On 12/04/17 13:38, Bill Shirley wrote:
> If you're running rsyslog, try adding this to rsyslog.conf:
> # All messages on last terminal
> *.*                                                     /dev/tty12
> Switch to tty12 (Ctrl+Alt+F2) to see all messages.

He seems to be saying he can't do "Ctrl+Alt+F2" as the system is "unresponsive".

>
> Bill
>
> On 12/3/2017 8:18 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 12/04/17 09:01, Alex wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Ed Greshko <ed.gres...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/03/17 23:23, Alex wrote:
>>>>>>> If I boot to multi-user first, then switch to graphical boot, it works 
>>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>> Are you saying that after you get to multi-user mode you do something 
>>>>>> like "init 5"
>>>>>> to get t a GUI login or you use startx?
>>>>> Is startx different from "systemctl isolate graphical.target"?
>>>> Yes.  With startx you don't start a display manager (gdm, sddm, or 
>>>> whatever you've
>>>> chosen).  You won't have a login screen.
>>> Sure, I just meant is it the same X server.
>> Then I suppose you should have asked that question.  :-)
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>>>> I believe I've used both, but don't remember what I did last or if
>>>>> both of them produce the same results.
>>>>>
>>>>> (I'm new to Wayland but not Xorg or X11)
>>>> It sounds as if you have a standard Workstation installation and as such 
>>>> gdm will be
>>>> the DM.  And, it sounds as if gdm isn't starting.
>>>>
>>>> When you boot and get to the blank screen you should be able to get to a 
>>>> Virtual
>>>> Terminal (ctrl-alt-F2) and login to see what is going on.
>>> Yes, that I know, and it does not work. The HDD light goes on
>>> occasionally, but the system is unresponsive.
>> OK.  You'd not mentioned before now that you've tried getting to a Virtual 
>> Terminal. 
>> A system booted to a blank screen can be viewed as unresponsive.  So, 
>> there's a bit
>> of ambiguity in what you're writing.
>>
>> Maybe try removing rhgb and quiet from the boot params to see maybe see 
>> where the
>> hangup is.
>>
>>
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