Installing another display manager and then rescue mode

Darkhunter · 2014-04-09 10:58:06

Hello, I proceed by this manual on wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/display_manager and then after reboot I got rescue mode and error: "Failed to start default.target:Operation refused, unit may not be isolated."
So I restored the symbolic link and it still doesnt work. Can somebody help or I have to reinstall arch?

Lone_Wolf · 2014-04-09 11:57:21

you could try executing

systemctl isolate graphical.target

If that doesn't work, try systemctl isolate multi-user.target , which should transfer you to a console login.

edit

re-installing is rarely needed on arch, but you may have done something wrong in setting up the display manager.
which DM did you try to enable ?

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2014-04-09 11:59:38)

clfarron4 · 2014-04-09 12:14:06

@Lonewolf: I think this thread will setup the context: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=179729

Darkhunter · 2014-04-09 12:17:53

systemctl isolate graphical.target - it writes me the same error
systemctl isolate multi-user.target - transers me to console login.
So what now ? I reinstalled it, but it still doesnt work.
What's more, I installed DM, which worked for me two days before.

Last edited by Darkhunter (2014-04-09 12:19:04)

Darkhunter · 2014-04-09 17:35:05

Okay, so I will have to reinstall it then.

Darkhunter · 2014-04-09 20:35:18

Okay, solved. Sheep from ircchannel helped me .

clfarron4 · 2014-04-10 09:55:36

Darkhunter wrote:

Okay, solved. Sheep from ircchannel helped me .

If that's the case, if you could please edit the title of the first post to mark this [SOLVED] please.

Lone_Wolf · 2014-04-11 10:15:46

Darkhunter,
could you add some details (or ask sheep to do it) about the solution you found ?

That will help other people with a similar problem.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2014-04-11 10:15:55)

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Installing another display manager and then rescue mode

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Re: Installing another display manager and then rescue mode

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