Re: Inability to launch Cinnamon

2013-03-23 Thread Sharon Kimble
On 23/03/2013, Johan Grönqvist wrote: > 2013-03-23 09:39, Sharon Kimble skrev: >>> I've just installed cinnamon to try it out again on a new monitor. but >>> when i try to access it i don't get any desktop just the gdm3 greeter >>> background. > >> i've just thought, this is a new computer, new th

Re: Inability to launch Cinnamon

2013-03-23 Thread Johan Grönqvist
2013-03-23 09:39, Sharon Kimble skrev: I've just installed cinnamon to try it out again on a new monitor. but when i try to access it i don't get any desktop just the gdm3 greeter background. i've just thought, this is a new computer, new this year and its not got a 'open-gl' capable graphics

Re: Inability to launch Cinnamon

2013-03-23 Thread Sharon Kimble
i've just thought, this is a new computer, new this year and its not got a 'open-gl' capable graphics card, not at least with the radeon free drivers. So, if cinnamon needs 'open-gl' capabilities then no way will it run on this machine! But i do have the relevant legacy drivers from ati which maybe

Inability to launch Cinnamon

2013-03-22 Thread Sharon Kimble
I've just installed cinnamon to try it out again on a new monitor. but when i try to access it i don't get any desktop just the gdm3 greeter background. i suspect i have corrupt desktop for it from my last attempt at using it, so I've deleted all items saying cinnamon i can find in .local. and .sha