From nobody Mon May 1 16:17:27 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 4Q97fK4tstz48jq9 for ; Mon, 1 May 2023 16:17:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yb1-xb2b.google.com (mail-yb1-xb2b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b2b]) (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 4Q97fJ5Gj8z3xdM for ; Mon, 1 May 2023 16:17:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: by mail-yb1-xb2b.google.com with SMTP id 3f1490d57ef6-b9a6eec8611so20463109276.0 for ; Mon, 01 May 2023 09:17:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20221208; t=1682957864; x=1685549864; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=0Nm5wzlZGrrH866jNaymkdIkGnspamP+WzxHsR77NHQ=; b=qotNHMEErIhY3Db261ScMzUietRPF9en6nQbOMZYw2+DBDAPEFRMxRDLpb42bC67PA ybRL4zBWj/Bl6QFvREJ1b4bun4qmxUEXFuTy3EfCCTLyiQLuKvoQe5Av08SVfwc534GQ 0sOI93B6yKOWZLdv6LxCtjk9MF3zOfmSOKHCdMgJc8j/xuIlVJp4W2axRGh+uKayCD6N 6BuSdV6W8ijIFeRIYn61ZAsnWGiQ5WuJEb2SR+CWOKD/0eOZgHzPx6ZJsSHWLoNIL9W5 PkMrl7/XvURmRJ+oIeLvVCsg2GKmMapPlO0UpyAWgibUjVZCc+brtnFyeR6VcYQCWY3q e/6Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1682957864; x=1685549864; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=0Nm5wzlZGrrH866jNaymkdIkGnspamP+WzxHsR77NHQ=; b=U8idIOvjRq16RxVLtMl/111QpIYMZyzryfd4ekunQLjp9mrZgkoFXfbcIMGCRW6T7F kVV1/5JAmXpJNaYWNAbr4OUs9s1VWa4HdqSvMpYVjRh+ARQv54NQ5ZRBaejhQkA5IJvu eBOgnFzcqCFnOEn80KyTDRyZyaWsRaqKJ6TxwKwVqqCuHe9KrDek/z1TaXqU8RTF2UGq EiXs//elCyXDxCcwIr7cy0ILrkpJbSEy+PD8qRbq8PZHRuzGd+vRc3g5NK3j16JaHA1p NEHIIYnBhyZAvMxjZBxPN8x9ZGC7lpPmRy1G7ywbIo/Inm2kksjBtfaFYKmsjcngKuWm 9e5Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AC+VfDxluFiJJ90BLVMTbJrWdtmCHHARdWxhPGalfO5yUPXNzb7BEUt+ PK9PjTE0uBQaNKBfsprdNohHp+/3XI4xjBJ8phV56EKd X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACHHUZ7+Ba7KCPXHGuC7eZSINoo8L66sGRipvpSs4Mzv9V5fCal2v7yga3WrxKeTVcCz3pmpNn7loFFifBZZP+z7J7c= X-Received: by 2002:a0d:e811:0:b0:55a:7c7:a0bb with SMTP id r17-20020a0de811000000b0055a07c7a0bbmr6304529ywe.2.1682957863644; Mon, 01 May 2023 09:17:43 -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 References: <062d1549-020d-e0c9-21ad-bf12720a4287@mittelstaedt.us> In-Reply-To: <062d1549-020d-e0c9-21ad-bf12720a4287@mittelstaedt.us> From: Kevin Oberman Date: Mon, 1 May 2023 09:17:27 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: How to break to console on Mint Linux VM To: Ted Mittelstaedt Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a2738205faa429ca" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Q97fJ5Gj8z3xdM X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US] X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N --000000000000a2738205faa429ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 7:14=E2=80=AFAM Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > Mount the Mint Mate VM as a secondary disk on some convenient VM and edit > the password file to blank the password then dismount it and attempt to > restart it again. You might also edit ssh config to turn on ssh so you c= an > ssh into it once it's started. Or edit the X configs to get rid of X and > boot to a command line login (I assume it's booting to X login) > > virtual machine - Mounting another VM's .vdi in VirtualBox - Unix & Linux > Stack Exchange > > > Ted > On 4/29/2023 6:32 PM, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > 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. An= y > 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 wh= at > and, without command line access, I'm unlikely to find it > > Thanks. Since that was my only Linux VM, yesterday I threw up a new one and did just that.Looks like something in the updated Mint does not like something in the over 11K line long .tcshrc.* setup I use. Switch to bash and it works. I really should switch to bash, I guess, but I have so much committed to learning tcsh and tweaking things to be just like I want them that it will be sad to say 'Goodbye'... and a new learning curve to make bash sing and dance like my tcsh setup. does. OTOH, I can recover the brain cells dedicated to dealing with tcsh scripting. BTW, the magic to get a terminal login prompt is -F[1-6]. F8 is the X session. Learned this about 11 pm while reading VB documentation last night. Thanks so much for the suggestion! --=20 Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 --000000000000a2738205faa429ca Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 7:14=E2= =80=AFAM Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@= mittelstaedt.us> wrote:
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Mount the Mint Mate VM as a secondary disk on some convenient VM and edit the password file to blank the password then dismount it and attempt to restart it again.=C2=A0 You might also edit ssh config to turn on ssh so you can ssh into it once it's started.=C2=A0 Or= edit the X configs to get rid of X and boot to a command line login (I assume it's booting to X login)

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Ted

On 4/29/2023 6:32 PM, Kevin Oberman wrote:
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This m= orning 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 sy= stem just returned:
ptavv&= gt; VBoxManage startvm Mint --type headless
Waiting for VM "Mint" to power on...
VM "Mint" has been successfully started.
ptavv&= gt;

I am n= ot 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 an= yone 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

Thanks. Since that was my only Linux VM, yesterday = I threw up a new one and did just that.Looks like somethi= ng in the updated Mint does not like something in the over 11K line long .t= cshrc.* setup I use. Switch to bash and it works. I really should switch to= bash, I guess, but I have so much committed to learning tcsh and tweaking = things to be just like I want them that it will be sad to say 'Goodbye&= #39;... and a new learning curve to make bash sing and dance like my tcsh s= etup. does. OTOH, I can recover the brain cells dedicated to dealing with t= csh scripting.

BTW, the magic to get a terminal login prompt is <Right-CTRL>-F[= 1-6]. F8 is the X session. Learned this about 11 pm while reading VB docume= ntation last night.

Thanks so much for the suggestion!
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E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
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