linuxmint/Cinnamon — Issue #128: Cinnamon, black screen in VirtualBox
Author: craigs100
Created: 2012-01-10 17:02:12+00:00
State: open

Running Linux Mint 12 in a VirtualBox VM I get a black screen if a Cinnamon session is started.

Issue resubmitted as was closed without solution.

Have Cinnamon Desktop and Cinnamon-session installed.

VM Setup is:-
Host: Ubuntu 10.10 x64 PC 12GB Ram 4 Procs, NVidia GeForce 9600 GT.
Guest: Linux Mint 12 x64 with Cinnamon desktop.
VB version: 4.1.8
VM Setup (relevant bits):-
General:Basic: OS: Linux, Version: Ubunut (64 bit)
System:Motherboard: Memory: 2048, Chipset:PIIX3, Enable IO APIC, Hardware Clock, Enable Absolute Pointing device
System:Processor: 2 CPU's, Exec Cap:100%, Enable PAE/NX
System:Acceleration: Enable VT-x/AMD-V, Enable Nested Paging
Display: Memory: 128MB, Monitor Count:1, Enable 3D Acceleration
Storage: SATA Controller, Type: AHCI, Port Count:1
Guest Additions: fails with additions as supplied on Linux Mint 12 DVD and the VirtualBox additions.

No output from cinnamon --replace as the screen goes black immediately.