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GWM

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Registered: 2017-12-04

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[SOLVED] Cannot start X after update.

Hello Archers!
I don't remember doing anything special before updating, so it might as well be my first time when my Arch install has been broken not by me... Cool, finally!
There are my logs:
Pacman logs: https://hastebin.com/axorojaqol.cs
Xorg logs: https://hastebin.com/futavilipu.bash
lspci: https://hastebin.com/exoyugodeh.makefile (that's from my Manjaro dual-boot system, which I use right now)
My device is Lenovo's laptop E495, I have used Arch on it for a few months already.
For starting Xorg I use `startx`, my DE is KDE.

EDIT: Fixed Xorg log link, I used a wrong one.

Last edited by GWM (2019-10-15 20:56:23)

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot start X after update.

Xorg.log shows the kernel is

[    25.548] Current Operating System: Linux darkness 4.19.66-1-lts #1 SMP Sat Aug 10 13:13:28 CEST 2019 x86_64

pacman.log shows the only kernel present is

[2019-10-15 21:47] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 5.3.6-arch1-1-ARCH

Looking at the dates the Xorg.log would appear to be an old log.  Please post the output of dmesg along with an updated Xorg.log.
I am assuming you are dual booting Manjaro and Arch not Manjaro and something else.
Edit:
From the updated Xorg.log

[    28.307] (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.

X started and exited succesfully.  What was X starting?

Last edited by loqs (2019-10-15 20:34:42)

GWM

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot start X after update.

Xorg.log shows the kernel is

[    25.548] Current Operating System: Linux darkness 4.19.66-1-lts #1 SMP Sat Aug 10 13:13:28 CEST 2019 x86_64

pacman.log shows the only kernel present is

[2019-10-15 21:47] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 5.3.6-arch1-1-ARCH

Looking at the dates the Xorg.log would appear to be an old log.  Please post the output of dmesg along with an updated Xorg.log.
I am assuming you are dual booting Manjaro and Arch not Manjaro and something else.
Edit:
From the updated Xorg.log

[    28.307] (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.

X started and exited succesfully.  What was X starting?

Yeah, with Xorg log my bad I have updated the post with the correct one.
And yes, I dual boot Arch and Manjaro.
I should post dmesg from my Arch system, right?

Edit: Uh, sorry, I answered before I saw your edit. What do you mean by "What was X starting?"? I tried to run `startx` from tty, I got a blackscreen for a second and then I just got returned to the tty.
There is my xinitrc: https://hastebin.com/zolijegoyo.bash

Last edited by GWM (2019-10-15 20:38:45)

GWM

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot start X after update.

There is my dmesg: https://pastebin.com/qPhsZu2t=

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot start X after update.

pacman -Fo /usr/bin/startkde

No package in the repositories provides that file.

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot start X after update.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KD … he_console

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GWM

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot start X after update.

Wow...
Yep guys, you were right, thank you very much!
Changing `startkde` to `startplasma-x11` fixed the issue.
So, basically, this is [solved].

But, the question is, how am I supposed to figure this out myself?
Like, I used `startkde` for a long time on this laptop, and on my previous devices, so I guess that this got changed just recently, and either there was no any notification about it, or I missed it...
Edit: Yeah, it was changed just today... https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … did=580574

Last edited by GWM (2019-10-15 20:59:10)