I loose the HDMI signal and screen get black because startx (main launcher script to enter Xorg!)  from xinit package
has been forgotten to be installed.

 

After doing the magic combination CTRL+ALT+F1/F2 and login in console mode,

this will fix the issue and open the gates of cinnamon
 

sudo apt install xinit

 

Enjoy ,

       SoSie

Edited September 14, 20251 yr by SoSie

after struggling to make keyboard in french as locale is not taken account
 

sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
sudo systemmctl restart console-setup.service
setupcon  <-- winner

Screenshot taken with screengrab , 

 

How am I supposed to live without you screengrab the music..