Ubuntu gnome 14.10 Nemo Problem

ok so nemo is a cinnamon file manager but every time i install it i kills ubuntu gnome 14.10. i cant boot back into linux and also i installed linuxmint 17.1 cinnamon and same problem as soon as install the AMD drivers all crap breaks loose... any sugustions would be great i dont like gnome 3 file manager its too limited and simple

You gave us very little information, you can't boot back into Linux because error? As soon as you install fglrx (since open source is default in Mint) what breaks loose? System is not bootable? That suggest that there is some other problem.

All i can tell you, I've tried installing Nemo on GNOME = no problem, using fglrx on Mint = no problem.

If you elaborate more on the problem, what type of error happens in Mint for example, and what procedure did you use to install Nemo on GNOME etc., maybe someone would be able to help you. I suspect on hardware problem, also, give informationa bout relevant configuration (GPU, maybe CPU etc.).

nemo didn’t break for me when I installed it on Ubuntu Gnome.

So what happens is i install the amd driver and then install nemo and when i reboot it just doesnt boot back. Black screen. Ill repeat the error again but how do i collect logs?

i suspect the problem is the driver. install nemo without installing the amd drivers and see if that works. also to see what might be up try this:

login as the single user or recovery mode from grub and select drop to root shell prompt. and you'll have to pass some commands to write to / i think

mount -o rw,remount /

or ssh into the machine. you'll want to look in the log files for errors

tac /var/log/Xorg.0.log | less

the log will be displayed with the newest entires first using the tac command. piping the output of tac into less will allow you to scroll the log file on your screen. look for errors.

Ya must be a display driver issue because i can reset the pc and it boots after i guess amd needs to make better drivers. i dont know how to read the logs properly or should i say i don't what im lookin for i can paste bin a the log if u guys want. but reseting once in awhile when it boots and hangs doesn't kill the experiance of linux : )

this is an odd one, im not sure why the driver is having issues with nemo. I also am not a massive fan of the gnome manager as its too simple. Have you tried Thunar ? its very simular and has plugins, it should give you the much needed 'open as root' command.