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arvindch

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Registered: 2017-08-08

Posts: 3

System boots but graphical environment fails to load

Hi,

I've been running archlinux with Gnome for about a month now.
Unfortunately, after a normal reboot today, I am no longer able to use the graphical display manager.
However, I can use Ctrl+Alt+f2 to open a TTY and use the shell just fine.
Currently, I am posting from an alternate system, since I can't open any browsers to post from.
This also means I can't post entire logs for now. I have tried to highlight parts that I think are useful below.

I have performed some simple pacman updates in the past 2-3 days, but as far as I can tell the only important one before this reboot was `gtk3`.

Basically, I can see the systemd-boot output, but once it `Reached target Graphical Interface`, the screen flickers black a few times and then just stops loading.
At this point I can Ctrl+Alt+F2 to a TTY and login.

`journalctl -b -u gdm`:

GdmDisplay: display lasted 1.049436 seconds
Child process -837 was already dead
Child process 834 was already dead
Unable to kill session worker process
..... (similar lines)
GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors

`grep -i error /var/log/Xorg.0.log`: no output

I'm not sure which other logs are necessary, so please just let me know and I'll post them.

Thanks so much!

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: System boots but graphical environment fails to load

This also means I can't post entire logs for now.

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arvindch

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Registered: 2017-08-08

Posts: 3

Re: System boots but graphical environment fails to load

Awesome, I didn't know about that! Which logs should I upload?

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,435

Re: System boots but graphical environment fails to load

journalctl -b --unit=gdm

will likely be most helpful.

Oh reading fail, whats your hardware? In particular graphics card? Maybe throw in a complete

journalctl -b

Last edited by V1del (2017-08-08 13:57:04)

arvindch

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Registered: 2017-08-08

Posts: 3

Re: System boots but graphical environment fails to load

journalctl -b -u gdm : https://ptpb.pw/j2GC

Xorg.0.log : https://ptpb.pw/0k5z

journalctl -b : https://ptpb.pw/28Vq

I have a simple integrated Intel HD 520. No discrete card.

Last edited by arvindch (2017-08-08 14:49:55)