On 08/07/2014 02:25 PM, Johann Spies wrote:
> After rescuing two laptops which were unbootable after the installation
> of systemd-sysfs I had problems with stuff as bluetooth and some of the
> services.
> 
> So I decided to do a clean install of stable and got going - until I
> left my laptop for some hours to finish a job - and it would not react
> to anything I did on the keyboard.  I had to switch it off and restart

If you're having issues under stable, then it has nothing to do with
systemd.

> it.  I though it might only be a little hiccup so I went on working on
> stable (although I could not get my wifi working).  Then at one stage I
> left it to build a package and when I returned, it finished the job and
> was totally unresponsive. 
> 

This sounds more like hardware issues to me. Maybe overheating, RAM
issues, or something else.


> So I deciided at least I could work with testing and I did a
> dist-upgrade to testing only to find that I could not boot.
> 

What happens? Do you get a grub prompt, does the kernel start to boot?

> So for now, after using Debian for many years on my laptop, I am going
> to try something else.
> 
> I would like to return to Debian when the systemd problems are sorted out.
> 

Wheezy (stable) doesn't use systemd, though it is available as a
technology preview.  Testing and unstable can be run without it.  There
were hiccups earlier practically forcing systemd to be used unless you
held back on updates, but not anymore.


> I will continue using Debian on my server and two other computers where
> fortunately I did not do a dist-upgrades.
> 
> Regards
> Johann
> 
> -- 
> Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself,
> my lips will praise you.  (Psalm 63:3)

- PaulNM


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