[tty] All my ttyts

ThisNameWasFree · 2012-02-27 05:27:43

Hey, some days ago I noticed that my tty{2-6} are not available and tty1 is showing just that:

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6098/77729070.jpg

On the other tty there's just a white "_" symbol.

/etc/inittab:

#
# /etc/inittab
#

#  Runlevels:
#    0    Halt
#    1(S)	Single-user
#    2    Not used
#    3    Multi-user
#    4    Not used
#    5    X11
#    6    Reboot

## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
#id:5:initdefault:

rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p

# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 tty6 linux

# Serial Virtual Console for KVM and others VMs
#s0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 9600 ttyS0 linux

# Hypervisor Virtual Console for Xen and KVM
#h0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 hvc0 linux

ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now

# Example lines for starting a login manager
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >/dev/null 2>&1

# End of file

So what's wrong with me arch?

moderator edit: Hello ThisNameWasFree, please read Forum Etiquette: Pasting Pictures and Code. Thanks. --fsckd

Last edited by fsckd (2012-02-27 13:59:32)

vwyodajl · 2012-02-27 06:10:53

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … s_and_Code

DSpider · 2012-02-27 07:45:13

Mine is pretty much identical to yours except all these are commented out:

...

# Example lines for starting a login manager
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >/dev/null 2>&1

# End of file

Try commenting it out and see if it helps.

Oh, and in cases like this, be sure to have a "Live" Linux distribution around, either from a disc or a USB stick. Because messing with that file could lock you out of Arch until you fix it... You can't do it from GRUB or anything like that.

Trilby · 2012-02-27 12:07:46

Commenting out those lines should not matter - you are booting into runlevel 3. It's good to have one around if you decide to boot to runlevel 5. I'm not sure what would happen if there wasn't one ... probably not much as init is not given any instructions.

~~When you say your tty's are not available, do you switch to them and just see a blinking cursor, or do the Alt-Fn keys just not respond?~~ Do you get logged into tty1 eventually, or does it freeze at the screen you provided? Do you have bbswitch installed?

Your inittab looks good, but can you post your rc.conf, ~~or at least the DAEMONS array~~.

EDIT: and is it just me, or is your init system curiously lacking the "[DONE]" notification. If there is a reason for this it should not be related - but if the reason for this was a drastically outdated/long since updated system, then it could be related.

Last edited by Trilby (2012-02-27 12:20:35)

ThisNameWasFree · 2012-02-27 17:27:49

Trilby wrote:

~~When you say your tty's are not available, do you switch to them and just see a blinking cursor, or do the Alt-Fn keys just not respond?~~

Yeah, a blinking cursor.

Trilby wrote:

Your inittab looks good, but can you post your rc.conf

MODULES=(brcmsmac fuse vboxdrv vboxnetflt nvidia)

DAEMONS=(dbus hwclock gdm netfs !httpd !mysqld @alsa @wicd @syslog-ng @crond @bumblebee)

rc.local:

bumblebeed --socket /var/run/bumblebee.socket
modprobe -r uvcvideo
rfkill block bluetooth
# Dry-load vbox* modules and trigger a rebuild if modprobe fails
modprobe -nqs vbox{drv,pci,net{flt,adp}} >/dev/null 2>&1 || ( /usr/bin/vboxbuild && . /etc/rc.conf && modprobe -ab ${MODULES[*]} )

Trilby wrote:

Do you have bbswitch installed?

-Rd on the morning. Nothing happens.

Trilby wrote:

If there is a reason for this it should not be related - but if the reason for this was a drastically outdated/long since updated system

I just updated my system with yaourt -Syua. I noticed that at the start inittools(?) was replaced by kvm(?) or something like that.

Last edited by ThisNameWasFree (2012-02-27 17:36:35)

Trilby · 2012-02-27 23:07:08

I strongly suspect this is an issue with bumblebee, or its other associated tools. I'm *completely* unfamiliar with bumblebee but that's where I'd recommend digging. There are a number of threads on bumblebee issues, I don't know if they'd be related.

From my general ignorance of it: can you run without bumblebee to see if it is the culprit? (eg, remove it from DAEMONS for a trial reboot).

ThisNameWasFree · 2012-02-28 03:40:31

Trilby wrote:

From my general ignorance of it: can you run without bumblebee to see if it is the culprit? (eg, remove it from DAEMONS for a trial reboot).

Nothing happens.

Awebb · 2012-02-28 07:14:35

Nothing happens means something happened but you didn't see it. What does your tty1 show now?

ThisNameWasFree · 2012-02-28 14:11:24

What does your tty1 show now?

[INFO]bumblebeed 3.0 started.

nvm, i'll rebuild my arch, that's more easy and faster

Last edited by ThisNameWasFree (2012-02-28 14:13:37)

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#1 2012-02-27 05:27:43

[tty] All my ttyts

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