Can no longer type in X

cisforcojo · 2009-04-13 11:21:07

I tried to install the new ATI catalyst package and that has absolutely ruined me. There's a bug with the package where I cannot load the fglrx module (cannot allocate the memory) so I removed catalyst and installed the open source ATI drivers. I tried to run X, 'startx' and it said there was no longer a /usr/bin/X. So, I installed xorg-server and that required a dependency that I can't remember but it had something to do with keyboard event handling. Now my computer boots straight into the GDM but I have no keyboard access! I can't do anything. How can I drop into a console before loading X so that I can fix this? Thanks!

evilgold · 2009-04-13 22:27:41

Your probably missing (or not starting) HAL. To load into a command line edit your grub entry during startup (hit e on the line you normally use to boot) and add a 3 to the end of it, then hit "b" to boot it. Then i would suggest running /etc/rc.d/hal start and see if its starting properly.

Statix · 2009-04-13 22:45:55

Ctrl+alt+f3 (or any function key) works as well to get to a tty.

Actually... maybe not when your keyboard isn't working.

Sorry didn't read that well enough.

Last edited by Statix (2009-04-13 22:46:45)

cisforcojo · 2009-04-14 00:22:56

Hehe yeah, I ｋｎｏｗ about the kb shortcut to drop to a terminal but couldn't do anything. Ctrl-Alt-Bksp and Ctrl-Alt-Del also did nothing. After a big headache, reinstalling X and others, I just did pacman -Suy out of desperation and that fixed it. I guess I was just missing some updated input packages.

Mindaugas · 2009-05-02 21:21:24

I have simmilar problem. But still dont know how to disable automatic GDM.
What to do with GRUB?

There is three lines in grub

root (hd0..
kernel /boot/...
initrd /boot/...

So where to "3" (and add a 3 to the end of it)?

rusty99 · 2009-05-02 21:27:32

The 3 goes on the end of the kernel line.

Mindaugas · 2009-05-02 21:37:13

rusty99 wrote:

The 3 goes on the end of the kernel line.

GDM still starting.

Mindaugas · 2009-05-03 08:39:50

Who could help?

I can not longer use my laptop with arch

I just wanted to try new hwd.
And after hwd -xa and reboot I can no longer type, even external keyboard.
I have backup of my xorg.conf

Is there an easy way to boot system without starting GDM?

Vintendo · 2009-05-03 08:42:51

add rl 3 at the end of the kernel line if im not mistaking.

Mindaugas · 2009-05-03 08:50:28

Vintendo wrote:

add rl 3 at the end of the kernel line if im not mistaking.

So it looks like:

kernel /boot/vlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/265... ro vga=773 rl 3

No, still GDM starts. Every time to reboot i have to hold power buton to poweroff.

Last edited by Mindaugas (2009-05-03 08:53:38)

Vintendo · 2009-05-03 09:07:49

Don't you have a live cd from which you can boot and edit rc.conf or /etc/inittab?

Mindaugas · 2009-05-03 09:19:44

Vintendo wrote:

Don't you have a live cd from which you can boot and edit rc.conf or /etc/inittab?

Ok, I have it. I removed xorg.conf (made by hwd). And now I am back to my arch.

It's so strange that /etc/X11/xorg.conf is not needed anymore.

Thanks

Arch Linux

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