On 12/04/17 09:01, Alex wrote:

Hi,

On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Ed Greshko <ed.greshko@gmail.com> wrote:

On 12/03/17 23:23, Alex wrote:

If I boot to multi-user first, then switch to graphical boot, it works fine.

Are you saying that after you get to multi-user mode you do something like "init 5"
to get t a GUI login or you use startx?

Is startx different from "systemctl isolate graphical.target"?

Yes.  With startx you don't start a display manager (gdm, sddm, or whatever you've
chosen).  You won't have a login screen.

Sure, I just meant is it the same X server.

Then I suppose you should have asked that question.  :-)

Yes.

I believe I've used both, but don't remember what I did last or if
both of them produce the same results.

(I'm new to Wayland but not Xorg or X11)

It sounds as if you have a standard Workstation installation and as such gdm will be
the DM.  And, it sounds as if gdm isn't starting.

When you boot and get to the blank screen you should be able to get to a Virtual
Terminal (ctrl-alt-F2) and login to see what is going on.

Yes, that I know, and it does not work. The HDD light goes on
occasionally, but the system is unresponsive.

OK.  You'd not mentioned before now that you've tried getting to a Virtual Terminal. 
A system booted to a blank screen can be viewed as unresponsive.  So, there's a bit
of ambiguity in what you're writing.

Maybe try removing rhgb and quiet from the boot params to see maybe see where the
hangup is.

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