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dave_allen77 · (This post was last modified: 2012-05-05, 12:43 by dave_allen77.)

Suddenly can't use the Remote and can't see the mouse. If I move the mouse it wakes the screen up but I can't see it. Is there a keyboard command to quit XBMC and get back to XBMCbuntu? I don't want to power off the PC as it is running a background conversion of NTFS to EXT4 and I don't want to risk losing data.

Quaith · (This post was last modified: 2012-05-05, 13:16 by Quaith.)

Press Control+Alt+F1, login, and enter the following:

Code:
ps aux | grep xbmc

Now look up the process id (the number right after the user name) and enter:

Code:
kill -9 "process id"

(without the quotations)

Go back to Ubuntu by going to Control+Alt+F8 (could be another F button)

vikjon0 · 2012-05-05, 12:51

or press S on the keyboard....

Quaith · 2012-05-05, 12:52

(2012-05-05, 12:51)vikjon0 Wrote: or press S on the keyboard....

Well I assumed his entire XBMC is unusable. Pressing S should work if he's still able to use it Smile

dave_allen77 · 2012-05-05, 12:53

Tried Alt+F1. Screen has not changed. I was exiting a program called Swiss Army Knife in the Programs Menu.

vikjon0 · 2012-05-05, 12:54

Yes, I suppose that is the case...

dave_allen77 · 2012-05-05, 12:55

S not working either.

Quaith · (This post was last modified: 2012-05-05, 13:01 by Quaith.)

(2012-05-05, 12:53)dave_allen77 Wrote: Tried Alt+F1. Screen has not changed. I was exiting a program called Swiss Army Knife in the Programs Menu.

Try Alt+F2, or any other F number. For the last part about my previous post about Alt+F8 go to Alt+F1 instead now we know that is where the graphical interface is working on.

dave_allen77 · 2012-05-05, 13:05

Still Nothing, Tried every Alt+F combination

Quaith · (This post was last modified: 2012-05-05, 13:13 by Quaith.)

(2012-05-05, 13:05)dave_allen77 Wrote: Still Nothing, Tried every Alt+F combination

Is XBMC usable at all?

(2012-05-05, 13:05)dave_allen77 Wrote: Still Nothing, Tried every Alt+F combination

Sorry my brain is hurting, I meant Control+Alt+F[number]

dave_allen77 · (This post was last modified: 2012-05-05, 14:38 by dave_allen77.)

Pressed Control+Alt+F1 Now at a login prompt. Ubuntu 11.10 dave-desktop tty1. dave-desktop login:

Tried logging in with my username but tells me login incorrect. Also tried with xbmc and get same error.

Sorry. Now have the list of running processing. Which one do I kill?

Quaith · 2012-05-05, 14:39

(2012-05-05, 14:33)dave_allen77 Wrote: Pressed Control+Alt+F1 Now at a login prompt. Ubuntu 11.10 dave-desktop tty1. dave-desktop login:

Tried logging in with my username but tells me login incorrect. Also tried with xbmc and get same error.
Sorry. Now have the list of running processing. Which one do I kill?

There should be no password on the xbmc login unless you changed it according to the wiki.

dave_allen77 · 2012-05-05, 14:42

Thanx for your help everyone. Sorted now. Just cancelled all XBMC instances and got back to desktop.