Arch linux X problem
I recently installed arch linux on my machine. I also installed gnome according to the arch wiki guide. When I type startx I get a black screen with 2 white lines on he top. They are not very big lines, and the system is hung. Can anyone tell me what to do? If you need more info just ask
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Did you install X first ?. On Arch, last I looked, this isn't pulled in as a dependancy with the DE. Have a look for an Xorg entry in the wiki.
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Nothing (of interest) in Xorg.0.log ?.
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What DE/WM did you install?
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I didn't see anythng out of the ordinary in there. When I tried startx before, I sucessfully started the basic x thing. (whatever it's called). If I tried gnome-session, I got something like gnome-session:1674 unable to open display.
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Did you install mouse and keyboard drivers (or evdev)?
What video drivers are installed? What video driver is specified in /etc/X11/xorg.conf? Here are some commands run on my system---run the same thing to see what you have Code:
[root@Ath mherring]# pacman -Q|grep xf86-input |
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I always start off with a new Arch system by installing XFCE. If will start directly, without worrying about a login manager---sometimes it make troubleshooting easier. |
I have the same output as you, except I have the synaptics input as well, for a laptop. Where should I put radeon in xorg.conf. When I changed vesa to radeon,it said it couldnt find a moniter
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Anyhow, here is a piece out of my xorg.conf: Code:
Section "Device" |
Question: Have you started HAL in rc.conf?
Question: Is only ONE exec DE/WM in xinitrc? Post some info!! Of key importance: Xorg.0.log (after failed session) [please just 10 or so lines] Xorg.conf dmesg|tail (after failed session) lspci modprobe -l|grep vga That can help in diagnosis of the problem! |
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