Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot
On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 05:13:10PM -0400, Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote: > Hi, > > El vie, 22 oct 2021 a las 10:50, David Wright > () escribió: > > That may depend on whether you ran it on a "real" VC (rather an > > oxymoron) or on an Alt-Ctrl-Fn console reached from X. I've > > certainly had aspects not work when run in the latter manner, > > particularly /etc/console-setup/remap.inc stuff IIRC. > > Excuse me, Mr. Wright, what do you mean by a "real" virtual console? > Those ones you reach by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Fn are virtual consoles, > right? Seven virtual terminals - full screen grey/white on black - if you don't install X/Wayland/any desktop environment - Alt-F1 to Alt-F7. If you're running from within X, there's an extra layer / ke4ystrokes to trap is what's meant, I think. All the best, as ever, Andy Cater > > Well, it is a little confusing. > > Have a good day. > > -- > Time zone: GMT-4 >
Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot
Hi, El vie, 22 oct 2021 a las 10:50, David Wright () escribió: > That may depend on whether you ran it on a "real" VC (rather an > oxymoron) or on an Alt-Ctrl-Fn console reached from X. I've > certainly had aspects not work when run in the latter manner, > particularly /etc/console-setup/remap.inc stuff IIRC. Excuse me, Mr. Wright, what do you mean by a "real" virtual console? Those ones you reach by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Fn are virtual consoles, right? Well, it is a little confusing. Have a good day. -- Time zone: GMT-4
Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot
On Wed 20 Oct 2021 at 23:38:05 (-0400), Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote: > Just after updating Debian to 10.11, the problem was solved. Good to hear, but sorry it didn't stick. Your next post looks all to do with DEs and greeters, so out of my experience. > I tried "dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration" and I have to admit > it was much easier to use. It has very well explained steps with full > keyboard configuration and a straightforward selection process > among the options. > > Unfortunately, it did not work on the virtual terminal, only on the > X Window System. That may depend on whether you ran it on a "real" VC (rather an oxymoron) or on an Alt-Ctrl-Fn console reached from X. I've certainly had aspects not work when run in the latter manner, particularly /etc/console-setup/remap.inc stuff IIRC. > "localectl" also sets some configuration > in "/etc/vconsole.conf" but it does not work either. I've never seen that file, and running localectl didn't create it either. This part of systemd is as yet unexplored by me. I can only keep up with a certain amount of change at one time. > However, > one of the last steps in the keyboard-configuration > of dpkg-reconfigure suggested that I could use the keys combination > Ctrl + . (period) as a compose key (no matter whether I chose > another key as a compose key); thanks to that, I can now write > accented letters in the console. Well, that came as a surprise to me. Cheers, David.
Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot
Hello, El mié, 20 oct 2021 a las 23:38, Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z () escribió: > Just after updating Debian to 10.11, the problem was solved. > Now I can set up the keyboard system-wide correctly, > and SDDM is starting as expected. Thanks again, > Mr. Cater. I have some bad news, it is happening again. Now, the problem is not the keyboard; instead, if I change from virtual terminal (VT) 7 to 1 pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1 before SDDM finishes loading, then when I come back to VT 7 it gets stuck again. I saw the logs with "journalctl -xe" and the messages are the same, "sddm-helper" can not connect to display :0 of the X server, or any display and it returns with an error. The "systemd" session for "sddm" is stopped and the VT 7 only has a black screen and a cursor; SDDM itself and the X server is still running. What do you think? Should I report this as a bug? Well, thanks for your time and help. Have a nice day. -- Time zone: GMT-4
