Solution to Frozen Lock Screen: Linux Mint Cinnamon 18
I'm a new linux user. I just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 18 as my sole OS last weekend.
The problem
My lock screen is frozen at least once a day. I see a clock and a prompt to enter password. No keys work though. Best solution would be to prevent this at all.
Things I've tried that didn't work
ALT-F1 and/or ALT-F2 to access terminal and enter password (the
terminal doesn't even come up)xscreensaver
System Info
- ASUS Q502LA-BBI5T14 (It's on Amazon)
- Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon 64-bit
- Cinnamon Version 3.0.7
- Linux Kernel 4.4.0-31-generic
- Intel i5-4210U @ 1.7GHz x 2
- Memory 7.7GB
- Graphics Card Intel Haswell-ULT INtegrated Graphics Controller
linux-mint cinnamon gui screen-lock
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
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I'm a new linux user. I just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 18 as my sole OS last weekend.
The problem
My lock screen is frozen at least once a day. I see a clock and a prompt to enter password. No keys work though. Best solution would be to prevent this at all.
Things I've tried that didn't work
ALT-F1 and/or ALT-F2 to access terminal and enter password (the
terminal doesn't even come up)xscreensaver
System Info
- ASUS Q502LA-BBI5T14 (It's on Amazon)
- Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon 64-bit
- Cinnamon Version 3.0.7
- Linux Kernel 4.4.0-31-generic
- Intel i5-4210U @ 1.7GHz x 2
- Memory 7.7GB
- Graphics Card Intel Haswell-ULT INtegrated Graphics Controller
linux-mint cinnamon gui screen-lock
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
Jeff Schaller
40.8k1056129
migrated from stackoverflow.com Aug 5 '16 at 19:30
This question came from our site for professional and enthusiast programmers.
Thanks. Didn't realize there was a different place for this. Flagged and sent
– D.Breen
Aug 5 '16 at 4:25
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I'm a new linux user. I just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 18 as my sole OS last weekend.
The problem
My lock screen is frozen at least once a day. I see a clock and a prompt to enter password. No keys work though. Best solution would be to prevent this at all.
Things I've tried that didn't work
ALT-F1 and/or ALT-F2 to access terminal and enter password (the
terminal doesn't even come up)xscreensaver
System Info
- ASUS Q502LA-BBI5T14 (It's on Amazon)
- Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon 64-bit
- Cinnamon Version 3.0.7
- Linux Kernel 4.4.0-31-generic
- Intel i5-4210U @ 1.7GHz x 2
- Memory 7.7GB
- Graphics Card Intel Haswell-ULT INtegrated Graphics Controller
linux-mint cinnamon gui screen-lock
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
Jeff Schaller
40.8k1056129
I'm a new linux user. I just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 18 as my sole OS last weekend.
The problem
My lock screen is frozen at least once a day. I see a clock and a prompt to enter password. No keys work though. Best solution would be to prevent this at all.
Things I've tried that didn't work
ALT-F1 and/or ALT-F2 to access terminal and enter password (the
terminal doesn't even come up)xscreensaver
System Info
- ASUS Q502LA-BBI5T14 (It's on Amazon)
- Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon 64-bit
- Cinnamon Version 3.0.7
- Linux Kernel 4.4.0-31-generic
- Intel i5-4210U @ 1.7GHz x 2
- Memory 7.7GB
- Graphics Card Intel Haswell-ULT INtegrated Graphics Controller
linux-mint cinnamon gui screen-lock
linux-mint cinnamon gui screen-lock
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
Jeff Schaller
40.8k1056129
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
Jeff Schaller
40.8k1056129
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
Jeff Schaller
40.8k1056129
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
Jeff Schaller
40.8k1056129
edited Aug 14 '16 at 1:01
Jeff Schaller
40.8k1056129
40.8k1056129
asked Aug 5 '16 at 4:12
D.Breen
migrated from stackoverflow.com Aug 5 '16 at 19:30
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migrated from stackoverflow.com Aug 5 '16 at 19:30
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Thanks. Didn't realize there was a different place for this. Flagged and sent
– D.Breen
Aug 5 '16 at 4:25
add a comment |
Thanks. Didn't realize there was a different place for this. Flagged and sent
– D.Breen
Aug 5 '16 at 4:25
Thanks. Didn't realize there was a different place for this. Flagged and sent
– D.Breen
Aug 5 '16 at 4:25
Thanks. Didn't realize there was a different place for this. Flagged and sent
– D.Breen
Aug 5 '16 at 4:25
add a comment |
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I experienced the same problem and tried different things suggested in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1652489
Anyway, the solution for me was to install the package Xscreensaver. Its description reads "install this package if you prefer xscreensaver to gnome-screensaver" :-)
Now I can lock the screen and get bak in without any problems.
edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
74066
answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
312
This worked for me on Debian stretch, to fix hangs when I would try to lock the screen while running xfce. Took just asudo apt-get install xscreensaver
– hBy2Py
May 6 '18 at 4:03
Xscreensaver also locks up when you click on lock screen now.
– Owl
Nov 14 '18 at 14:06
add a comment |
Had the same issue on a my new build. Pressed control ALT backspace. Doing that brought me back to the login window, logged back in and all was good to go.
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
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I experienced the same problem and tried different things suggested in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1652489
Anyway, the solution for me was to install the package Xscreensaver. Its description reads "install this package if you prefer xscreensaver to gnome-screensaver" :-)
Now I can lock the screen and get bak in without any problems.
edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
74066
answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
312
This worked for me on Debian stretch, to fix hangs when I would try to lock the screen while running xfce. Took just asudo apt-get install xscreensaver
– hBy2Py
May 6 '18 at 4:03
Xscreensaver also locks up when you click on lock screen now.
– Owl
Nov 14 '18 at 14:06
add a comment |
I experienced the same problem and tried different things suggested in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1652489
Anyway, the solution for me was to install the package Xscreensaver. Its description reads "install this package if you prefer xscreensaver to gnome-screensaver" :-)
Now I can lock the screen and get bak in without any problems.
edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
74066
answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
312
This worked for me on Debian stretch, to fix hangs when I would try to lock the screen while running xfce. Took just asudo apt-get install xscreensaver
– hBy2Py
May 6 '18 at 4:03
Xscreensaver also locks up when you click on lock screen now.
– Owl
Nov 14 '18 at 14:06
add a comment |
I experienced the same problem and tried different things suggested in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1652489
Anyway, the solution for me was to install the package Xscreensaver. Its description reads "install this package if you prefer xscreensaver to gnome-screensaver" :-)
Now I can lock the screen and get bak in without any problems.
edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
74066
answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
312
I experienced the same problem and tried different things suggested in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1652489
Anyway, the solution for me was to install the package Xscreensaver. Its description reads "install this package if you prefer xscreensaver to gnome-screensaver" :-)
Now I can lock the screen and get bak in without any problems.
edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
74066
answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
312
edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
74066
edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
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edited Jan 24 at 18:19
Eduardo Cuomo
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74066
answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
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answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
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answered Jun 20 '17 at 14:20
IslanderIslander
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This worked for me on Debian stretch, to fix hangs when I would try to lock the screen while running xfce. Took just asudo apt-get install xscreensaver
– hBy2Py
May 6 '18 at 4:03
Xscreensaver also locks up when you click on lock screen now.
– Owl
Nov 14 '18 at 14:06
add a comment |
This worked for me on Debian stretch, to fix hangs when I would try to lock the screen while running xfce. Took just asudo apt-get install xscreensaver
– hBy2Py
May 6 '18 at 4:03
Xscreensaver also locks up when you click on lock screen now.
– Owl
Nov 14 '18 at 14:06
This worked for me on Debian stretch, to fix hangs when I would try to lock the screen while running xfce. Took just a
sudo apt-get install xscreensaver– hBy2Py
May 6 '18 at 4:03
This worked for me on Debian stretch, to fix hangs when I would try to lock the screen while running xfce. Took just a
sudo apt-get install xscreensaver– hBy2Py
May 6 '18 at 4:03
Xscreensaver also locks up when you click on lock screen now.
– Owl
Nov 14 '18 at 14:06
Xscreensaver also locks up when you click on lock screen now.
– Owl
Nov 14 '18 at 14:06
add a comment |
Had the same issue on a my new build. Pressed control ALT backspace. Doing that brought me back to the login window, logged back in and all was good to go.
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
user247256user247256
111
add a comment |
Had the same issue on a my new build. Pressed control ALT backspace. Doing that brought me back to the login window, logged back in and all was good to go.
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
user247256user247256
111
add a comment |
Had the same issue on a my new build. Pressed control ALT backspace. Doing that brought me back to the login window, logged back in and all was good to go.
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
user247256user247256
111
Had the same issue on a my new build. Pressed control ALT backspace. Doing that brought me back to the login window, logged back in and all was good to go.
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
user247256user247256
111
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
user247256user247256
111
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
user247256user247256
111
answered Aug 19 '17 at 14:46
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Thanks. Didn't realize there was a different place for this. Flagged and sent
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