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propaneq92dcsd

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Registered: 2015-05-20

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display manager not working

i installed lxdm on my encrypted drive , when i start my pc it prompts me for my encryption password, after the drive is unlocked the display goes blank meaning lxdm isnt working nor can i get to a terminal to fix this issue. can someone please help.thanks

Simthadim

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Registered: 2014-02-15

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Re: display manager not working

Hi,

I have little to no knowledge for this issue, but did you have a look at any of the log files/ your journal? It contains a valuable source of intel for problem solving. If no try to do so, or show the error message on this thread.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Journal

Last edited by Simthadim (2015-10-18 17:41:17)

propaneq92dcsd

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Registered: 2015-05-20

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Re: display manager not working

well i cant even get to the command promt ,the only thing that is displayed is the passphrase entry, after i enter the password then the screen goes blank . something wrong with the display manager, i cant seem to do anything after that .

ewaller

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Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: display manager not working

What happens if you press Cttrl-Alt-F2.
Can you try to ssh into the box from another computer?

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propaneq92dcsd

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Re: display manager not working

i cant change my terminal or ssh in out out.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: display manager not working

Have you tried booting with "nomodeset" as a kernel command line parameter?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ke … odesetting

Did you manage to get a graphical desktop running before trying lxdm?

Can you load a desktop using startx(1)?

What is your hardware?

You can boot to the console with the "systemd.unit=multi-user.target" or "systemd.unit=rescue.target" as kernel parameters.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … _boot_into

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Trilby

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Re: display manager not working

What makes you think the problem is the display manager?  Do you get any indication that it is even booting successfully, or that the encryption password was actually accepted?

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propaneq92dcsd

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Registered: 2015-05-20

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Re: display manager not working

i know it is the display manager becuase prior to that i had not changed anything on my system for roughly 3 days , i installed the dm and then rebooted and i was presented with the blank screen.

ewaller

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Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: display manager not working

Okay, you cannot change to a different console.  But (assuming ssh is set up) why do you think the DM would impact the ability to ssh in to the system?
Can you ping the system?
Can you boot into single user mode?

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propaneq92dcsd

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Re: display manager not working

thank you i figured it out.

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

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Re: display manager not working

thank you i figured it out.

and....?

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