gdm-binary: /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
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gdm-binary: /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
Update: Now, I *CAN* get the installation to boot, but I can't get it to load past twm despite having a full desktop environment (GNOME), GDM, and even non-standard apps installed.
As for the error message that GDM is putting out, it's something like:
Code:
***(gdm-binary)***: /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
I'm still trying to figure out how to hook dbus into the initrd.
Last edited by Kenny_Strawn; 10-24-2010 at 03:49 AM.
Reason: Edited title
I decided to 'unsquashfs' it directly to the drive, using
Code:
unsquashfs root-image.sqfs -fd /mnt
with the drive mounted in /mnt. Then, I installed the needed and wanted packages on the drive, installed GRUB, and updated GRUB. Yet, I've run into these roadblocks every time I tried to boot it!
Last edited by Kenny_Strawn; 10-22-2010 at 09:46 PM.
i forget the command, but you need to delay mounting root, which is your external drive, to allow archlinux time to discover it first. I used to use 6 seconds which was fine for my external.
here is the command you need to put on your kernel line in grub
rootdelay=6
change the 6 to however many seconds you feel is needed.
Last edited by sandman; 10-22-2010 at 10:26 PM.
Reason: added command
I decided to edit my /etc/default/grub and include "rootdelay=30" in the "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX" variable, then update GRUB. Hopefully, this will solve the problem. At 10 seconds, it still isn't working.
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