No desktop after boot

I’ve installed a few things in pacman and pamac from a few YouTube vids (only a handful).
I’m assuming the cause of my problem is the installation of intel-ucode as apparently it’s not compatible with my kernel?
(see post: solved-manjaro-kde-unable-to-boot-to-desktop-screen)

anyway, after a reboot, grub passes fine and i’m presented with a black, blank screen (plus some information line reading “/dev/sdb2: clean, 276624/12804096 files, 3440392/51200000 blocks”)
I can logon to a tty and reach a bash prompt. I have no idea what to do from here. is it a simple case of starting the kde desktop? or is there a boot script that isn’t running properly?

I’ve ran pacman -Syyu and nothing changes. pls help.

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Without any informations as to what packages you installed, this does tell us nothing.
If there were no problems before installing “a few things” - remove them again to see if the problem is going away.

There is no such thing as an incompatibility between a microcode package and a kernel.

This does indicate a successful boot but with problems regarding graphics drivers and/or display manager.

I don’t think intel-ucode is responsible, but if you’re in doubt, just remove it again.

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so…

  1. Since I only have access to the tty, I can’t give screen shots or printouts of logs. I’m using a different computer to post on this forum.

  2. The apps that I installed was from TechHut’s video titled “Top 10 Linux Apps: Essential Software Everyone Needs”. From this vid, I installed: Stacer, SimpleNote and NotePadQQ
    From this short list, I “assume” that the only app that would effect booting is Stacer since it tracks/monitors system resources.

  3. I have just installed neofetch so that I can copy/type pc info: (please bear with, as I’m having to type this out… :sob: )

OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64
Host: 20DKS09000 ThinkPad S1 Yoga 12
Kernel: 5.4.124-1-MANJARO
Packages: 1019 (pacman)
Shell: bash 5.1.8
Terminal: /dev/tty4
CPU: Intel i5-5200U (4) @ 2.700GHz
GPU: Intel D Graphics 5500
Memory: 148MiB / 3843MiB

Note: I’ve skipped uptime and resolution.

  1. [quote=“freggel.doe, post:2, topic:80478”]
    There is no such thing as an incompatibility between a microcode package and a kernel.
    [/quote]
    Apologies. I did not mean that I shouldn’t have intel-ucode installed. I meant I shouldn’t have the up-to-date version installed. This point is kinda mute tho since according to your opinion, my system has booted but is having issues with the graphical desktop. which makes sense, but I’m still noob.

  2. I really don’t want to have to type out the whole of the printout that i get from running the inxi command! :sob:
    I will type out some info on request, but I don’t know what info is needed.

  3. Regarding my graphics:

Display: server: X.org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: vesa tty:N/A

How would I start my desktop?

  1. just noticed that I have no drives mounted! That can’t be right, can it? these commands that I’m running are programs on a drive and they all can’t be inside GRUB, right? Have I got to remount some/all of these drives before I can boot normally?
    Snippet from inxi command:
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 300 MiB fs: ntfs label: Windows RE Tools
  ID-2: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 size: 499 MiB fs: fat (32 bit) label: SYSTEM
  ID-3: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 size: 128 MiB fs: N/A label: N/A
  ID-4: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4 size: 236.98GiB fs: ntfs label Win10
  ID-5: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5 size: 604 MiB fs: ntfs label:N/A

After looking at these lines, am I correct in thinking that these are the partitions on my winblows drive that is used because I dual boot? That would mean that this info is useless and I shouldn’t have wasted time typing these out… :sob:

  1. I did have timeshift installed before this happened. I restored to a previous point, but I still get a blank screen with that one line at the top. it is from here that I can access tty.

Please tell me what info you need to fix my problem. I just want it to boot like it did after the initial install of Manjaro without having to reinstall the whole OS again.

Although it’s easy to create a video, it’s hard to keep the video updated and you’re on a rolling release model, so any video older than the last update is probably outdated. Anythhing older than 1 year is useless. :sob:

  • log into the TTY

  • execute:

    inxi --admin --verbosity=7 --filter --no-host --width > /path/to/USB/my-inxi.txt
    
  • insert the USB into your phone

  • copy-paste my-inxi.txt here as that would be the minimum required information for us to be able to help you. (Personally Identifiable Information like serial numbers and MAC addresses will be filtered out by the above command)
    Also, please copy-paste that output in-between 3 backticks ``` at the beginning and end of the code/text.

:crossed_fingers:

I was doing a bit of experimentation/investigation.
i did sudo kde and was told
sudo: kde: command not found

I did sudo startkde and was told
sudo: startkde: command not found

I did sudo startx and was told

xauth:  file /root/.Xauthority does not exist
xauth:  file /root/.Xauthority does not exist

X.Org X Server 1.20.11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build operating System: Linux Manjaro Linux
Current Operating System: Linux unipad 5.4.124-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jun 3 14:16:42 UTC 2021 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4-x86_64 root=UUID= *not typing this out!* rw quiet udev.log_priority=3
Build Date: 13 April 2021  04:11:08PM

Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
*before reporting blah blah*
Markers: *blah blah*
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Aug 30 17:07:55 2021
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
(EE) Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
(EE) Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE)
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to x server: Connection refused
xinit: server error

I did cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | less and was given a wall of text! :sob:
so I scanned for issues

...
(==) No Layout section. Using first Screen section.
(==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
...
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
(II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.20.9, module version = 2.5.0
   Module class: X.Org Video Driver
   ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
(II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
(EE) No devices detected.
(EE) Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
...

from this, I assume that I should not be booting in UEFI mode even tho I installed in UEFI mode. Nani?! :confused:

err, what is the path to my usb?
do I need to mount it first?

The Manjaro telepathy module is still under heavy development by the Manjaro team and therefore our ability to link our brains directly to your computer is severely limited for the moment. :wink: :grin: Therefore, If you don’t know, we don’t know either…

:man_shrugging:

HEY!!
I’m getting good at this linux stuff! lol

I did a bit of google-fu. mounted a usb drive, ran your command, outputted to the usb and unmounted it. All by my self! :smirk:

and here’s the output:

System:
  Kernel: 5.4.124-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0 
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4-x86_64 
  root=UUID=1a27c761-4de5-469f-8198-e9a86fb14fd4 rw quiet udev.log_priority=3 
  Console: tty 4 DM: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20DKS09000 v: ThinkPad S1 Yoga 12 
  serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 20DKS09000 v: SDK0E50510 WIN serial: <filter> 
  UEFI: LENOVO v: JEET85WW (1.34 ) date: 10/11/2018 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 44.6 Wh (100.0%) condition: 44.6/47.1 Wh (94.9%) 
  volts: 16.4 min: 14.8 model: SONY 45N1705 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> 
  status: Full 
Memory:
  RAM: total: 3.75 GiB used: 410.5 MiB (10.7%) 
  Array-1: capacity: 16 GiB slots: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 8 GiB 
  note: est. 
  Device-1: ChannelA-DIMM0 size: 2 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s type: DDR3 
  detail: synchronous bus-width: 64 bits total: 64 bits manufacturer: Samsung 
  part-no: M471B5674BH0-YK0 serial: N/A 
  Device-2: ChannelB-DIMM0 size: 2 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s type: DDR3 
  detail: synchronous bus-width: 64 bits total: 64 bits manufacturer: Samsung 
  part-no: M471B5674BH0-YK0 serial: N/A 
CPU:
  Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-5200U socket: BGA1168 (U3E1) 
  note: check bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Broadwell family: 6 
  model-id: 3D (61) stepping: 4 microcode: 2F cache: L1: 64 KiB L2: 3 MiB 
  L3: 3 MiB bogomips: 17566 
  Speed: 798 MHz min/max: 500/2700 MHz base/boost: 2200/2700 volts: 1.0 V 
  ext-clock: 100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 798 2: 798 3: 799 4: 800 
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_perfmon avx 
  avx2 bmi1 bmi2 bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de 
  ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority flush_l1d 
  fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr ht ibpb ibrs ida intel_pt invpcid invpcid_single 
  lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx 
  pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pln pni popcnt pse pse36 
  pti pts rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep smap smep ss ssbd sse sse2 
  sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust 
  tsc_deadline_timer vme vmx vnmi vpid x2apic xsave xsaveopt xtopology xtpr 
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Vulnerable 
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion 
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable 
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
  Type: spec_store_bypass 
  mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
  Type: spectre_v1 
  mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, 
  IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling 
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode 
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel 
  bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1616 class-ID: 0300 
  Device-2: Sunplus Innovation Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo 
  bus-ID: 2-6:4 chip-ID: 1bcf:2c79 class-ID: 0e02 
  Display: server: X.org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: vesa tty: 170x48 
  Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable in console for root. 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:160c class-ID: 0403 
  Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9ca0 
  class-ID: 0403 
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.4.124-1-MANJARO running: yes 
  Sound Server-2: JACK v: 0.125.0 running: no 
  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: no 
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.30 running: no 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: efa0 
  bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:095b class-ID: 0280 
  IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  WAN IP: No WAN IP found. Connected to web? SSL issues? Try enabling dig 
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 
  bus-ID: 2-4:2 chip-ID: 8087:0a2a class-ID: e001 
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: see --recommends 
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found. 
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found. 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.48 GiB used: 17.65 GiB (3.7%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Transcend model: TS240GMTS420S 
  family: based SSDs size: 223.57 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B 
  logical: 512 B sata: 3.2 speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: SSD serial: <filter> 
  rev: 7B0 temp: 38 C scheme: GPT 
  SMART: yes state: enabled health: PASSED on: 84 hrs cycles: 19 
  read: 68.5 GiB written: 140.59 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: MZ7TD256HAFV-000L9 
  family: based SSDs size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B 
  logical: 512 B sata: 3.1 speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: SSD serial: <filter> 
  rev: 2L5Q temp: 32 C scheme: GPT 
  SMART: yes state: enabled health: PASSED on: 3y 16d 3h cycles: 1628 
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Toshiba model: TransMemory 
  size: 14.44 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> 
  rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR 
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure? 
  Message: No optical or floppy data found. 
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 195.31 GiB size: 191.19 GiB (97.89%) used: 8.84 GiB (4.6%) 
  fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: N/A 
  uuid: 1a27c761-4de5-469f-8198-e9a86fb14fd4 
  ID-2: /bak raw-size: 19.7 GiB size: 19.23 GiB (97.58%) 
  used: 8.81 GiB (45.8%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sda4 
  maj-min: 8:4 label: N/A uuid: d2da8140-4580-4d61-b05b-1e76537c3969 
  ID-3: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) 
  used: 288 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
  label: NO_LABEL uuid: CE77-0F2C 
  ID-4: /run/media/rece/MISO_EFI raw-size: 4 MiB size: 4 MiB (99.41%) 
  used: 152 KiB (3.7%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34 
  label: MISO_EFI uuid: 0536-C22F 
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) 
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.26 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 
  dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 label: N/A 
  uuid: 111f478a-9ba6-47a5-a193-340afc86ac15 
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 size: 300 MiB fs: ntfs label: Windows RE tools 
  uuid: 404EAFB84EAFA55E 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 size: 499 MiB fs: fat (32 bit) label: SYSTEM 
  uuid: BAB1-AF5A 
  ID-3: /dev/sdb3 maj-min: 8:19 size: 128 MiB fs: N/A label: N/A uuid: N/A 
  ID-4: /dev/sdb4 maj-min: 8:20 size: 236.98 GiB fs: ntfs label: Win10 
  uuid: 28D817E6D817B0D4 
  ID-5: /dev/sdb5 maj-min: 8:21 size: 604 MiB fs: ntfs label: N/A 
  uuid: C0B81EF0B81EE4A6 
  ID-6: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 2.38 GiB fs: N/A 
  label: MANJARO_KDEM_2107 uuid: 2021-06-14-15-27-04-00 
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 3 rev: 2.0 
  speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 
  Hub-2: 1-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s 
  chip-ID: 8087:8001 class-ID: 0900 
  Device-1: 1-1.7:3 info: STMicro Sensor Hub type: HID 
  driver: hid-sensor-hub,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s 
  power: 100mA chip-ID: 0483:91d1 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter> 
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 11 rev: 2.0 
  speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 
  Device-1: 2-2:5 
  info: Toshiba TransMemory-Mini / Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Stick 
  type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 
  speed: 480 Mb/s power: 200mA chip-ID: 0930:6544 class-ID: 0806 
  serial: <filter> 
  Device-2: 2-4:2 info: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: Bluetooth 
  driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA 
  chip-ID: 8087:0a2a class-ID: e001 
  Device-3: 2-5:3 info: Wacom Pen and multitouch sensor type: HID 
  driver: usbhid,wacom interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 400mA 
  chip-ID: 056a:501b class-ID: 0300 
  Device-4: 2-6:4 info: Sunplus Innovation Integrated Camera type: Video 
  driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA 
  chip-ID: 1bcf:2c79 class-ID: 0e02 
  Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s 
  chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: 1.0 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 257 
Info:
  Processes: 123 Uptime: 1h 02m wakeups: 3 Init: systemd v: 248 
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: N/A Packages: pacman: 1019 lib: 289 
  Shell: Bash (sudo) v: 5.1.8 running-in: tty 4 inxi: 3.3.04 
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:+1:

inxi looks good.

What happens if you simply type

startx

in TTY2?

:thinking:

I assume that I’m currently in tty4. I don’t know how to get to tty2.

running startx in tty4 fails.
here’s the log file from Xorg.0.log:

[  5281.057] (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
[  5281.060] 
X.Org X Server 1.20.11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[  5281.064] Build Operating System: Linux Manjaro Linux
[  5281.065] Current Operating System: Linux unipad 5.4.124-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jun 3 14:16:42 UTC 2021 x86_64
[  5281.065] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4-x86_64 root=UUID=1a27c761-4de5-469f-8198-e9a86fb14fd4 rw quiet udev.log_priority=3
[  5281.067] Build Date: 13 April 2021  04:11:08PM
[  5281.068]  
[  5281.069] Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
[  5281.071] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[  5281.071] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[  5281.074] (==) Log file: "/home/rece/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Aug 30 18:35:04 2021
[  5281.074] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  5281.076] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  5281.076] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[  5281.076] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[  5281.076] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[  5281.076] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[  5281.076] (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using the first device section listed.
[  5281.076] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[  5281.076] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[  5281.076] (==) Automatically adding devices
[  5281.076] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[  5281.076] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[  5281.076] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[  5281.076] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[  5281.076] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[  5281.076] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  5281.076] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[  5281.076] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  5281.076] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
[  5281.076] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  5281.076] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
[  5281.076] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  5281.076] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF
[  5281.076] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[  5281.076] (**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
[  5281.076] (**) Extension "RENDER" is enabled
[  5281.076] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[  5281.076] (II) Module ABI versions:
[  5281.076] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[  5281.076] 	X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
[  5281.076] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[  5281.076] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[  5281.077] (++) using VT number 4

[  5281.079] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[  5281.080] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[  5281.080] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 10 paused 0
[  5281.082] (--) PCI:*(0@0:2:0) 8086:1616:17aa:503e rev 9, Mem @ 0xf0000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00003000/64, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[  5281.082] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[  5281.082] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[  5281.082] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[  5281.083] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  5281.083] 	compiled for 1.20.11, module version = 1.0.0
[  5281.083] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[  5281.083] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[  5281.083] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[  5281.083] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  5281.083] 	compiled for 1.20.9, module version = 2.5.0
[  5281.083] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  5281.083] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[  5281.083] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[  5281.084] xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted)
[  5281.084] vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
[  5281.084] vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
[  5281.084] (EE) No devices detected.
[  5281.084] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[  5281.084] (EE) no screens found(EE) 
[  5281.084] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[  5281.084] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/rece/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[  5281.084] (EE) 
[  5281.102] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
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That’s good enough! :grin: I just didn’t want you to lose TTY4 if that gave a black screen too.

what’s the output of:

mhwd --listinstalled

at this point in time?

:thinking:

gives me;

NAME - VERSION - FREEDRIVER - TYPE
video-modesetting - 2020.01.13 - true - PCI
video-vesa - 2017.03.12 - true - PCI
video-linux - 2018.05.04 - true - PCI

Execute:

mhwd --remove pci video-modesetting
mhwd --remove pci video-vesa
mhwd --remove pci video-linux
mhwd --install pci video-modesetting
sudo reboot

Screen back?

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YEAH!!!
:partying_face: :partying_face: :partying_face: :partying_face:
so, i assume, installing the other video modes caused a conflict so Xserver shrugged it’s shoulders say “…well I dunno what you want to load cos you’ve got all of them! which one is correct?”

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It’s actually worse:

All the drivers were installed, but none of them were used, so that’s why I made you remove them all and then re-install the one you need.

:man_shrugging:

P.S. Sorry it took me so long to understand what the hell was going on! :sob:

You solved it!
I had no clue!
Thank you very much for coming to my aid and rescuing me from my Micro$haft habits. :wink:

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