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Hardware specs: Latest RPI (version 3), connected to the internet via LAN Ethernet cable going to my router. Using Atrix to set up basic functions in preperation for connecting the Pi to a project of mine.

OS specs:
RASPBIAN JESSIE
Full desktop image based on Debian Jessie
Version:March 2016
Release date:2016-03-18
Kernel version:4.1

Here's basically what I did:
First, I resized my Pi partition to make full use of the SD card. Reboot. Works fine.
Then, I messed with the wallpaper, changed the Pi menu image from a raspberry to an xbox x. Renamed "Menu" to "Start" in appearance, moved the bar to the bottom of the screen. Still works fine.
My basic customization set complete, I decided to finish up with four simple commands.
First, to open up a terminal.
Next, in terminal, I entered the following:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install iceweasel
(I was following the instructions found on this page here: http://elinux.org/RPi_IceWeasel )
Once everything was done, I went to reboot again.

Imagine my surprise when I am stuck at the login screen. I enter "pi" and "raspberrypi" like I know the pre-configured login to be (and it's supposed to be automatic, but whatever), however the screen flashes, and it takes me right back to the login screen.

Please help? I'm not sure at which point exactly I screwed up. I followed instructions TO THE LETTER on every single change I was performing.

I just wanted freaking iceweasel >< And now I can't use my Pi.

LORDSANTAENGLISH wrote:Imagine my surprise when I am stuck at the login screen. I enter "pi" and "raspberrypi" like I know the pre-configured login to be (and it's supposed to be automatic, but whatever), however the screen flashes, and it takes me right back to the login screen.

The password is "raspberry", not "raspberrypi".

rpdom wrote:

LORDSANTAENGLISH wrote:Imagine my surprise when I am stuck at the login screen. I enter "pi" and "raspberrypi" like I know the pre-configured login to be (and it's supposed to be automatic, but whatever), however the screen flashes, and it takes me right back to the login screen.

The password is "raspberry", not "raspberrypi".

Sorry, you are indeed correct, I had been using that as the password. I accidentally added pi here, but I had only been entering "raspberry" as the password.

IE: I'm using the correct login (when I enter something wrong, it tells me), but it's not letting me in.

EDIT: 105 views and still no response after this one?

Also update: I decided to redo the partitions (completely re-install everything to the microsd) and then try those sudo commands without modifying anything else, thus trying them from a FRESH install. Lo and behold, same result.

please can someone help?

Try another SD card (different brand).

gkreidl wrote:Try another SD card (different brand).

Card is the one provided with the raspberry pi at purchase.
Tried a different card, 32 gb one, different brand as well, same problem.

is sudo command activated upgrading/updating broken or something?

Try rebooting after upgrading everything, then install IceWeasel.

You can get mixed results if the Pi upgrades certain things to do with the OS, and you don't reboot before installing other things.

An update on separating these commands.
here is what I did:
Pull up terminal.
sudo apt-get update
Success.
sudo reboot
Rebooted, success.
sudo apt-get upgrade
Asks me about a little extra space taken up, w/e, this is a 32gb card. I tell it yes. It takes a long time to get everything done, understandably.
Several "no space left on device" errors, which made absolutely no sense whatsoever, there was plenty of goddamn space.
finally, it offers me the prompt.
sudo reboot
PROBLEM. Now I'm stuck in a blinking cursor ( _ ) screen after it tried to boot. The screen had cleared itself, so I don't know what the hell led to this.

The upgrade command IS BROKEN. I challenge anyone with a pi that has the same specs as mine to try what I tried, and get any different results.

What do I do to get iceweasel?!

Did you use the same card for all your tests?
If so, then try a different card (or do a full write / read test on your current card)

DirkS wrote:Did you use the same card for all your tests?
If so, then try a different card (or do a full write / read test on your current card)

Tried the following: sandisk 16 gb chip that came with the raspberry pi when I ordered it.
also tried a tf card 32 gb chip.
tried a samsung too.

all of them test fine.
all of them fail when I try to get iceweasel.

Several "no space left on device" errors, which made absolutely no sense whatsoever, there was plenty of goddamn space.

Is this happening before you try to install Iceweasel? It sounds like you are getting this error when you try to upgrade a fresh OS install. If that's the case, the problem is not with Iceweasel. How are you testing the cards to verify they are good? Could the Pi itself have a problem with the SD card slot or controller?

If it says you don't have space, it sounds more like you haven't expanded the file system than anything else... That will undoubtedly cause a whole load of different issues. Format the card, re-image it, boot Raspbian, resize the file system, reboot immediately after resizing the file system, then update and upgrade. If that fails, I'd love to know why, because unless you're using a fake card, it shouldn't be happening.

Could you post the output of both "df -h" and "df -i", so we can try and work out which area it is complaining about "no space" in.

drice wrote:

Several "no space left on device" errors, which made absolutely no sense whatsoever, there was plenty of goddamn space.

Is this happening before you try to install Iceweasel? It sounds like you are getting this error when you try to upgrade a fresh OS install. If that's the case, the problem is not with Iceweasel. How are you testing the cards to verify they are good? Could the Pi itself have a problem with the SD card slot or controller?

"Pull up terminal.
sudo apt-get update
Success.
sudo reboot
Rebooted, success.
sudo apt-get upgrade
FAIL"

This is essentially what I pointed out earlier. You are correct, the problem isn't iceweasel itself, it is with the upgrade command. I ran the cards under a partition binary scan that tests every last sector of a harddrive. Until I ran this upgrade command, the Pi was loading fine, in fact, after the update command, faster than ever.

Goraxium wrote:If it says you don't have space, it sounds more like you haven't expanded the file system than anything else... That will undoubtedly cause a whole load of different issues. Format the card, re-image it, boot Raspbian, resize the file system, reboot immediately after resizing the file system, then update and upgrade. If that fails, I'd love to know why, because unless you're using a fake card, it shouldn't be happening.

You don't understand, I did expand the file system, I followed the following instructions:
First, go into the partition manager for raspbian, with my main linux partition being the target. next, find out where the starting sector numbers for that partition are. next, delete the partition. then recreate the partition, enter those numbers, and let it autofind the ending partition numbers, it can do that on its own.
Since the partition manager does this all virtually until you apply the changes, no data is lost at any point.
Once I applied the changes, I rebooted.
Just in case, I did check using multiple methods, to confirm the resize of the partition and that no data was lost. The Pi said yes to more space and no to any corruption or anything. I pulled it out, and loaded partition manager technician edition on my windows PC, put the card in there, and checked. It listed the partition as having been expanded and filling out the rest of the card. The upgrade was tried after all this. (it should be noted the reboot was also tried without this resize trick being tried, and had the same problem)
Also, fake card..?

rpdom wrote:Could you post the output of both "df -h" and "df -i", so we can try and work out which area it is complaining about "no space" in.

Uhh...? I posted this under beginners, because I'm a noob. Could you please explain what you mean? Like, are you asking me to add those to a command or something? sorry.

LORDSANTAENGLISH wrote:....

You don't understand, I did expand the file system, I followed the following instructions:
First, go into the partition manager for raspbian, with my main linux partition being the target. next, find out where the starting sector numbers for that partition are. next, delete the partition. then recreate the partition, enter those numbers, and let it autofind the ending partition numbers, it can do that on its own.
Since the partition manager does this all virtually until you apply the changes, no data is lost at any point.
Once I applied the changes, I rebooted.
Just in case, I did check using multiple methods, to confirm the resize of the partition and that no data was lost. The Pi said yes to more space and no to any corruption or anything. I pulled it out, and loaded partition manager technician edition on my windows PC, put the card in there, and checked. It listed the partition as having been expanded and filling out the rest of the card. The upgrade was tried after all this. (it should be noted the reboot was also tried without this resize trick being tried, and had the same problem)
Also, fake card..?

Not sure where those instructions came from but that is not the normal way to expand.
There is a config utility in [menu] --> [Preferences] use 1st option -OR- from a terminal run sudo raspi-config and choose the 1st option.
Then reboot.
Then enter df -h at the terminal prompt and that should show you the disk space. OR open file manager and look at the bottom right of the window.

klricks wrote:

LORDSANTAENGLISH wrote:....

You don't understand, I did expand the file system, I followed the following instructions:
First, go into the partition manager for raspbian, with my main linux partition being the target. next, find out where the starting sector numbers for that partition are. next, delete the partition. then recreate the partition, enter those numbers, and let it autofind the ending partition numbers, it can do that on its own.
Since the partition manager does this all virtually until you apply the changes, no data is lost at any point.
Once I applied the changes, I rebooted.
Just in case, I did check using multiple methods, to confirm the resize of the partition and that no data was lost. The Pi said yes to more space and no to any corruption or anything. I pulled it out, and loaded partition manager technician edition on my windows PC, put the card in there, and checked. It listed the partition as having been expanded and filling out the rest of the card. The upgrade was tried after all this. (it should be noted the reboot was also tried without this resize trick being tried, and had the same problem)
Also, fake card..?

Not sure where those instructions came from but that is not the normal way to expand.
There is a config utility in [menu] --> [Preferences] use 1st option -OR- from a terminal run sudo raspi-config and choose the 1st option.
Then reboot.
Then enter df -h at the terminal prompt and that should show you the disk space. OR open file manager and look at the bottom right of the window.

Well it was forever ago that I tried those instructions, so I've long since lost the page, or I'd link it. Your instructions worked like a charm, and I feel like a freaking moron now, that was so simple and obvious, thank you!