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December 30, 2025 at 4:46 am #192784
olsztyn
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Same issue here. Networkmanager is installed including all dependencies.Running beta2 fluxbox dinit. Using Dinit-service-manager
(via controlcentre) I found the service “NetworkManager”, which did not work. I checked “Add” and found the service “networkmanager”,(no uppercase letters)
which I activated and immediately had internet-connection.
Then selected the service “connmand”, removed it and networkmanager was still running, providng a stable network-connection.
I’m very happy, cause connman is absolutely unreliable on my machine.
Best regards
BassmanI am getting back to Dinit testing and just as you pointed out, the networkmanager service appears to be good and stays connected.
Thanks for pointing to the solution…Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
http://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersDecember 30, 2025 at 4:53 am #192785mauricevsteensel
Member@anticapitalista, that makes a ton of sense. Waterfox works fine when installed from the tarball or as a flatpak anyhow. Better focus on Firefox and then some alternative browsers that fit with the lean and mean philosophy. As Firefox doesn’t. On antiX I prefer to use Palemoon as it is fast and doesn’t hog memory the way Firefox does.
"Nowadays people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing."
Fan of minimalist computing.December 30, 2025 at 5:02 am #192786olsztyn
MemberProwlerGr wrote:
I’m thinking it may be a runlevel issue – if you are trying to load lightdm (this should be resolved in the next antiX beta or RC)
Let me know if running the following resolves it for yousudo sed -i “s/id:2:initdefault:/id:5:initdefault:/g” /etc/inittab
sudo update-rc.d lightdm defaultsprowlergr –
Thanks for the suggestion.
It unfortunately boots to the same TTY screen
On my dinit testing I am getting the same, left at TTY before runlevel 3. The above solution did not resolve this issue either.
An interim workaround for me is just to login at TTY and startx. Currently replying from dinit.- This reply was modified 8 months, 4 weeks ago by olsztyn.
Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
http://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersDecember 30, 2025 at 5:18 am #192788ProwlerGr
MemberOn my dinit testing I am getting the same, left at TTY before runlevel 3. The above solution did not resolve this issue either.
An interim workaround for me is just to login at TTY and startx. Currently replying from dinit.Does disabling turnstile have any effect?
Maybe try uninstalling turnstile as well (could be libpam-turnstile conflicting with consolekit/elogind pam modules).
I fail to believe that there was that much of a change that really breaks xfce on antiX with any initDecember 30, 2025 at 5:28 am #192790olsztyn
MemberDoes disabling turnstile have any effect?
Maybe try uninstalling turnstile as well (This is exactly what I have just done. I uninstalled turnstile service on dinit and remastered. No change so far but let me uninstall libpam-turnstile as well…
Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
http://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersDecember 30, 2025 at 5:51 am #192791olsztyn
MemberDoes disabling turnstile have any effect?
Maybe try uninstalling turnstile as well (could be libpam-turnstile conflicting with consolekit/elogind pam modules).
I fail to believe that there was that much of a change that really breaks xfce on antiX with any initI do not think xfce is broken, unless I missed something in prior posts. I am not using xfce but rather LXQT/Openbox, but should be the same process at lightdm.
I think it is boot process not getting to lightdm login.
I just uninstalled the entire turnstile set and remastered. No change in behavior, it still dumps at tty, where logging in and startx gets me to the desktop. So it appears it is not turnstle that is the problem.
This issue with dumping the user at TTY appears to be specific to dinit in my case. s6-66 boots all the way to the desktop, s6-rc stops with a blinking cursor in top left corner after info: service rc-local successfully started seen in VT1.- This reply was modified 8 months, 4 weeks ago by olsztyn.
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Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
http://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersDecember 30, 2025 at 6:10 am #192796ProwlerGr
MemberDoes Alt+Ctl+F7 bring it up?
I remember I was plagued with a similar issue on MX – simply not opening the right terminal window when installing sysvinit alongside systemdDecember 30, 2025 at 6:18 am #192797
anticapitalistaForum AdminIf using lightdm, make sure you have all the service files installed as well ie
runit-service-lightdm
dinit-service-lightdm
s6-rc-service-lightdm
66-service-lightdmPhilosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
December 30, 2025 at 6:24 am #192798Xunzi_23
MemberRe Purge of browsers from the Package Installer.
Agree, would like to see Palemoon and LibreWolf there.
Otherwise fine.Firefox esr is a pain to clean up. IMHO Not a good inclusion anymore.
mozilla is on a very slippery steep downhill slope of lies and broken
promises of privacy and user respect, getting worse under yet another
new money leeching pro AI and advertising ceo.Waterfox works fine from the tarball/portable version.
needs UBlock, I also added localcdn.December 30, 2025 at 6:26 am #192799ProwlerGr
MemberI can replicate the issue. Having a look now.
December 30, 2025 at 8:38 am #192801olsztyn
MemberDoes Alt+Ctl+F7 bring it up?
No, it does not…
It looks to me the X session seems on VT1 rather than VT7.
When I am logged on to desktop under dinit Ctrl-Alt-F1 stays in the desktop.- This reply was modified 8 months, 4 weeks ago by olsztyn.
Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
http://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersDecember 30, 2025 at 8:39 am #192802olsztyn
MemberIf using lightdm, make sure you have all the service files installed as well ie
runit-service-lightdm
dinit-service-lightdm
s6-rc-service-lightdm
66-service-lightdmYes, I do…
Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
http://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersDecember 30, 2025 at 8:59 am #192804olsztyn
MemberI remember I was plagued with a similar issue on MX – simply not opening the right terminal window when installing sysvinit alongside systemd
Yes, the way I see it:
– Sysvinit – Desktop session seems on VT1. Sysvinit boots to login prompt, just like dinit. after loggin in and startx deskto session seems on VT1. VT7 is a blinking cursor in left top corner.
– Runit – boots normally. I will check on which VT. Now I am in sysvinit session.
– S6-rc – boots to the blinking cursor. VT7 does seems the same, no desktop session.
– S6-66 – boots all the way to desktop on VT7.- This reply was modified 8 months, 4 weeks ago by olsztyn.
Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
http://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersDecember 30, 2025 at 9:14 am #192806ProwlerGr
MemberYep I can see a few issues looking at the packaged services for lightdm.
I will send some proposed updates to @anticapitalistaFor now:
sudo sed -i “s/bin/sbin/g” /etc/dinit.d/lightdmsudo sed -i “s/exec -c/exec/g” /etc/s6-rc/sv/lightdm-srv/run && sudo s6-db-reload& see if this fixes things for dinit & s6-rc
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 am #192807olsztyn
Member– Runit – boots normally. I will check on which VT. Now I am in sysvinit session.
To follow up I started the runit session and it is on VT7. However just noticed the cpu usage stays about 3-4% with no applications open.
Switched to VT1 and I see the system is in the loop, apparently trying to start certain services, such as ufw. Steady 3-4% cpu continues indefinitely in the loop.
Restarted runit to see if consistent behavior. Same thing – system in the loop.- This reply was modified 8 months, 4 weeks ago by olsztyn.
Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
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