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0e1f616
(Get the code!)
Ok, I tried "startx" after selecting the "root shell prompt" in recovery mode, and the desktop showed up (with all the icons etc.) Looks like a step in the right direction. However, immediately there is an error message on the desktop, and the mouse pointer freeze, and so does the keyboard, such that I can't get into any of the tty consoles (ctrl-alt-f1-6). I force-rebooted many time using recovery and "startx" and always ended up with an error message and a frozen interface/keyboard, although the error message came in various flavor as detailed below:
*** 1st flavor ***
/-----
Error
The panel encountered a problem while loading
"OAFIID.
Do you want to delete the applet from your configuration?
[Don't delete] [Delete]
\-----
*** 2nd flavor ***
First message box:
/-----
Error
?
\-----
Second message box (appears right on top of the first one, so I couldn't read the first message):
/-----
Error
"User Switcher" has quit unexpectedly.
If you reload a panel object, it will
automatically added back to the panel.
[Don't reload] [Reload]
\-----
*** 3rd flavor ***
/-----
Error
The panel encountered a problem while loading
"OAFIID.
Do you want to delete the applet from your configuration?
[Don't delete] [Delete]
\-----
*** 4th flavor ***
/-----
Error
"Indicator Applet" has quit unexpectedly.
If you reload a panel object, it will
automatically added back to the panel.
[Don't reload] [Reload]
\-----
Etc. Of course, I didn't make any choice given that the interface was frozen (keyboard and screen), only a cold reboot would get me out.
Regarding copying .xsession-errors to a USB stick, I couldn't as it seems my USB stick doesn't show up in /media. But I opened .xsession-errors to see its content (using the "nano" command), and it is definitely empty ("Read 0 lines"). I really want to make this thing work, I liked what I saw when I booted from the Live CD.