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#1 2011-02-03 02:47:40

Haptic
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[SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

For some reason, after I install any wm (openbox, awesome, dwm), the shutdown process doesn't show.

Is this normal?
Is there a way to get a back?

I am running everything in Virtualbox if that changes things.

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#2 2011-02-03 07:57:24

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Re: [SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

What shows in it's place?

Try switching to a text terminal ctrl-alt-f1, and then issue the shutdown command. See if the shutdown displays normally now.

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#3 2011-02-03 19:07:10

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Re: [SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

I just see the

Arch login:

and it almost looks frozen, but it shuts down normally.

What does the ctrl-alt-f1 do? It kicks me out of the wm and takes me to the terminal with stuff that ran before the wm came up, but I can't input anything. I can type, but theres no # or $ and nothing happens. I also tried ctrl-alt-f2-7. What are those? It took me to seperate login screens while ctrl-alt-f7 took me back to the wm.

I don't have a login manager yet, so if I exit the wm first then log off, I can see the shutdown process. I'm on dwm.

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#4 2011-02-03 20:23:00

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Re: [SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

ctrl-alt-fn changes virtual consoles (ttys)
ctrl-alt-f1 shows tty1
if x is on tty7, then ctrl-alt-f7 switches to that

shutdown stuff should display on tty1

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#5 2011-02-04 01:14:37

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Re: [SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

Well oddly, the shutdown process is shown in tty7, but the screen displays tty1. How do I change this?

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#6 2011-02-04 07:55:00

x33a
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Re: [SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

I am using dwm too with slim. What essentially happens is that during shutdown, tty1 comes into focus, and the shutdown messages are displayed there.

So, as i said earlier, open tty1 (ctrl+alt+f1), login there (there should be a login prompt). Issue the shutdown command,

halt
or
sudo halt

Now see, if the messages are displayed on tty1.

EDIT: Searched the forums a bit, and found out that using the inittab method solves this for people who are using a display manager. I too am using a display manager with the inittab method, so that's probably why i am not facing this issue.

How are you logging into the wm? startx?

Take a look here for info on inittab:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Inittab

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#7 2011-02-04 20:49:23

Haptic
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Re: [SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

yeah I've just been typing startx after login.

I probably need to read up more about the virtual consoles as such. Thanks for the help!

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#8 2011-04-23 04:56:41

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Re: [SOLVED]Shutdown Process Doesn't Show

it doesnt show for me either. ive tried allot of things and its still hit and miss.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=53631 (related?)

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