Errors @ StartX prompt for Mate

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dalpets

The errors occur after initial installation of 13.1 with Mate.
errors as follows;
xauth: file /root /root/.serverauth.5381 does not exist
fatal server error xf86OpenConsole:VT_SETMODE VT_PROCESS failed(EE)
unable to connect to X server: connection refused

Some help would be appreciated to track & fix the problem. Thank You.
 
I'm actually in the Mate desktop, as regular user, but it doesn't accept its password there.
The error message is "failed to execute login command".
I didn't setup the installation in UEFI mode
I've tried to get to a command prompt in Safe mode to try & fix but of no help.
Some more help please.
 
SirDice said:
What's in your ~/.xinitrc?
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I don't seem to have a way to get into xinitrc because running the system goes straight to the non-working mate desktop?
I've tried the welcome screen options, including safe mode, but they don't take me to a command line environment.
 
dalpets said:
I don't seem to have a way to get into xinitrc because running the system goes straight to the non-working mate desktop?
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CTRL-ALT-F1, F2, F3, etc. Typing console as the username in SLiM should bring up an Xterm (if you have xterm installed), that's also usable.
 
SirDice said:
CTRL-ALT-F1, F2, F3, etc. Typing console as the username in SLiM should bring up an Xterm (if you have xterm installed), that's also usable.
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Thanks Sir Dice;
The problem was a missing xinitrc 'exec' line. How could I, silly me!
I now have two fully working systems with desktops-Mate & Gnome.
Hooray, Hooray! Life's worth living again!
 
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