Ken Heard composed on 2017-07-23 18:25 (UTC-0400): > Felix Miata wrote:
>> Ken Heard composed on 2017-07-23 12:21 (UTC-0400): >>> Ctrl-alt-F1 shows the blank screen which appears at the end of >>> the boot. I think the problem is that what appears on opening >>> tty2 to tty5 should appear in tty1 but for some reason does not >>> -- instead the blank screen. >> /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/[email protected] probably >> says >> TTYVTDisallocate=yes >> Changing to >> TTYVTDisallocate=no >> should on subsequent boots leave init messages on tty1, but >> plymouth may need to be purged for that to happen. > I tried that, but after I entered my /home password the boot continued > and then stopped. After waiting fifteen minutes or so I concluded > that the machine hanged. All my installations have that set to no, so it's very surprising to me that this could happen. > I tried using the recovery mode from GRUB, but that hahged the machine > as well. I then tried rescue mode from the installation disk. If it > is possible to use that to put the Yes back, I could not figure it out. > What do I do now? If you had made a copy before your edit it would be a simple matter to rename it. :-( That said, that file is a plain text file. Any editor available in rescue mode can put it back once the Stretch / partition is mounted. Try nano first, which for most people is much more intuitive than traditional Linux editors like vi. Something to try first: append plymouth.enable=0 to the kernel cmdline for an otherwise normal boot. Also try appending a 3, which should block startup of the GUI login manager, but also should make normal ttys 1-6 available. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
