19.3 xfce boots to screensaver - can't get out
by james53 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#51K1H)
When I boot I keep getting the screensaver asking me for my password.
I enter it, it is accepted, then after a few seconds the screensaver reappears asking me for my password again. The password is correct, because if I enter it wrongly it complains. The only thing I can do is reboot, but that doesn't solve the problem.
I understood that if I press SHIFT on booting I would be able to try an older kernel but holding SHIFT doesn't work on my HP laptop. It just boots normally.
I would appreciate some help on this. I'm not very experienced, so please keep it as simple as possible. Thanks!
I enter it, it is accepted, then after a few seconds the screensaver reappears asking me for my password again. The password is correct, because if I enter it wrongly it complains. The only thing I can do is reboot, but that doesn't solve the problem.
I understood that if I press SHIFT on booting I would be able to try an older kernel but holding SHIFT doesn't work on my HP laptop. It just boots normally.
I would appreciate some help on this. I'm not very experienced, so please keep it as simple as possible. Thanks!