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My real issue is not fixing my mistake (getting a failed to execute login command), but how I can get back to the command-line. I set up my machine to auto start slim, and I cant seem to find a way to edit my files now.
Also, this is my first time ever installing Arch. I got xfce to work really well, but wanted to try some of the other options. Great documentation! I have a feeling I just fucked up my .xinitrc file or something, which I can probably fix if I can get back to it!
Thanks for any help
TLDR: Stuck at SLiM log-in (it defaults when arch boots), need to get back to a state where I can edit files
Last edited by fixthemedia (2010-08-29 18:11:59)
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Ctrl+Alt+F1 should bring you into a terminal console. Ctrl+Alt+F7 gets you back into X.
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Ctrl-Alt-F{1-6} will give you a console...
#edit too slow
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Ctrl+Alt+F1 should bring you into a terminal console. Ctrl+Alt+F7 gets you back into X.
This was my first option that I tried. Let me give that another try. I was getting a blank screen before. I wonder if I have to blindly turn off x or something?
EDIT: getting blank screen.
Last edited by fixthemedia (2010-08-29 18:56:12)
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It sounds like a graphics card issue - possibly KMS-related. Either that, or you really b0rked your inittab file when you set up SLiM.
In any event, you can get to terminal by booting into runlevel 1 and then editing whatever conf files you need to.
This thread may offer some pointers: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=97810
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Probably just going to reinstall at this point. no loss really other than time.
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Try a kernel option. Start the computer, hit an arrow key when grub comes up, go back to your default entry, hit e for edit, and again e on the kernel line, and at the end put a 1, then enter and b for boot.
That should bring you to runlevel 1 without X.
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...no loss really other than time.
And any possibility of understanding what actually went wrong
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fixthemedia wrote:...no loss really other than time.
And any possibility of understanding what actually went wrong
Im going to try the same exact configuration, but not have SLiM auto start. I think ill definitely learn what I did wrong The whole point was to try and get back to the files where I messed up.
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Try a kernel option. Start the computer, hit an arrow key when grub comes up, go back to your default entry, hit e for edit, and again e on the kernel line, and at the end put a 1, then enter and b for boot.
That should bring you to runlevel 1 without X.Ogion
I got impatient and went with starting over. (will be only my second time installing arch so it will be fun anyway) Thanks for the reply, I can see myself needing that in the future.
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Good luck with that then.
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