After a fresh install I can't login at tty
At TTY, I'm unable to login, once I enter root and then the password, it instantly re-prompts me to enter the login name. I installed Arch Linux by following the beginner's guide and here I am.
Thank you for your help
nomeutente94 wrote:
F1y3r wrote:Ok, this is may be stupid, but could you try older systemd from ARM? I have the same problem on one machine. Login works just fine with 204, but doesn't work at all with 208. Login screen just hangs for a few minutes and then reloads.
I can try, where can I download systemd 204 version?
There's some information about ARM in the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ARM
I downloaded systemd from here: http://seblu.net/a/arm/packages/s/systemd/
Sorry, but I have no idea what exactly could be the cause of this problem. I thought I'm the only one with this problem so I didn't investigate it further.
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As I'm starting from zero again will the iPod recognise the new library as "fresh" and I'll have to wipe the iPod of all the tracks on it?. Which isn't really a problem, as they're all backed up on my external HD.
Or can I put all my music back into iTunes with ratings, and hope the iPod accepts the fresh install?
Which is the best way to go? Empty iTunes and wipe the iPod and start from scratch? Or try and hope it recognises the new install?These links will give you several methods of recovering whatever songs remain on your iPod; some free, some third-party software, some more comprehensive for restoring Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, etc. Read them and their associated links before deciding on a strategy that works for you. There are many various third-party software programs that will offer a more robust process, or an easier GUI. Do a Google search for them if the links below leave you wanting…
Don King Resurrected: Deleted files from hard drive (free user steps – music recovery only)
MacMuse: Computer Crashed (free user steps – music recovery only)
Copying music from iPod to computer (a primer on various methods and software)
Copying Songs from Your iPod to a Mac or PC (resource for 3rd party software)
iPodRip Software (Free trial: Mac & Windows)
PodUtil Software (Mac & Windows)
YamiPod Software (Free: Mac & Windows)
PodPlus Software (Windows)
TuneJack Software (Windows)
XPlay (Windows software For Music Recovery &/or Cross-Platform Functionality)
XPlay Photo Browser (For recovering Photos)
After recovering your Library, strongly consider developing a thorough and frequent backup strategy for just this type of situation (and many other potential disasters).
You need at least two full sets of your music, not including what is on the iPod:
a) One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
b) One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
c) One (full or partial) set on the iPod
Music files on just the iPod and only one other medium is not considered having any backup.
If you cannot store your complete music files on the computer’s internal HD, then create and maintain at least two external sets (any multiple combinations of ExHDs, DVDs, CDs).
Backup both the music files and the Library database file (iTunes Library.itl). What are the iTunes Library files?
Here is a post on developing a thorough Backup Strategy
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Retrieving old sites after a fresh install
Hi. I made a couple of web sites on iWeb 08 and my hard drive got hosed and i had to do a complete re-install, but have a backup of my ~/home and ~/Library.... What do i have to copy over from my back up to get iWeb to see my sites when i launch the application? I thought i had it all copied over but when i launch iWeb, there is no sign of my old sites and pages. I am guessing that some things are in ~/home/Library and maybe some in ~/Library Application Support and some in ~/Sites....
further wrinkle, i was using 10.4 when i made the sites. I am now running 10.5.2 (no point in installing an out of date OS if you are forced to do a fresh install).How odd. Despite backup all of ~/Library and having a ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain file double clicking it gets me nothing.
so... looking back to an older (and sadly somewhat out of date) i found a Domain.sites2 file and stuck that in ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb
and that works....
Somehow my Domain.sites got emptied.
I did indeed copy the right thing since i remembered that iWeb put the files in a non-obvious place yet somehow the Domain.sites i backed up was an empty one. I must have done something wrong before the back up, i know that i did update to iWeb '08 after making that site so maybe that blew away my old Domain.sites file or something... i dunno.
Well ... i guess it i did get version of this site back. I have to say i am not fond of how iWeb handles this all, this would be the second time i lost some work in iWeb due to a lack of understanding of how it works and where it stores things. It would be nice if us iWork, .mac folks could have a more robust and clear way of backing up, storing, retrieving, recreating our web sites. Considering that i am using .mac to host my site, and that i am using iWeb to make the site, you would think having all the code there you could hit a button to slurp the site back down to iWeb and have the web site itself serve as a back up. Also ... why can't it reconstruct based on the ~/Site folder?
Well i am back in biz... i will check and back up more carefully next time. -
How do I redeem garageband/iMovie after a fresh install?
Just bought a macbook today and did a fresh mountain lion install. Just noticed that those apps are missing. How do I get them?
Restoring iLife applications after Internet Restore of OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion
If you erase install OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion on a new Mac that shipped with OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion installed, you can download iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand from the Mac App Store.
After installation, start (up) from OS X.
Double-click the App Store icon in the dock.
Enter your Apple ID and password.
Click Purchases.
If you haven't previously accepted your bundled iLife applications within the Mac App Store, you should see your iLife applications appear in the Accept portion of the screen. Click Accept.
You may be asked for your Apple ID and password once again. Your iLife applications now move to the Purchased section. These applications are part of the software that came with your Lion based computer. Your account will not be charged for them. Click Install to complete installation of your applications.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718 -
DBus service error after a fresh install
Hi!
I have a freshly installed Archlinux system. The dbus-org service seems to be reporting an error and I am not sure
$ systemctl status dbus-org
dbus-org.service
Loaded: error (Reason: No such file or directory)
Active: inactive (dead)
I am not seeing any side effects to this though. DBus has to be working since systemd is using it. I am also running Gnome 3 which also needs DBus to run.
Still, I'm curious if anybody has seen this and could help investigating the source of this error message.
Thanks!murb wrote:
I think the service is called dbus. Try:
$ systemctl status dbus
Wow ok. Dbus is working. I've been mislead in thinking dbus-org would be valid and though the "No such file or directory" error was coming out of dbus. It is actually systemctl telling me it can't find a file/service matching dbus-org.
Thanks! -
Why are my safari bookmarks still present after a fresh install?
I've just done a fresh install of osx to clean things up a little and I've just noticed that my bookmarks in safari are still saved.Is there a way of doing a fresh install with ALL of my personal data erased?
I believe I did it correctly by rebooting with "cmd" and "r" pressed,then erasing my hard drive with disk utility and then reinstalling OSX.If you’re given the option to do so, don’t give the computer your iCloud account information or uncheck the box for Safari. If desired, you can later sign out of iCloud or turn the option off from the iCloud pane of System Preferences.
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How to get back installed apps after a fresh install?
I would like to start a new installation, format Macintosh HD and reinstalling Snow Leopard. From that point carry on with Lion, Mountain Lion and, eventually but not sure, Mavericks. After the new install could be problems retriving all intalled apps from Applestore?
ThanksMy imac started with Snow Leopard, then after Lion and Mountain Lion i accepted the upgrade to Mavericks and i didn't appreciate the new interface and usage of some apps, i.e. iMovie. Meanwhile, even before Mavericks, os was slowing down, but even if a bit annoying and unusual still accetable. Consider that i have installed a bunch of apps regularly purchased, mainly fom Applestore. No fancy gadgets. So, as i didn't like that much Mavericks decided to restore from Time Machine. Possibly was a mistake and now i have an enviroment i feel i can't manage. Today, for instance iDvd shut down in an unaspected way three times and then i decided to reinstall. Agree Mac is not Win and, in fact, never had such a problem, but now i need, say for my interior peace, to start from a clean situation. That's why my question, what about my actally installed apps?
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