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white screen after logging in

Asked by martin

after logging in my screen goes black and white and then completely white/blank, however my wife can log as normal, i am the administrator so i cannot just create a new login, thanks

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Best Sam Cater (wraund-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

you can create a new login and give it admin rights

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martin (martinmurphy13) said : 		#2

hi, thanks but when i log into my wifes login there is no option to create a new login

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Sam Cater (wraund-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

try doing 'sudo users-admin'

see what that turns up

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zephirum (zephirum) said : 		#4

also, Beryl can cause screens to go white (known as the "white cube" problem")
I fixed the problem by first stopping Beryl starting up upon boot (with a bit of rushing)
and then uninsalled AWN and WINE.

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martin (martinmurphy13) said : 		#5

hi, thanks that sorted my problem