bryonp
27 September 2023 01:31
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Im really not too smart with this and not sure if Im in the right place.
When I boot it goes to a black screen with a large arrow curser and thats it…its moveable around a black screen and thats all it does.
This was a working system for over a year?? I dont know what to do? Please help
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cscs
27 September 2023 01:39
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You may be able to initiate certain things even in that state … maybe keyboard shortcuts for a launcher or something similar.
If not … then you may make use of TTY … or even chroot using another medium if needed.
When we have problems gaining access to our systems it is difficult to gather information, let alone fix any problems. Here we will cover common causes and solutions to ‘manjaro wont boot’.
TTY
If your desktop does not load properly then you might still be able to use most, if not all, functionality by dropping to a non-graphical TTY.
By default your system will have multiple TTYs, with each corresponding to an Fx key. Your desktop is assigned to one as well - most often F1.
You can chang…