How to manually uninstall runit

Sanva · 09-25-2009, 10:57 AM

Hi!

I have a problem that is more or less the same that this one:

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I'm not sure of the exact sequence of events, but I install git-daemon on Ibex. I believe this installs runit (??).

When I boot, I get the Ubuntu splash screen come up, but about half way through it drops to the console with the message:
Loading the saved-state of the serial devices...
-runit: leave stage: /etc/runit/1
-runit: enter stage: /etc/runit/2

The computer just sits there without starting gdm. Virtual consoles still work, and I am able to startx from a different console. However, I don't have networking (ping doesn't connect to anything, for example), and Gnome complains about failing to initialise HAL.

I have now uninstalled runit, and can now get back to a useable system.

I have the same problem and for the same reason, but I can't uninstall runit because I can't log in with, for example, tty1 in tex-mode, because it says that my password is incorrect (and, believe me, I didn't forget my pass, and it hasn't non-ASCII characters, so I don't know what is the problem).

The only thing I can do is boot a live CD and do something from it, but the only solution I know is reinstall...

Any other solution?

Thanks a lot for your time!

repo · 09-25-2009, 11:11 AM

Is the layout from the keyboard correct?
Try to type the password in the username to see if it is correct.

Sanva · 09-25-2009, 03:21 PM

Yes, the keyboard layout is correct, I tried to write it when the system are asking for my username, to see it, and I was actually writing my password, but the system is crazy or something...

saifkhan123 · 09-26-2009, 12:53 AM

the best idea is to troubleshoot your system in rescue mode if it is not starting up correctly, view this post of mine to go into rescue mode
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...os-5.3-757837/

Sanva · 09-26-2009, 05:04 AM

But... Could I do something like that using an Ubuntu bootable USB (the laptop is an Asus Eee)??

The system has a rescue option in the GRUB menu, but this time it do the same as the normal option...

Sanva · 09-26-2009, 05:49 AM

I fixed it. I've simply replaced the /sbin/init hard-link (to /sbin/runit-init) with the file /sbin/init from an Ubuntu bootable USB and everything seems to work fine again!

Best regards!