Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:32:18 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: How to break to console on Mint Linux VM Message-ID: <CAN6yY1uVXynT8c=sGGcWU%2Bc5s7bNp4j6NA5qhLf2QWUaWohCGw@mail.gmail.com>
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--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 <div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:smal= l" class=3D"gmail_default">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.</div><div style=3D= "font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default"><br= ></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class= =3D"gmail_default">The system just returned:</div><div style=3D"font-family= :tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">ptavv> VBoxM= anage startvm Mint --type headless<br>Waiting for VM "Mint" to po= wer on...<br>VM "Mint" has been successfully started.<br></div><d= iv style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_d= efault">ptavv> </div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-si= ze:small" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahom= a,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">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.</div><div style=3D"f= ont-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default"><br><= /div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"= gmail_default">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<b= r></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"lt= r" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D= "ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Kev= in Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a= href=3D"mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com<= /a><br></div><div>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683= </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> --0000000000003b148005fa83ae1b--
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