[SOLVED] latest upgrade breaks system

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 07:46:31

With the latest upgrade, my system is broken. It cannot start services and does not even reach the console.

It complains about:
Failed to start D-Bus System Message Bus
Dependency failed for Network Manager... Network Manager Wait Online... Phonesim Control Daemon
Failed to start Bluetooth Service... User Login Management... Avahi...

I cleaned pacman cache and tried forcing re-download and reinstalling all packages with a rescue CD, but I got the same result.

I guess Arch is broken for new installs as well.

Last edited by aquilarubra (2024-01-23 16:27:23)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2024-01-23 08:17:50

AWhich dbus implementation did you pick during the upgrade?

Please share the journal contents:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System … al_to_view

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … ted_client

aquilarubra wrote:

I guess Arch is broken for new installs as well.

No, it isn't. I've just installed Arch on a USB stick and it works fine with the new dbus-broker package.

Tutorius · 2024-01-23 08:38:27

I have had the same problem. After an update yesterday, i was not able to start my system.
I started the system using Runmode 3 (Konsole), and it booted, but the network was not available.

There were a bunch of messages that the Dbus-Service was not started, not abailabe and so on.

Hopefully i had an other Arch-System on my notebook.

I found that a file named "dbus.service" was missing in /usr/lib/systemd/system

Its a textfile, so i created a new one, writing the same content as on my notebook...

This solved the problem.

I have no idea what happended so that this file was deleted and not recreated during update.

The update ended with no error-messages.

Question to thread starter:

My system had run a Mate-Desktop, but i used the display-manager for plasma (from a try of Plasma some month ago).
I am still not able to work with this plasma-displaymanager, it still has Dbus-Messages when starting. I have changed to gdm, and this works.
What display-manager are you using?

Content of my dbus.service (if your is also missing)

[Unit]
Description=D-Bus System Message Bus
Documentation=man:dbus-daemon
Requires=dbus.socket

[Service]
Type=notify
NotifyAccess=main
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
ExecReload=/usr/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus / org.freedesktop.DBus.ReloadConfig
OOMScoreAdjust=-900

Last edited by Tutorius (2024-01-23 08:46:44)

seth · 2024-01-23 09:01:36

I found that a file named "dbus.service" was missing in /usr/lib/systemd/system

pacman -Qikk dbus

Tutorius · 2024-01-23 09:27:14

Name : dbus
Version : 1.14.10-2
Beschreibung : Freedesktop.org message bus system
Architektur : x86_64
URL : https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/dbus/
Lizenzen : AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
Gruppen : Nichts
Stellt bereit : libdbus libdbus-1.so=3-64
Hängt ab von : audit libcap-ng expat systemd-libs libaudit.so=1-64 libcap-ng.so=0-64 libexpat.so=1-64 libsystemd.so=0-64
Optionale Abhängigkeiten : Nichts
Benötigt von : a2jmidid aida-x-clap aida-x-lv2 aida-x-vst aida-x-vst3 ardour at-spi2-core avahi bluez brltty cardinal-clap cardinal-lv2
cardinal-standalone cardinal-vst cardinal-vst3 chromium colord cups dbus-glib dbus-python dleyna filezilla firefox
flatpak fluidsynth gambas3-gb-dbus jack2 jack2-dbus lib32-dbus libcupsfilters libdecor libgnome-keyring libnvme libpcap
libpulse libreoffice-fresh libteam malcontent pipewire pipewire-media-session python2-dbus qt6-base qt6-webengine rtkit
steam subversion systemd telepathy-glib telepathy-mission-control thunderbird vlc wpa_supplicant xdg-dbus-proxy xorg-server
zam-plugins-clap zam-plugins-lv2 zam-plugins-standalone zam-plugins-vst zam-plugins-vst3 zbar
Optional für : alsa-plugins
In Konflikt mit : libdbus
Ersetzt : libdbus
Installationsgröße : 910,57 KiB
Packer : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <heftig@archlinux.org>
Erstellt am : Fr 05 Jan 2024 16:13:33 CET
Installiert am : Di 23 Jan 2024 08:34:08 CET
Installationsgrund : Installiert als Abhängigkeit eines anderen Pakets
Installations-Skript : Nein
Verifiziert durch : Signatur

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 09:27:18

I downgraded dbus to version 1.14.8-1 and it works again. Definitely it is a dbus issue.

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 09:36:35

With the downgrader dbus, I find a strange warning concerning dbus-daemon-launch-helper:

pacman -Qikk dbus

Name : dbus
Version : 1.14.8-1
Description : Freedesktop.org message bus system
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/dbus/
Licenses : GPL custom
Groups : None
Provides : libdbus libdbus-1.so=3-64
Depends On : audit expat systemd-libs libaudit.so=1-64
libsystemd.so=0-64
Optional Deps : None
Required By : a2jmidid ardour at-spi2-core avahi bluez bluez-utils
brltty chromium colord compiz-core-git connman cups
dbus-glib dbus-python filezilla firefox flatpak
fluidsynth jack2 jack2-dbus lib32-dbus libcupsfilters
libdecor libnvme libpcap libpulse libreoffice-fresh
libteam ofono perl-net-dbus pipewire pipewire-audio
pipewire-pulse qt4 qt6-base qt6-webengine rtkit steam
subversion systemd telepathy-glib thunderbird vlc
wpa_supplicant xdg-dbus-proxy xorg-server zam-plugins-clap
zam-plugins-lv2 zam-plugins-standalone zam-plugins-vst
zam-plugins-vst3 zbar zoom
Optional For : alsa-plugins
Conflicts With : libdbus
Replaces : libdbus
Installed Size : 911.35 KiB
Packager : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <heftig@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Wed 07 Jun 2023 12:33:33 AM CEST
Install Date : Tue 23 Jan 2024 10:32:53 AM CET
Install Reason : Installed as a dependency for another package
Install Script : No
Validated By : Signature

warning: dbus: /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper (failed to calculate MD5 checksum)
warning: dbus: /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper (failed to calculate SHA256 checksum)
dbus: 93 total files, 1 altered file

Last edited by aquilarubra (2024-01-23 09:56:15)

seth · 2024-01-23 09:38:38

Please use [code][/code] tags, not "quote" tags. Edit your post in this regard.
And nb. "-Qikk" though indeed https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/dbus/ currently has only usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/dbus.service

Edit: permission issue, sudo it.

Last edited by seth (2024-01-23 09:39:40)

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 09:57:55

I upgraded again to simulate the issue.

Here is my journal:

http://0x0.st/HGb8.txt

I don't know why it gives me just November 17...

Last edited by aquilarubra (2024-01-23 10:02:48)

seth · 2024-01-23 10:13:11

Nov 17 11:45:48 master udisksd[734]: udisks daemon version 2.9.4 exiting

https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/ … mmits/main

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Scimmia · 2024-01-23 12:46:53

pacman -Q dbus-units systemd

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 14:10:35

Here it is:
http://0x0.st/HGTi.txt

pacman -Q dbus-units systemd

gives:
dbus-broker-units 35-2
systemd 255.2-3

Last edited by aquilarubra (2024-01-23 14:11:10)

Scimmia · 2024-01-23 14:15:46

Then how in the world were you able to downgrade dbus without getting file conflicts? Did you user --overwrite or something?

seth · 2024-01-23 14:58:41

Jan 23 14:51:46 phantom kernel: Linux version 5.17.9-arch1-1 (linux@archlinux) (gcc (GCC) 12.1.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.38) #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 18 May 2022 17:30:11 +0000

Why is the kernel 2 years old?

Also NM, systemd-networkd, iwd and wpa_supplciant are running
Please post the output of

find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

Jan 23 14:51:46 phantom kernel: Command line: initrd=\arch\boot\intel-ucode.img initrd=\arch\boot\amd-ucode.img initrd=\arch\boot\x86_64\initramfs-linux.img archisobasedir=arch archisolabel=PHANTOM-MAC

And the entire thing looks like it's some live distro - there's no sign of dbus-broker anywhere.

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 15:09:22

Scimmia wrote:

Then how in the world were you able to downgrade dbus without getting file conflicts? Did you user --overwrite or something?

Yes, I had to use --overwrite.

Scimmia · 2024-01-23 15:10:23

That was an absolutely TERRIBLE idea. Never EVER use that when the file is owned by another package.

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 15:11:22

Indeed, I am booting from a rescue livecd and mounting the broken system, which does not boot and cannot reach the console. I guess it is not useful to run commands in the live distro.

Anyway, I just downgrade dbus again and it works.

seth wrote:

Jan 23 14:51:46 phantom kernel: Linux version 5.17.9-arch1-1 (linux@archlinux) (gcc (GCC) 12.1.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.38) #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 18 May 2022 17:30:11 +0000

Why is the kernel 2 years old?

Also NM, systemd-networkd, iwd and wpa_supplciant are running
Please post the output of

find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

Jan 23 14:51:46 phantom kernel: Command line: initrd=\arch\boot\intel-ucode.img initrd=\arch\boot\amd-ucode.img initrd=\arch\boot\x86_64\initramfs-linux.img archisobasedir=arch archisolabel=PHANTOM-MAC

And the entire thing looks like it's some live distro - there's no sign of dbus-broker anywhere.

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 15:13:09

Result from the system with downgraded dbus:

find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

acpid.service                            | multi-user.target.wants
autorandr.service                        | sleep.target.wants
avahi-daemon.service                     | multi-user.target.wants
avahi-daemon.socket                      | sockets.target.wants
bluetooth.service                        | bluetooth.target.wants
clamav-daemon.service                    | multi-user.target.wants
clamav-daemon.socket                     | sockets.target.wants
clamav-freshclam.service                 | multi-user.target.wants
cups.path                                | multi-user.target.wants
cups.service                             | multi-user.target.wants
cups.service                             | printer.target.wants
cups.socket                              | sockets.target.wants
dbus-org.bluez.service                   | system
dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service       | system
dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service | system
dbus-org.freedesktop.timesync1.service   | system
display-manager.service                  | system
dnscrypt-proxy.service                   | multi-user.target.wants
espeakup.service                         | sound.target.wants
fcgiwrap.service                         | multi-user.target.wants
gcr-ssh-agent.socket                     | sockets.target.wants
getty@tty1.service                       | getty.target.wants
gnome-keyring-daemon.socket              | sockets.target.wants
NetworkManager.service                   | multi-user.target.wants
NetworkManager-wait-online.service       | network-online.target.wants
nginx.service                            | multi-user.target.wants
ntpd.service                             | multi-user.target.wants
ofono.service                            | multi-user.target.wants
p11-kit-server.socket                    | sockets.target.wants
pamac-cleancache.timer                   | multi-user.target.wants
pcscd.socket                             | sockets.target.wants
pgadmin4-pip.service                     | default.target.wants
phonesim.service                         | multi-user.target.wants
pipewire-pulse.socket                    | sockets.target.wants
pipewire-session-manager.service         | user
pipewire.socket                          | sockets.target.wants
reflector.service                        | multi-user.target.wants
remote-fs.target                         | multi-user.target.wants
snapd.service                            | multi-user.target.wants
snapd.socket                             | sockets.target.wants
softethervpn-client.service              | multi-user.target.wants
sshd.service                             | multi-user.target.wants
systemd-timesyncd.service                | sysinit.target.wants
udisks2.service                          | graphical.target.wants
v4l2loopback.service                     | default.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-bare-5.mount          | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-bare-5.mount          | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-core18-2796.mount     | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-core18-2796.mount     | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-core18-2812.mount     | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-core18-2812.mount     | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-198.mount | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-198.mount | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1535.mount | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1535.mount | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-resourcehacker-95.mount | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-resourcehacker-95.mount | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-snapd-20290.mount     | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-snapd-20290.mount     | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-snapd-20671.mount     | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-snapd-20671.mount     | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-wine\x2dplatform\x2d6\x2dstable-19.mount | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-wine\x2dplatform\x2d6\x2dstable-19.mount | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-wine\x2dplatform\x2druntime-352.mount | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-wine\x2dplatform\x2druntime-352.mount | snapd.mounts.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-wine\x2dplatform\x2druntime-353.mount | multi-user.target.wants
var-lib-snapd-snap-wine\x2dplatform\x2druntime-353.mount | snapd.mounts.target.wants
wireplumber.service                      | pipewire.service.wants
xdg-user-dirs-update.service             | default.target.wants

Last edited by aquilarubra (2024-01-23 15:19:54)

Scimmia · 2024-01-23 15:16:18

Stop downgrading!!!

If you need to go back to dbus-daemon, you install dbus-daemon-units, you don't downgrade dbus.

We need a log from when the system was having a problem. See journalctl's -b option.

seth · 2024-01-23 15:16:50

Please use [code][/code] tags, not "quote" tags. Edit your post in this regard.

If there's a pending problem, post the journal from the actual system.
In doubt see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System … al_to_view

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 15:19:15

This command should get what happened in the previous boot, when I reupgraded dbus and it didn't boot correctly. I can see the failed d-bus logs.

sudo journalctl --boot=-1 | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

http://0x0.st/HGT9.txt

Last edited by aquilarubra (2024-01-23 15:21:37)

Scimmia · 2024-01-23 15:22:13

Right, that failure is because you have no units because you overwrote them with ones from the dbus package, which was then removed when you updated dbus. Reinstall dbus-broker-units, and hopefully this reinforces that you should NOT be using --overwrite.

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 15:52:26

I reupdated, removed dbus-broker-units with -Rddd, reinstalled dbus-broker-units. No difference. I am in the livecd again to rescue the system.

If just changing version of dbus solves the issue, it is dbus related.

Scimmia · 2024-01-23 15:58:12

Again, if you need to go back to dbus daemon, you install dbus-daemon-units, you DO NOT downgrade dbus.

Last edited by Scimmia (2024-01-23 15:58:27)

aquilarubra · 2024-01-23 15:58:19

Now I am comparing the dbus.service file in the previous and actual version of dbus.

Previous working version runs dbus as a daemon:

[Unit]
Description=D-Bus System Message Bus
Documentation=man:dbus-daemon(1)
Requires=dbus.socket

[Service]
Type=notify
NotifyAccess=main
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
ExecReload=/usr/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus / org.freedesktop.DBus.ReloadConfig
OOMScoreAdjust=-900

The latest dbus version wants a socket and fails:

[Unit]
Description=D-Bus System Message Bus
Documentation=man:dbus-broker-launch(1)
DefaultDependencies=false
After=dbus.socket
Before=basic.target shutdown.target
Requires=dbus.socket
Conflicts=shutdown.target

[Service]
Type=notify
Sockets=dbus.socket
OOMScoreAdjust=-900
LimitNOFILE=16384
ProtectSystem=full
PrivateTmp=true
PrivateDevices=true
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dbus-broker-launch --scope system --audit
ExecReload=/usr/bin/busctl call org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus ReloadConfig

Maybe the update would work in daemon mode.

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