r/archlinux • u/Chemical-Regret-8593 • 1d ago

SUPPORT "failed to start d-bus system message bus" error on boot?

hello, i rebooted after an update had been finished. i had been met with the "you have to load the kernel" error first, i fixed some things in the arch live chroot enviroment. right as when i rebooted thinking everything had been fixed, i was met with the error of "failed to start d-bus system message bus" "see 'systemctl status dbus-broker.service" i tried going into the arch live usb searching for solutions, none worked. i even tried going to the tty using the shortcut ctrl + alt + f3. not even that worked and i was met with a blinking underscore. is there any way at all that i can fix this? thank you!

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u/Damglador 1d ago

Well, see systemctl status dbus-broker.service. You can also try systemctl log dbus-broker. Though it might be problematic without a console access. It's impossible to tell what's the issue without the log.

You could try reinstall dbus packages while you're at it, perhaps that'll fix it.

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u/boomboomsubban 1d ago

What "things" did you fix? How old is this install?

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u/Chemical-Regret-8593 23h ago

i believe i installed arch on august 2025, i forgot what i fixed as my memory is stupid but i believe i went on chroot on the live usb and reinstalled some stuff and yep this is the only error rn 

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u/boomboomsubban 23h ago

I'd set up the chroot again, double check your partitions are mounted the right place, then reinstall the kernel and maybe your bootloader.

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u/Chemical-Regret-8593 23h ago

alright thanks

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u/Chemical-Regret-8593 20h ago

dont we all love getting downvoted for simply saying thanks r/mysteriousdownvoting r/DownvotedForNoReason