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Re: SDDM doesn't show up at boot

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On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 07:52:29PM -0400, Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote:
> Oh, I forgot to say: I'm using Debian 10.10 i386
> 
> El dom, 17 oct 2021 a las 17:12, Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z
> (<santiagopinth@gmail.com>) escribió:
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > I was trying to set up the keyboard for the whole system
> > with "localectl set-x11-keymap pc105 us altgr-intl".  Before
> > that, it did not have the altgr-intl variant.
> >
> > I have LXQt installed, with SDDM as the display manager.
> > After booting the PC again, SDDM was no longer showing up
> > when the PC finished starting.  Through some research
> > reading the systemd journal, I found that "sddm-greeter"
> > could not connect to the X server.
> >
> > I also found that, if I login at a virtual console as root and run:
> > "systemctl isolate multi-user.target" and then
> > "systemctl isolate graphical.target"
> > to try to reload the graphical system, then everything works fine
> > and SDDM shows up as normal.  It also allows me to use
> > the keyboard with the chosen configuration.
> >
> > Later, I removed the "altgr-intl" option from "/etc/default/keyboard"
> > and rebooted, and voilá... everything was back to normal and
> > SDDM showed up at the end of the boot process.
> >
> > I tried rebooting many times, changing some localization settings,
> > and the problem appeared exactly only when the "altgr-intl"
> > was enabled in "/etc/default/keyboard".  The keyboard works
> > well when you set it up through LXQt.
> >
> > Now, while writing this message, I tried it again and now
> > the kernel reports a segmentation fault in "sddm-greeter"
> > after it reads "/usr/share/xsessions/lxqt.desktop".  Of course,
> > everything fails again leaving me with only the mouse cursor
> > and a black screen.
> >
> > Before I go to report this as a bug, I wanted to know
> > if I am not the only one with this problem.
> >
> > Please, ¿could someone with LXQt and a little free time
> > tell me whether the system fails to start when adding
> > XKBVARIANT="altgr-intl" to "/etc/default/keyboard"
> > and then rebooting?  You can go back to normal behaviour
> > just logging in at a virtual console, removing the "altgr-intl"
> > part from "/etc/default/keyboard" and rebooting.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> 

Hi,

First things first: bring your machine up to date - there is now 10.11.
[Or update to Debian 11 - but read release notes :) ]

I think you may have two independent problems here: changing keyboard
layout shouldn't cause problems with the X server.

All best, as ever, 

Andy Cater

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SDDM doesn't show up at boot Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-10-17 23:20 +0200
  Re: SDDM doesn't show up at boot Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 02:00 +0200
    Re: SDDM doesn't show up at boot "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-18 12:00 +0200
      Re: SDDM doesn't show up at boot Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 04:00 +0200
  Re: SDDM doesn't show up at boot David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-18 18:20 +0200
    Re: SDDM doesn't show up at boot Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 05:00 +0200
      [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 05:40 +0200
        Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-10-22 03:20 +0200
        Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-22 17:00 +0200
          Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopinth@gmail.com> - 2021-10-22 23:20 +0200
            Re: [SOLVED] SDDM doesn't show up at boot "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-23 11:10 +0200

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