warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:16 AM

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I was using Lutris again. And when I added the option for "windows games" through steam and it gave me an error and then Lutris wouldn't load my steam libraries. I restarted my computer and now I'm left with a blank screen. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2 opens the terminal menu but I can't do anything on the graphical menu. Switching workspaces shows the graphics briefly but it goes black again. I tried used this forum (https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2230842#p2230842) and it didn't do anything. Not sure what else to do.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:25 AM

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did u actually ADD that oibaf PPA ever?

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otherwise u did that for nothing.

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:28 AM

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unique quarry did u actually ADD that oibaf PPA ever?

I don't know. I was frantically looking through google frantically to fix it I didn't know what it was for

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:28 AM

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HOW TO GET INTO GRUB MENU (see #1331824974440431768 message below for picture)
Reboot, interrupt Mint normal boot to get to 'GNU GRUB 2.xx' screen (hit Esc or hold shift)

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Hit Esc a few times slowly or hold Shift about 2 to 3 seconds after pc powers on and shows the manufacturer's logo.

(( UEFI-booted systems use the ' press Esc' technique.))

((Legacy-booted systems use Shift)) and lean on the shift key a good 8 seconds at least.

This must done with perfect timing BEFORE you see a Mint logo or other OS logo on screen (ie - before handover to OS load)
after this is done right, you should see a menu as pictured at very bottom of this thread.

Once you see the GRUB menu:

then choose "Mint advanced options" to access other possible linux kernels, or press e to 'edit' startup parameters.

Skip to here for safemode boot steps:

#1331824974440431768 message

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:32 AM

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Holding shift booted into normal mint. pressing esc showed like startup details.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:32 AM

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then u pressed it too late

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gotta hit it before you ever see the Mint large green logo

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:33 AM

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Gotit

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This screen?

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:34 AM

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nope

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type normal then enter

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use Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to a realmode terminal, get to a prompt. Log in with the usual exact credentials of username and password.

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TTY 2 as u were before

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:38 AM

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This?

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:38 AM

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yep, now you're logged in. Next do:

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sudo nano /etc/default/grub

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:40 AM

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I have GNU nano 7.2 up now.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:40 AM

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scroll down to ~~GRUB_MENUSTYLE~~ GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE= and put exactly "menu"

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immediately after the equal sign

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and put the GRUB_TIMEOUT to equal 2

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then show a quick pic for confirmation of that area of file

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:43 AM

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I don't think I have that first option.

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:45 AM

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they're both there in white

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sorry timeout style

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:46 AM

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Ohhh ok thanks

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Alright I did both

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:46 AM

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u can put 3 for three seconds if u dont mind three at start

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then press ctrl-o to save

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and press enter to keep same filename

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then ctrl-x quits

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then do sudo update-grub exactly

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:50 AM

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Aight. Should I do anything else in the terminal?

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:50 AM

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did it update?

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:51 AM

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Yea

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:51 AM

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sudo reboot

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n press down arrow

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to stop grub countdown

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then go in mint advanced. start latest kernel in recovery mode

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 3:55 AM

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On the white dialogue box. I click resume?

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 3:56 AM

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hang on

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select the dpkg 'fix broken packages'

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then after, boot normal from same menu

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:00 AM

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So after booting, the login screen displayed just as before. But after logging in I still have the blank screen.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:01 AM

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SAFE MODE BOOT.

ok reboot, this time at grub menu, press e during the countdown

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:01 AM

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Aight I'm in the setparams screen

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:02 AM

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add nomodeset after the words "quiet splash" on the second last line

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preceded by a single space.
then press F10 to boot up

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:05 AM

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I don't see that specific line. Should I just add that to the quiet splash in the "Linux" collumn?

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:05 AM

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second-last line, yes.

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:07 AM

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Logging in gives the same issue.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:08 AM

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tf did u do?

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:08 AM

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unique quarry tf did u do?

I don't know 😭

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I do have ventoy and time shift setup

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Idk how to use it tho

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:09 AM

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Skip to Solution:

#1331824974440431768 message

if a program gets stuck, all u gotta do in mint cinn. is hit ctrl-alt-backspace

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boot mint live now

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:09 AM

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unique quarry # Skip to Solution: https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/13318249744...

Bro 💀💀💀

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That fixed it

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:09 AM

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then mount the hard drive

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:09 AM

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warm ginkgo Bro 💀💀💀

?

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that just logs out

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:10 AM

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Well it fixed it

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That's really annoying

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:10 AM

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use the desktop a while

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:11 AM

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Ty though, I appreciate that

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:11 AM

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like 15 minutes

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keep in mind, ur in nomodeset rn

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so it may comeback. this mode uses no GPU

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or some kind of safemode drivers

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:12 AM

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unique quarry so it may comeback. this mode uses no GPU

So don't run a game for right now

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:12 AM

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no

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just browse a bit. run some apps

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see how stable it behaves

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then after test reboot in normal way n test again

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:14 AM

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Yeah HW monitor is showing no gpu

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:14 AM

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unique quarry # Skip to Solution: https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/13318249744...

this was meant as advice in case Lutris or other program gets super frozen, and you cant even do alt+F2 then xkill

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:15 AM

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Gotcha. For some reason it worked though lol

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:17 AM

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do alt+F2 then xkill on any app right now as a test

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u click the skullhead or x cursor on the app to immediately kill it

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or ctrl-alt-T (for terminal), then type xkill there

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:24 AM

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Aight, I got about 30 brave tabs open, 5 zen tabs open, Cohesion, music with a visualizer, discord, 24 pictures and a video playing. The only thing taking a hit is my ram.

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It's working pretty solidly.

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Video's a little choppy but working well.

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My brain is scattered sometimes

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I use brave for general use and zen for productivity. Because I used brave and arc on Windows in the same way. But zen is better.

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But yeah. I think it's fixed.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:29 AM

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did u reboot as normal?

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:31 AM

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Okay, the issue is back when I use normal mode.

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Should I check my startup apps in recovery mode?

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xkill didn't work

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Neither did logging back in.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:34 AM

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something seems to have gone odd with your graphics system/drivers inexplicably

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boot back using the nomodeset safe-mode

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wait

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can u get to TTY2 now please?

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before reboot

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:36 AM

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unique quarry can u get to TTY2 now please?

How do that? Ctrl Alt F2?

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:36 AM

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then log in at tty, and do inxi -Fxxxz and show pics of it, top to bottom

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:36 AM

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warm ginkgo How do that? Ctrl Alt F2?

yes

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:37 AM

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Yes I can do that.

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This?

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:45 AM

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yes

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now the top half, please.

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if u can page up or scroll arrow up

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:47 AM

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Yeah I can't scroll up or down.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:47 AM

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or else do inxi -SMCGxxz

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:48 AM

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This?

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:49 AM

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is this with the regular boot? aka NOT with the nomodeset?

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cuz it looks like nomodeset is engaged.

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need to see the AMD driver

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:50 AM

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Oh shoot holdup I'll double check

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:50 AM

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do regular boot, then retype last exact command from TTY

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n show.

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:51 AM

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:55 AM

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ok amdgpu

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hmm im not sure what else to do

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you could try from the TTY, sudo apt install --reinstall cinnamon-desktop

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@warm ginkgo

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:57 AM

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It gave me an error "package 'cinnamon-desktop' has no installation candidate"

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 4:57 AM

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do apt search cinnamon

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might be that name the package

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 4:58 AM

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unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:00 AM

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ok just reinstall it as before but name cinnamon

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:01 AM

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So it successfully installed. I clicked Ctrl+Alt+F7, black screen. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and logged back in. I can see the screen again, just like it did in compatibility mode.

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For some reason it opened the time shift folder.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:02 AM

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i mean do a full reboot in normal mode

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then it should work

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:04 AM

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Bruhhh black screen again after reboot.

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I don't know what I did to screw this up so bad 💀 but I might need to just use time shift.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:08 AM

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Conclusive solution:

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boot to live environment desktop using live DVD or USB; launch TimeShift app there and choose "restore" (from snapshot)

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:09 AM

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Will this remove my files?

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I've not had to do this before.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:11 AM

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do u got a ventoy stick?

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:12 AM

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warm ginkgo Will this remove my files?

depends if u included home folder in the snapshots.

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or elect to not restore home.

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:17 AM

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unique quarry do u got a ventoy stick?

Yea

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:18 AM

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unique quarry or elect to not restore home.

My friend set it up and I don't think he opted into the home directory.

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:18 AM

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did u do a separate backup of your home personal data folders on a separate device?

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:18 AM

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unique quarry did u do a separate backup of your home personal data folders on a separate devi...

I'm doing that rn.

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To be safe

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:18 AM

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koo

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:21 AM

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Do I now just label this as "abandoned"?

unique quarry Jan 23, 2025, 5:23 AM

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no. u hopefully get it solved, and mark it solved

warm ginkgo Jan 23, 2025, 5:30 AM

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I'll give a status update in a few hours. Going to let the other drive back up overnight.

warm ginkgo Jan 24, 2025, 1:38 AM

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Status update: the snapshot fixed the blank screen issue,

unique quarry Jan 24, 2025, 1:52 AM

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good thing.

unique quarry Jan 24, 2025, 7:26 PM

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unique quarry Jan 24, 2025, 7:27 PM

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unique quarry **HOW TO GET INTO GRUB MENU** (see https://discord.com/channels/6289784280197366...

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#Blank Screen After Login

Once you see the GRUB menu:

Skip to here for safemode boot steps:

SAFE MODE BOOT.

Skip to Solution:

Conclusive solution: