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[SOLVED] Black Screen after entering as a user

I use artix openrc with dwm

I changed a line in .zprofile or sth about enabling another script (there were other scripts there, so I just added 'F11 &')
I also went to dwm's folder, where I see config.h and typed `sudo make clean install` (this recompiles it pretty much, but I literally did 0 changes. Though, the F11 script is inside the dwm config.h and didn't detect it)

I reboot the pc as usual (sudo reboot), and I get a weird message, but it still allows me to enter username and password.
I enter username, and password, and I get black screen (instead of default wallpaper + window numbers up top), and I have 0 control. I even tried to play music (have a keyboard shortcut, so if it was just the screen not working, I would hear music, but I don't)

With that black screen, I am pretty much forced to reboot by pressing the restart button in my hardware

As for the weird message on booting wall of text, here is a picture pretty much (attached)

Any ideas on how to fix it? Even links would help

Re: Black Screen after entering as a user

Reply #1 –
To check first if the issue is related to the user profile/settings you can add a new user and try to login with that.

Re: Black Screen after entering as a user

Reply #2 –
When you get to the black screen hopefully you can get a non-graphical getty login on another tty with CTRL-ALT-F(number).

Re: Black Screen after entering as a user

Reply #3 –
How to add a new user? Back when I setup/installed artix from scratch, when I created/added my own user (and root user?), it was in a weird terminal, not asking for login by default, and I don't know how to get there

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When you get to the black screen hopefully you can get a non-graphical getty login on another tty with CTRL-ALT-F(number).
I tried pressing Ctrl+Alt+F, and nothing happened, it kept asking me for login. You mentioned (number), what do you mean?

Re: Black Screen after entering as a user

Reply #4 –
The keys at the top of the keyboard say F and then a number...
If you don't know stuff like this you might find things easier installing an iso  with a more regular GUI based desktop like Mate, Cinnamon or KDE, DWM is going to involve a lot of funny terminal stuff, it's a lightweight option for advanced users, but if you want to learn by jumping in at the deep end then go ahead of course  :D

Re: Black Screen after entering as a user

Reply #5 –
lol I didn't think of that, first time I see function keys called F(number), my bad

Anyway, it worked, I entered tty2 (what does a tty do?), logged in, and changed the aforementioned file (.xprofile, removed the "F3 &" line), and all works perfectly, no idea why that broke the entire enviroment though lol

Thanks, I can work on stuff again <3
 

Re: [SOLVED] Black Screen after entering as a user

Reply #6 –
Sorry, I thought about writing Fn, Fx or F? but decided on F(number) as being simpler to understand - obviously not  ;D
Glad you got it working again.
tty - short answer, linux uses a server / terminal model, you can log in on various terminals, your entire desktop session runs in one of them and the terminal windows you open in that are pts terminals, kind of like subdirectories in a parent directory. tty2, 3, 4 etc are just alternative vacant terminals running "agetty" which waits for a login.
Long answer including history:
https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Text-Terminal-HOWTO.html#toc7