I know this topic has been posted many times and is typically a result of not configuring a video driver correctly after installing Linux Mint.
I have been using my laptop for MONTHS without issue. My steam games work perfectly(Still). I really don't think this issue is related to video since the video is working perfectly. 12,000 FPS in GPXGEARS.
The other day, I DID do some updates (through the update manager) and the only other notable change was that I configured Pidgin to auto-start/minimized.
After I configured Pidgin (incorrectly I might add, I wrote pidgen instead of pidgin), I rebooted and now I get a message stating that "Cinnamon has just crashed. You are currently running in Fallback Mode."
I have tried everything that I could find to fix this. I checked for updates, I reconfigured pidgin to not autostart, checked/fixed my packages (1 was broken), deleted some cinnamon config files, but nothing seems to work.
Linux Mint 17.1 (All updates)
Kernel 3.13.0-37-generic
My laptop is an Dell Inspiron 7720 (i7) with dual video. I am (and have been) using the NVidia GEForce GT 650M video utilizing the Nvidia 346.59 driver.
Mate is Ok... But I really want Cinnamon back.
Can someone help me, PLEASE?
[SOLVED]Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
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[SOLVED]Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
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Re: Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
Things you might try:
- Create a new user and log in as that new user. Does the problem persist?
- Install *all* level 4 and 5 updates (not just the security ones, but all of them. Chances are that some X.org update has healing powers);
- Install a newer kernel (first the latest 3.13, and if no avail: the latest 3.16. Reboot after a new kernel installation);
- Install a newer Nvidia driver (the nvidia-349 for example; use the mamarley PPA for that and *not* xorg-edgers).
- Create a new user and log in as that new user. Does the problem persist?
- Install *all* level 4 and 5 updates (not just the security ones, but all of them. Chances are that some X.org update has healing powers);
- Install a newer kernel (first the latest 3.13, and if no avail: the latest 3.16. Reboot after a new kernel installation);
- Install a newer Nvidia driver (the nvidia-349 for example; use the mamarley PPA for that and *not* xorg-edgers).
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Re: Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
Created new user... same resultPjotr wrote:- Create a new user and log in as that new user. Does the problem persist?
There are no updates available of any kind.Pjotr wrote:- Install *all* level 4 and 5 updates (not just the security ones, but all of them. Chances are that some X.org update has healing powers);
Installed the latest kernel (3.16.0-34) and rebooted. Same result. Perhaps I need to go BACK to a prior kernel?Pjotr wrote:- Install a newer kernel (first the latest 3.13, and if no avail: the latest 3.16. Reboot after a new kernel installation);
Installed NVidia 349 (using these steps... https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... nvidia-PPA).Pjotr wrote:- Install a newer Nvidia driver (the nvidia-349 for example; use the mamarley PPA for that and *not* xorg-edgers).
Rebooted. Same error... but now my system is using Nouveau according to the driver manager and GLX extensions no longer supported. I have lost the ability to play my games on Steam or even run 'glxgears' to check framerates.
I went from bad... to worse...
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Re: Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
I'm sorry to hear that. Unfortunately I have no more ideas....
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Re: Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
Spent hours just getting my NVidia video working again (followed instructions by greencat @ http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=151694).
I didn't have to do that before... not sure why I had to now.
Only difference I did from his steps was I used driver 346 and set the bumblebee.conf paths accordingly.
So, I am back to where I was... not able to load the cinnamon desktop.
Should I remove the cinnamon desktop entirely? Again, I am on Linux Mint 17.1.
Perhaps then I can reinstall Cinnamon to see if the crashing goes away?
Anyone have any ideas?
I didn't have to do that before... not sure why I had to now.
Only difference I did from his steps was I used driver 346 and set the bumblebee.conf paths accordingly.
So, I am back to where I was... not able to load the cinnamon desktop.
Should I remove the cinnamon desktop entirely? Again, I am on Linux Mint 17.1.
Perhaps then I can reinstall Cinnamon to see if the crashing goes away?
Anyone have any ideas?
Re: Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
Just had an idea which may or may not help you. Try doing the following (which you may have to do in recovery mode with Networking enabled):
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Now restart and it may work
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sudo apt-get remove nvidia-304 cinnamon xserver-xorg gdm x11-xserver-utils xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-common
3.sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install cinnamon gdm xserver-xorg x11-xserver-utils xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-common
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sudo apt-get install nvidia-304
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sudo update-initramfs
Re: Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
SCARED!
It's worth a shot though...
I will check it out.
It's worth a shot though...
I will check it out.
Re: [SOLVED]Mint 17.1 Crashes to Fallback mode
Here's how it was [SOLVED].
I had tried the command to try and reload cinnamon.
When I researched my errors (cinnamon: error while loading shared libraries: libwayland-egl.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory), it took me to this page:
http://forum.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=190580
I used this command:
Cinnamon is now functional. I have no idea how or why that got removed.
Note:
My frame rates while using Cinnamon is only about 5000fps.
My frame rates while using Mate is about 12000fps.
I had tried the command
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cinnamon --replace
When I researched my errors (cinnamon: error while loading shared libraries: libwayland-egl.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory), it took me to this page:
http://forum.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=190580
I used this command:
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sudo apt-get install libwayland-egl1-mesa
Note:
My frame rates while using Cinnamon is only about 5000fps.
My frame rates while using Mate is about 12000fps.