Re: [gentoo-user] Re: switch from gnome/systemd to xfce/openrc borked my system

[Raffaele Belardi <raffaele.belardi@st.com>]

Daniel Frey wrote:
> On 8/19/19 5:24 AM, Raffaele Belardi wrote:
>>
>>> Make sure you are using a kernel set up for openrc.
>>
>> Good catch, although I'm not sure where to find that info in the available kernel log. 
>> I'll look better, I need to stop it from scrolling.
>>
> 
> Did you update grub and remove the init= line that starts systemd?

Yes.

>> One of the last things printed in the kernel log is "random: crng init done". The random 
>> service is part (possibly the last service) of the boot runlevel which is entered after 
>> the sysinit runlevel. So apparently a lot of openrc stuff has already started 
>> successfully. Instead, nothing from the default runlevel is output. I'll re-check those 
>> services.
>>
> 
> Hmm, is it possible that it's waiting for entropy? Try moving the mouse like a madman for 
> 20 seconds or so.

I read on the internet about the crng delay issue. I don't think this is the case because 
it hangs after it has finished the random rc script, but I'll give it a try.

raffaele