Pi 4 sway error

ARM Technical Assistance
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Hello guys

I just downloaded the latest Sway version for the Pi 4 8GB, flashed with etcher and booted the Pi.
I get an error “Missing a required Wayland interface”, and it is stuck there.

Any help would be highly appreciated

Thanks!

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no such error here, try again with dd.

3

Did you hashed the image?

4

Thanks, just did, it matches. I will try to flash it with dd, but that should not be an issue…

Thanks again

5

If possible, try rpi-imager, which could be installed by pamac.

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Thanks I tried, no luck. I even tried with another Pi, just in case it was a hardware issue, but I get the same error. I guess I will go with Manjaro mInimal and then install Sway manually. Kinda wanted to not do that, but it is what it is.

Thanks again!

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try another Pi not another sdcard?

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The GUI will take a little while to load on first boot, since it’s in process of resizing the SD card, autologin the OEM user and starting Calamares.

How long have you tried waiting?

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Alright, I figured what was happening, the error was a bit misleading. I connected the keyboard directly, without the hub I normally use, that did the trick. So that was the missing wayland interface…

Thanks, hope this helps other people that tries to boot the Pi without a valid keyboard…

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What is “pamac”?

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It’s a package manager made by Manjaro.

https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Pamac

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So, what is the solution it works if you want to run without the keyboard plugged in?