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#1 2011-05-06 02:16:38

FalseLogic
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Registered: 2011-05-06
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Updated today, cannot log in

I did a search of the forum, and read the stickies, but I got no relevant results...

On my netbook I've been running arch with no issues for months. Updates have been fine, and I only ran into the occasional error message. I've been using SLiM to log in, but today, I hit a rough patch.

Normally, during boot, after grub, I would be greeted with splashy, and then a black screen for a few seconds, then SLiM. Today, after running pacman -Syu, networkmanager stopped working, so I decided I'd give the system a reboot to see if that would clear up the issue. After rebooting, SLiM will not load. Nothing is displayed at all. I have tried typing in my username and password anyway, and nothing has happened. The screen is entirely black, with a blinking console cursor about 3/4 down the screen all the way on the left side. I also tried Ctrl+Alt+F1-F6, but this has also done nothing.

I tried running the fallback option in grub, and I get the same exact thing, just no blinking cursor. If I type in my username and password, I am greeted by the sound of the hard drive being accessed, but the screen remains blank.

I'm not entirely sure what to do. Any tips?

Thanks

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#2 2011-05-06 03:05:37

Inxsible
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Re: Updated today, cannot log in

What DE are you using?

Check your log files. They are the best place to start when debugging problems.


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#3 2011-05-06 03:54:24

FalseLogic
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Re: Updated today, cannot log in

I don't have a full desktop environment, but I'm using openbox. Which log files should I check? I'll set up a live flash drive.

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#4 2011-05-06 06:39:38

vinayv
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From: Bangalore, India
Registered: 2008-08-11
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Re: Updated today, cannot log in

Looks like a problem with X or the video driver.. The Xorg log should be looked at - /var/log/Xorg.log.0

Also see if you can boot into text mode and do a startx (to rule out SLiM/display mgr problems)

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#5 2011-05-06 06:59:35

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Re: Updated today, cannot log in

The first log to check would be pacman - to understand what packages you upgraded. Also, check for any pacnew files...


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#6 2011-05-07 01:54:05

yungtrizzle
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Registered: 2011-04-24
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Re: Updated today, cannot log in

Like the others say, check your logs, look at your slim.conf too. How does slim run? Using inittab or daemons array?

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