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After installing Linux Mint 19 I wanted to check how vsinc affects fps in Linux, so I typed this command: CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace
After some time I accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z and paused that process. Immediately my Bash shell and everything except the mouse cursor froze, so I can't type the fg command.
Is there a way to unpause that process without rebooting and should I use Ctrl+C next time to properly exit that process?
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After installing Linux Mint 19 I wanted to check how vsinc affects fps in Linux, so I typed this command: CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace
After some time I accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z and paused that process. Immediately my Bash shell and everything except the mouse cursor froze, so I can't type the fg command.
Is there a way to unpause that process without rebooting and should I use Ctrl+C next time to properly exit that process?
process
edited Aug 16 at 21:10
Peter Mortensen
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asked Aug 14 at 2:30
Tomislav
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Next time, run it withCLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace &to start it in the background. Replacing it again with a process with a process started withoutCLUTTER_SHOW_FPSshould do what you want. Or yeah you can control-C it; X11 works with no window manager; your terminal emulator should still be visible for you to start another window manager.
– Peter Cordes
Aug 14 at 10:06
i suggest always having SSH access to a machine you don't want to hard reset, but this should not be your primary fix for this issue
– pcnate
Aug 14 at 19:47
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After installing Linux Mint 19 I wanted to check how vsinc affects fps in Linux, so I typed this command: CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace
After some time I accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z and paused that process. Immediately my Bash shell and everything except the mouse cursor froze, so I can't type the fg command.
Is there a way to unpause that process without rebooting and should I use Ctrl+C next time to properly exit that process?
process
edited Aug 16 at 21:10
Peter Mortensen
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asked Aug 14 at 2:30
Tomislav
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After installing Linux Mint 19 I wanted to check how vsinc affects fps in Linux, so I typed this command: CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace
After some time I accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z and paused that process. Immediately my Bash shell and everything except the mouse cursor froze, so I can't type the fg command.
Is there a way to unpause that process without rebooting and should I use Ctrl+C next time to properly exit that process?
process
edited Aug 16 at 21:10
Peter Mortensen
79148
asked Aug 14 at 2:30
Tomislav
4314
edited Aug 16 at 21:10
Peter Mortensen
79148
edited Aug 16 at 21:10
Peter Mortensen
79148
edited Aug 16 at 21:10
Peter Mortensen
79148
79148
asked Aug 14 at 2:30
Tomislav
4314
asked Aug 14 at 2:30
Tomislav
4314
asked Aug 14 at 2:30
Tomislav
4314
4314
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Next time, run it withCLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace &to start it in the background. Replacing it again with a process with a process started withoutCLUTTER_SHOW_FPSshould do what you want. Or yeah you can control-C it; X11 works with no window manager; your terminal emulator should still be visible for you to start another window manager.
– Peter Cordes
Aug 14 at 10:06
i suggest always having SSH access to a machine you don't want to hard reset, but this should not be your primary fix for this issue
– pcnate
Aug 14 at 19:47
add a comment |Â
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Next time, run it withCLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace &to start it in the background. Replacing it again with a process with a process started withoutCLUTTER_SHOW_FPSshould do what you want. Or yeah you can control-C it; X11 works with no window manager; your terminal emulator should still be visible for you to start another window manager.
– Peter Cordes
Aug 14 at 10:06
i suggest always having SSH access to a machine you don't want to hard reset, but this should not be your primary fix for this issue
– pcnate
Aug 14 at 19:47
1
1
Next time, run it with
CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace & to start it in the background. Replacing it again with a process with a process started without CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS should do what you want. Or yeah you can control-C it; X11 works with no window manager; your terminal emulator should still be visible for you to start another window manager.– Peter Cordes
Aug 14 at 10:06
Next time, run it with
CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace & to start it in the background. Replacing it again with a process with a process started without CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS should do what you want. Or yeah you can control-C it; X11 works with no window manager; your terminal emulator should still be visible for you to start another window manager.– Peter Cordes
Aug 14 at 10:06
i suggest always having SSH access to a machine you don't want to hard reset, but this should not be your primary fix for this issue
– pcnate
Aug 14 at 19:47
i suggest always having SSH access to a machine you don't want to hard reset, but this should not be your primary fix for this issue
– pcnate
Aug 14 at 19:47
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- Switch to a new TTY. See How to switch between tty and xorg session? for tips on how to switch TTYs.
- Determine the PID of the cinnamon process
ps -e | grep cinnamon - Send this process the SIGCONT signal with
kill -SIGCONT [pid]
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
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+1. Clarification on the statement "kill [...] process with the signal" would be good. The naming of the kill utility is unfortunate, given that most of the signals one can send are not used to 'kill' a process in the sense of mortality.kill -SIGCONT 9999will send the continue signal to the pid 9999.
– Eli Heady
Aug 14 at 4:42
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pgrepis useful for finding processes
– CameronNemo
Aug 14 at 11:28
Why does my desktop on tty7 gets distorted - all black and without linux start menu? Is there a way to fix it ?
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 12:51
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@Tomislav can you clarify what you mean by distorted? It sounds a bit like your tty7 just has a regular (GUI-less) shell rendering.
– Jules
Aug 14 at 15:11
It looks like normal desktop after booting but without start menu panel (icons on desktop are also visible).
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 23:01
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Short, concrete version of CameronNemo's answer:
ctrlaltF1 # Switch to TTY1
user name↲ # Log in on this terminal
password↲killall -SIGCONT cinnamon↲ # Send the continue signal to the process
ctrld # Log out on TTY1
ctrlaltF7 # Switch back to the graphical environment
F1 and F7 here assume that you have X running on TTY7, as is standard on Ubuntu and, I assume, also on Mint.
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
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2 Answers
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oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
26
down vote
accepted
- Switch to a new TTY. See How to switch between tty and xorg session? for tips on how to switch TTYs.
- Determine the PID of the cinnamon process
ps -e | grep cinnamon - Send this process the SIGCONT signal with
kill -SIGCONT [pid]
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
1,022711
6
+1. Clarification on the statement "kill [...] process with the signal" would be good. The naming of the kill utility is unfortunate, given that most of the signals one can send are not used to 'kill' a process in the sense of mortality.kill -SIGCONT 9999will send the continue signal to the pid 9999.
– Eli Heady
Aug 14 at 4:42
1
pgrepis useful for finding processes
– CameronNemo
Aug 14 at 11:28
Why does my desktop on tty7 gets distorted - all black and without linux start menu? Is there a way to fix it ?
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 12:51
1
@Tomislav can you clarify what you mean by distorted? It sounds a bit like your tty7 just has a regular (GUI-less) shell rendering.
– Jules
Aug 14 at 15:11
It looks like normal desktop after booting but without start menu panel (icons on desktop are also visible).
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 23:01
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
26
down vote
accepted
- Switch to a new TTY. See How to switch between tty and xorg session? for tips on how to switch TTYs.
- Determine the PID of the cinnamon process
ps -e | grep cinnamon - Send this process the SIGCONT signal with
kill -SIGCONT [pid]
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
1,022711
6
+1. Clarification on the statement "kill [...] process with the signal" would be good. The naming of the kill utility is unfortunate, given that most of the signals one can send are not used to 'kill' a process in the sense of mortality.kill -SIGCONT 9999will send the continue signal to the pid 9999.
– Eli Heady
Aug 14 at 4:42
1
pgrepis useful for finding processes
– CameronNemo
Aug 14 at 11:28
Why does my desktop on tty7 gets distorted - all black and without linux start menu? Is there a way to fix it ?
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 12:51
1
@Tomislav can you clarify what you mean by distorted? It sounds a bit like your tty7 just has a regular (GUI-less) shell rendering.
– Jules
Aug 14 at 15:11
It looks like normal desktop after booting but without start menu panel (icons on desktop are also visible).
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 23:01
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
26
down vote
accepted
up vote
26
down vote
accepted
- Switch to a new TTY. See How to switch between tty and xorg session? for tips on how to switch TTYs.
- Determine the PID of the cinnamon process
ps -e | grep cinnamon - Send this process the SIGCONT signal with
kill -SIGCONT [pid]
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
1,022711
- Switch to a new TTY. See How to switch between tty and xorg session? for tips on how to switch TTYs.
- Determine the PID of the cinnamon process
ps -e | grep cinnamon - Send this process the SIGCONT signal with
kill -SIGCONT [pid]
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
1,022711
edited Aug 14 at 12:21
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
1,022711
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
1,022711
answered Aug 14 at 2:53
CameronNemo
1,022711
1,022711
6
+1. Clarification on the statement "kill [...] process with the signal" would be good. The naming of the kill utility is unfortunate, given that most of the signals one can send are not used to 'kill' a process in the sense of mortality.kill -SIGCONT 9999will send the continue signal to the pid 9999.
– Eli Heady
Aug 14 at 4:42
1
pgrepis useful for finding processes
– CameronNemo
Aug 14 at 11:28
Why does my desktop on tty7 gets distorted - all black and without linux start menu? Is there a way to fix it ?
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 12:51
1
@Tomislav can you clarify what you mean by distorted? It sounds a bit like your tty7 just has a regular (GUI-less) shell rendering.
– Jules
Aug 14 at 15:11
It looks like normal desktop after booting but without start menu panel (icons on desktop are also visible).
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 23:01
 |Â
show 1 more comment
6
+1. Clarification on the statement "kill [...] process with the signal" would be good. The naming of the kill utility is unfortunate, given that most of the signals one can send are not used to 'kill' a process in the sense of mortality.kill -SIGCONT 9999will send the continue signal to the pid 9999.
– Eli Heady
Aug 14 at 4:42
1
pgrepis useful for finding processes
– CameronNemo
Aug 14 at 11:28
Why does my desktop on tty7 gets distorted - all black and without linux start menu? Is there a way to fix it ?
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 12:51
1
@Tomislav can you clarify what you mean by distorted? It sounds a bit like your tty7 just has a regular (GUI-less) shell rendering.
– Jules
Aug 14 at 15:11
It looks like normal desktop after booting but without start menu panel (icons on desktop are also visible).
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 23:01
6
6
+1. Clarification on the statement "kill [...] process with the signal" would be good. The naming of the kill utility is unfortunate, given that most of the signals one can send are not used to 'kill' a process in the sense of mortality.
kill -SIGCONT 9999 will send the continue signal to the pid 9999.– Eli Heady
Aug 14 at 4:42
+1. Clarification on the statement "kill [...] process with the signal" would be good. The naming of the kill utility is unfortunate, given that most of the signals one can send are not used to 'kill' a process in the sense of mortality.
kill -SIGCONT 9999 will send the continue signal to the pid 9999.– Eli Heady
Aug 14 at 4:42
1
1
pgrep is useful for finding processes– CameronNemo
Aug 14 at 11:28
pgrep is useful for finding processes– CameronNemo
Aug 14 at 11:28
Why does my desktop on tty7 gets distorted - all black and without linux start menu? Is there a way to fix it ?
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 12:51
Why does my desktop on tty7 gets distorted - all black and without linux start menu? Is there a way to fix it ?
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 12:51
1
1
@Tomislav can you clarify what you mean by distorted? It sounds a bit like your tty7 just has a regular (GUI-less) shell rendering.
– Jules
Aug 14 at 15:11
@Tomislav can you clarify what you mean by distorted? It sounds a bit like your tty7 just has a regular (GUI-less) shell rendering.
– Jules
Aug 14 at 15:11
It looks like normal desktop after booting but without start menu panel (icons on desktop are also visible).
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 23:01
It looks like normal desktop after booting but without start menu panel (icons on desktop are also visible).
– Tomislav
Aug 14 at 23:01
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
9
down vote
Short, concrete version of CameronNemo's answer:
ctrlaltF1 # Switch to TTY1
user name↲ # Log in on this terminal
password↲killall -SIGCONT cinnamon↲ # Send the continue signal to the process
ctrld # Log out on TTY1
ctrlaltF7 # Switch back to the graphical environment
F1 and F7 here assume that you have X running on TTY7, as is standard on Ubuntu and, I assume, also on Mint.
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
leftaroundabout
31917
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
Short, concrete version of CameronNemo's answer:
ctrlaltF1 # Switch to TTY1
user name↲ # Log in on this terminal
password↲killall -SIGCONT cinnamon↲ # Send the continue signal to the process
ctrld # Log out on TTY1
ctrlaltF7 # Switch back to the graphical environment
F1 and F7 here assume that you have X running on TTY7, as is standard on Ubuntu and, I assume, also on Mint.
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
leftaroundabout
31917
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
up vote
9
down vote
Short, concrete version of CameronNemo's answer:
ctrlaltF1 # Switch to TTY1
user name↲ # Log in on this terminal
password↲killall -SIGCONT cinnamon↲ # Send the continue signal to the process
ctrld # Log out on TTY1
ctrlaltF7 # Switch back to the graphical environment
F1 and F7 here assume that you have X running on TTY7, as is standard on Ubuntu and, I assume, also on Mint.
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
leftaroundabout
31917
Short, concrete version of CameronNemo's answer:
ctrlaltF1 # Switch to TTY1
user name↲ # Log in on this terminal
password↲killall -SIGCONT cinnamon↲ # Send the continue signal to the process
ctrld # Log out on TTY1
ctrlaltF7 # Switch back to the graphical environment
F1 and F7 here assume that you have X running on TTY7, as is standard on Ubuntu and, I assume, also on Mint.
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
leftaroundabout
31917
edited Aug 14 at 12:46
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
leftaroundabout
31917
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
leftaroundabout
31917
answered Aug 14 at 12:39
leftaroundabout
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31917
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Next time, run it with
CLUTTER_SHOW_FPS=1 cinnamon --replace &to start it in the background. Replacing it again with a process with a process started withoutCLUTTER_SHOW_FPSshould do what you want. Or yeah you can control-C it; X11 works with no window manager; your terminal emulator should still be visible for you to start another window manager.– Peter Cordes
Aug 14 at 10:06
i suggest always having SSH access to a machine you don't want to hard reset, but this should not be your primary fix for this issue
– pcnate
Aug 14 at 19:47