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mbates

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Registered: 2014-07-09

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Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

Hi,

I just installed a new system. And I find a weird thing.

I use the  "startx" to start X, so there is no GUI before that command. After turning on the power or rebooting, occasionally, there are four unexpected characters LOCATE AT the place where I should  type the username.

Arch Linux 4.0.7-2-ARCH(tty1)
Linux login: ^@^@

Is it some kind of easter egg or there is something wrong with the setting?

thanks.

Last edited by mbates (2015-07-16 15:25:40)

nomorewindows

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Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

Is something sitting on your keyboard?

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Look ma, no mouse.

mbates

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Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

Is something sitting on your keyboard?

nothing.

But I do see the similar pattern in the first screen after the boot option.

jasonwryan

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Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

Paste your loging shell intialisation file (~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile, .whatever)...

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dcdriving

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Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

I think you have a sticky key on your keyboard.  Maybe the control key.  Can you try another keyboard?

mbates

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Registered: 2014-07-09

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Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

Paste your loging shell intialisation file (~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile, .whatever)...

.bash_profile

[[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && . ~/.bashrc

and   .bashrc

export XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx

##################
####### enable bash completion in interactive shells
if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
. /etc/bash_completion
fi

set show-all-if-ambiguous on
################################
export PAGER='/usr/bin/most -s'
export BROWSER='/usr/bin/most -s'
################################
    PS1='${root:+($root)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '

     PS1='\[\033[0;28m\]\u\[\033[1;35m\]||\[\033[1;32m\]\h \[\033[01;33m\]@ \[\033[1;34m\]\W\n\[\033[01;33m\]--> \[\033[1;36m\]'
###############################
#PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '

alias l='ls  --color=auto'
alias lla='ls -lkhtru --color=auto'
alias ll="ls -lcthr --color=auto"
alias lsd="ls -d */"
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
alias cdd='cd ..'
alias sud='sudo -s -H'
alias lea='leafpad'
alias dle='dbus-launch /usr/bin/evince'
alias free='free -m'
alias spy='netstat -na|grep ESTABLISHED'
alias port='lsof -i -P |grep'
alias rm='rm -i'
alias lcdoff='xrandr -s 1'
alias dx="du -s -BM *|sort -n"
alias pacman='pacman --color always'
alias mpg123='mpg123 -a hw:0,0 -C -y'   
alias win='WINEDEBUG=fixme-all wine'
alias win64='WINEDEBUG=fixme-all wine64'

mbates

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Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

I think you have a sticky key on your keyboard.  Maybe the control key.  Can you try another keyboard?

Sorry, I cannot. New lenovo laptop. And this does not happen everytime.

jasonwryan

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Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

and   .bashrc

export XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx

Those belong in ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession, not your bash files... There is even a pretty clear warning about this on the wiki page
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fc … Qt_modules

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mbates

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Registered: 2014-07-09

Posts: 38

Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

and   .bashrc

export XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx

Those belong in ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession, not your bash files... There is even a pretty clear warning about this on the wiki page
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fc … Qt_modules

thx.

I will move these settings to .xinitrc and see if the strange thing will be fixed or not.

mbates

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Registered: 2014-07-09

Posts: 38

Re: Is it an easter egg::linux login:^@^@

I know how to trigger it now.

At the boot option screen, I press the ENTER, then I can see ^@ at the login screen.

However, if I type the login name without deleting ^@, I could still login.