd4jzByurzDLdLwGQZMqz6J/qmnyicsgSb6prAIFG nKAz4d0VFGhDp9/h1Av9RgjET8pa+m+RCyvGh/vb+SprZfihmIH1ebFxY7T/axFDpcRd ai+xl+lii1UJzDWIReIOl02pegJormfjtxpWZ1E7tBZCZUTeMlewvNMsHfx6tSFi7Oef tWDcXjegfKdRrXnhocm+C52Yt8dINwiwIxcvY6tihHIZgJfX8MWdcKzJncM1V8+7xvs6 xtcw== X-Gm-Message-State: AC+VfDyOygn+CiP+hd+ELkAnUNFF5UA8MrDSL3lDpUWY2wV3Cw7R1K/0 qF0wH8Rek0K1OX9fSACOm97sVd2IMIZc41vK58/E0r3t4Q8= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACHHUZ6wWGyaLCZPj+vSHrgyawiayHrXlFafX5WMkbehbdCOvjQpt3Sps2xOU/4LHUP0GHXHGfAD8T/xfGa7e4P4GeU= X-Received: by 2002:a0d:f1c3:0:b0:55a:7c7:6ff7 with SMTP id a186-20020a0df1c3000000b0055a07c76ff7mr1507521ywf.11.1682818354319; Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:32:34 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-emulation List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Kevin Oberman Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:32:18 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: How to break to console on Mint Linux VM To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000003b148005fa83ae1b" X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.70 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.997]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[rkoberman@gmail.com,kob6558@gmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20221208]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::112f:from]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[rkoberman@gmail.com,kob6558@gmail.com]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROMTLD(0.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Q883R4Bp2z48lX X-Spamd-Bar: --- X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N --0000000000003b148005fa83ae1b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" This morning I updated my Mint Mate VM and rebooted as directed. The system came up to the login screen and I entered the password. The screen expanded to its normal size, but the login screen just appeared again. Any entry of the password led me nowhere. I tried to boot headless, but could find no way to get to a login prompt. The system just returned: ptavv> VBoxManage startvm Mint --type headless Waiting for VM "Mint" to power on... VM "Mint" has been successfully started. ptavv> I am not a Linux expert and I'm mostly clueless about admin since systemd, and I don't make much use of this VM, but it is handy now and then. Can anyone provide a clue on how to try to rescue the system? Clearly, something is causing my session to exit on startup, but I have no idea what and, without command line access, I'm unlikely to find it -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 --0000000000003b148005fa83ae1b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This morning I updated my Mint Mate VM and reboo= ted as directed. The system came up to the login screen and I entered the p= assword. The screen expanded to its normal size, but the login screen just = appeared again. Any entry of the password led me nowhere. I tried to boot h= eadless, but could find no way to get to a login prompt.
The system just returned:
ptavv> VBoxM= anage startvm Mint --type headless
Waiting for VM "Mint" to po= wer on...
VM "Mint" has been successfully started.
ptavv>

I am not a Linux expe= rt and I'm mostly clueless about admin since systemd, and I don't m= ake much use of this VM, but it is handy now and then.

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Can anyone provide a clue on how to try to rescue the system= ? Clearly, something is causing my session to exit on startup, but I have n= o idea what and, without command line access, I'm unlikely to find it
--
Kev= in Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer
E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com<= /a>
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