Problems loging in

[Nils Kassube]

Bill wrote:
> On 3/29/2015 4:09 PM, Colin Law wrote:
> > Try hitting Ctrl+Alt+F1 to get to a terminal.  To get back use
> > Ctrl+Alt+F7.

> WS=> I tried it and I was able to get to the command line screen. 
> This only partly solves the problem.  Where do I go from here to get
> the MATE GUI working again?

Provided it has been working before, I would try these commands:

sudo stop lightdm
sudo start lightdm

If that doesn't work, please let us know a bit more about your machine, 
like the graphics card type and which driver you are using.


Nils