xorg installation problem - new issue

gunshot · 2006-09-02 10:47:27

Hello.

I have the following problem and I appreciate your help:

I have working internet connection and a fresh installation. I've installed hwd. I start downloading with the command:
# pacman -S xorg gdm gnome gnome-extra

pacman downloads many files, but in some moment it says that tere's an error:

loading package data... done.
checking for file conflicts...
error: the following conflicts were found:
libstdc++5: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5: exists in filesystem
libstdc++5: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7: exists in filesystem

errors occured, no packages have been upgraded.

What does that mean - I have installed nothing? When I type hwd - x I get an error:
No Xserver installed!!

How to fix this? Thank you.

tomk · 2006-09-02 10:57:25

When pacman encounters a file conflict, it aborts the entire upgrade, so to answer your question - yes, you have installed nothing. The solution in this case is to force the installation of libstdc++5:

pacman -Sf libstdc++5

and then install xorg gdm etc as before.

Just for future reference, this is not a Gnome/GTK2-related issue, so a more relevant topic would be a good idea.

scarecrow · 2006-09-02 11:00:34

I don't know how did you get those compatibility libs installed, but anyway start with
pacman -Sf libstdc++5
and after that
pacman -S xorg
should go fine.

gunshot · 2006-09-02 11:14:42

thanks to scarecrow and tomc. the instllation finished fine now, and I'll test my X sample now.

the startx doesnt really start the x now.
it says an error and a worning:

1. EE Failed to load module glx (module does not exist,0)
(I tried to comment the line Load "glx" and then i didn't get this error but the X however didn't start)

2. WW VESA(0) : Failed To Setup Write-combining range

and somecommands in the file /etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc were not found:
28 twm :command not found
29 xclock
30 xterm
31 xterm
32 exec: xterm: not found

I'll be happy if you tell me what to do - should I edit files or my installation is messy

tomk · 2006-09-02 12:36:51

Have you read the xorg7 wiki page?

gunshot · 2006-09-02 13:58:22

tomk wrote:

Have you read the xorg7 wiki page?

yes
But I'm running the Arch under VMWARE. I have downloaded: xf86-video-vmware-10.12.0.0-1.pkg.tar.gz, edit xorg.conf and commented some lines, so I get no errors, but:
VMWARE(0): Failed to setup write-combining range (0xf0000000,0x1000000)

I don't what to do.

edit: should i have a file .xinitrc ot something im my home directory? i don't have such thing

scarecrow · 2006-09-02 17:45:24

I believe you need vmware tools installed at the guest OS for having glx working properly... so comment it ATM, and get sure you load "vmware" as your video driver.

stmok · 2006-11-19 06:50:56

Apologies for bringing up this old thread, but to have Arch installed on VMware...

This is AFTER when you installed 0.7.2, updated/upgraded, resolved the Kernel panic issue, and have installed xorg.

(1) You need to do this...

pacman -S xorg-apps xorg-font-utils xorg-res-utils xorg-server-utils 
          xorg-twm xorg-utils xorg-xauth xorg-xdm xorg-xfs xorg-xfwp 
          xorg-xinit xorg-xkb-utils xorg-xsm xterm

This will resolve the twm, xclock, and xterm :command not found messages.

(2) Then you need to install vmware bits...

pacman -S xf86-video-vmware xf86-input-vmmouse

(3) Then you edit your xorg.conf file.

Look for the entries for the mouse...
=> change mouse to vmmouse

And repeat for video...
=> change vesa (or whatever was the default) to vmware

Although, after doing all this, the video part is still a bit slow, esepecially when I try Firefox and move the browser window around. When I use startx, I get an error message about AIGLX. (I need to disable that).

I still get the VMWARE(0): Failed to setup write-combining range message.

I'm also get minor warnings when I exit, which doesn't hamper Xfce4 from running.

NOTE: I'm not all that well versed with Arch Linux, but I'm getting there slowly. I'm writing everything down as I go, so I have my own set of notes for Arch.

Arch Linux

#1 2006-09-02 10:47:27

xorg installation problem - new issue

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Re: xorg installation problem - new issue

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Re: xorg installation problem - new issue

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