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Pay08
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 Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:40 pm Post subject: Can't enable the display-manager service |
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I can't add display-manager to the default runlevel. Using | Code: | | rc-update add display-manager default |
seemingly works, but rc-status doesn't list it at all among services (rc-status -s) and gives an error saying "display-manager is the name of a real and virtual service". display-manager doesn't start, but | Code: | | rc-service display-manager start |
works perfectly. What can I do?
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alamahant
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Try
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rc-update add display-manager default
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Pay08
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| As I said, that doesn't work. |
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pietinger
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you get an error message ? What is the output of "rc-update" ? |
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alamahant
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:04 am Post subject: |
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As I said, that doesn't work.
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You didnt.
You said
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rc-update add display-manager
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"doesnt work".
Plz dont edit your original initial posting.
At least have the courtesy to indicate an edit.
Plz post
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ls /etc/init.d
rc-update
emerge -pv display-manager-init
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:55 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | What is the output of "rc-update"? |
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NetworkManager | default
binfmt | boot
bootmisc | boot
cgroups | sysinit
chronyd | default
cronie | default
devfs | sysinit
dhcpcd | default
display-manager | default
dmesg | sysinit
elogind | boot
emacs.gabor | default
fsck | boot
hostname | boot
hwclock | boot
keymaps | boot
killprocs | shutdown
kmod-static-nodes | sysinit
local | default nonetwork
localmount | boot
loopback | boot
modules | boot
mount-ro | shutdown
mtab | boot
net.enp3s0 | default
netmount | default
nftables | default
procfs | boot
root | boot
save-keymaps | boot
save-termencoding | boot
savecache | shutdown
seedrng | boot
swap | boot
sysctl | boot
sysfs | sysinit
sysklogd | default
systemd-tmpfiles-setup | boot
systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev | sysinit
termencoding | boot
udev | sysinit
udev-trigger | sysinit
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| Quote: | | Do you get an error message? |
The only error I get is the one I got through rc-status in the original posting, but I forgot how I got it.
| Quote: | You said
rc-update add display-manager "doesnt work". |
Yes, that was a typo. I ran "rc-update add display-manager default". Sorry.
| Code: | $ ls /etc/init.d/
acpilight cgroups devfs dmeventd fuse keymaps loopback mit-krb5kpropd netmount pciparm root save-termencoding swclock termencoding
agetty chronyd device-mapper elogind git-daemon killprocs lvm modemmanager net-online postgresql-14 rsyncd seedrng syncthing twistd
avahi-daemon consolefont dhcpcd emacs gpm kmod-static-nodes lvm-monitoring modules NetworkManager procfs runsvdir smartd sysctl udev
avahi-dnsconfd cronie display-manager emacs.gabor hostname libreoffice lvmpolld mount-ro nftables pwcheck s6-svscan sshd sysfs udev-settle
binfmt cups-browsed display-manager-setup fancontrol hwclock lm_sensors ly mtab nscd pydoc-3.10 saslauthd stdiscosrv sysklogd udev-trigger
bootlogd cupsd dmcrypt fsck ip6tables local mit-krb5kadmind net.enp3s0 numlock pydoc-3.8 savecache strelaysrv systemd-tmpfiles-setup wpa_supplicant
bootmisc dbus dmesg functions.sh iptables localmount mit-krb5kdc net.lo osclock pydoc-3.9 save-keymaps swap systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev xdm
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| Code: | $ emerge -pv display-manager-init
[ebuild R ] gui-libs/display-manager-init-1.0-r4
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pietinger
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| Pay08 wrote: | | Quote: | | What is the output of "rc-update"? |
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display-manager | default |
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This is looking good. Now, what happens if you boot ? What service will be started ?
Maybe look into your /etc/conf.d/display-manager. I start SDDM - here is mine:
| Code: | # more display-manager
# We always try and start the DM on a static VT. The various DMs normally
# default to using VT7. If you wish to use the display-manager init
# script, then you should ensure that the VT checked is the same VT your
# DM wants to use.
# We do this check to ensure that you haven't accidentally configured
# something to run on the VT in your /etc/inittab file so that
# you don't get a dead keyboard.
CHECKVT=7
# What display manager do you use ?
# [ xdm | greetd | gdm | sddm | gpe | lightdm | entrance ]
# NOTE: If this is set in /etc/rc.conf, that setting will override this one.
DISPLAYMANAGER="sddm" |
Maybe this topic is a misunderstanding. Some people may think "rc-update add" will add a service to a runlevel AND start this service - which is wrong; it will ONLY add a service to a runlevel - you have to reboot to see the impact. |
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| It doesn't start at all at boot. The only way I can start is manually, through rc-service. My /etc/conf.d/display-manager is the exact same as yours. |
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pietinger
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:06 am Post subject: |
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| Pay08 wrote: | | It doesn't start at all at boot. |
What happens at boot time ? Do you get error message(-s) ? Do you land on a terminal ?
Do you see the starting of display-manager in your first terminal ? If it is correct it says:
"Setting up sddm ..."
Maybe it is a problem with sddm !? |
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:11 am Post subject: |
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| I don't see "Setting up sddm..." at all. I get no error messages and I do indeed land in a tty. I'm using sddm-0.18.1-r6. |
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pietinger
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| Do you use the boot parameter "nogui" ? If no, we would need your systemlog. Please use wgetpaste for the output of your "dmesg". |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| Your syslog is looking good ! Now I would ask for your message log. Just copy all messages after: "[...] localhost elogind-daemon[1561]: New seat seat0." into your post here. |
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alamahant
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Ok if you manually run
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sudo rc-service display-manager restart
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does sddm start?
Your problem might not be about display-manager at all but kernel related.
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| If you mean /var/log/messages, it's empty. |
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sabayonino
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:58 am Post subject: |
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I see that you missed dbus runlevel service .
| Code: | equery d dbus
[...]
sys-auth/elogind-246.10-r2 (sys-apps/dbus)
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Ok if you manually run
| Code: | | sudo rc-service display-manager restart |
does sddm start?
Your problem might not be about display-manager at all but kernel related. |
That throws me back into a tty. |
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I see that you missed dbus runlevel service. |
dbus is in needed/wanted. |
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pietinger
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Pay08 wrote: | [...], but | Code: | | rc-service display-manager start |
works perfectly. What can I do? |
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| Pay08 wrote: | | Quote: | Ok if you manually run
| Code: | | sudo rc-service display-manager restart |
does sddm start?
Your problem might not be about display-manager at all but kernel related. |
That throws me back into a tty. |
???
If your /var/log/messages is empty please repair first your rc-service for logging. |
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sabayonino
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Pay08 wrote: | | Quote: | | I see that you missed dbus runlevel service. |
dbus is in needed/wanted. |
| Code: | equery d dbus
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sys-auth/elogind-246.10-r2 (sys-apps/dbus)
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and many other packages need dbus service
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | If your /var/log/messages is empty please repair first your rc-service for logging. |
Do you mean /var/log/rc.log? My logging should be set up fine through sysklogd. |
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Pay08
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I disabled log rotation, it caused issues for some reason. Here's my log after a fresh boot: https://dpaste.com/83LZ4QSNZ |
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alamahant
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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So you CANT start an X session.
What DE are you trying to start?
Plz post your emerge --info
Then possibly you need to check your kernel also.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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emerge --info: http://dpaste.com/DL39JX93P
I can start X. In fact, I'm writing this from KDE.
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