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punkeroso

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From: Rome, Italy

Registered: 2007-01-19

Posts: 105

Xfce4 doesn't start

Hi,
I have a problem with xfce4, i just can't start it!
when i try to run startxfce4 i had:

/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc: line 77:  4370 Aborted  $xfcesm

I tried to edit that file, but doesn't help at all...
Please help me...
Thanks

Kern

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From: UK

Registered: 2005-02-09

Posts: 464

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

just a thought: maybe make sure you have all the packages installed and upto date
pacman -Qi |grep  xfce4
you should get something like

libxfce4mcs 4.4.1-2
libxfce4util 4.4.1-3
xfce4-appfinder 4.4.1-2
xfce4-diskperf-plugin 2.1.0-3
xfce4-icon-theme 4.4.1-2
xfce4-mixer 4.4.1-2
xfce4-panel 4.4.1-2
xfce4-session 4.4.1-2

or maybe just try a remove  xfce4 totally, and pacman it back in again

edit:
uuuuh, afterthought. what stage are you at with what you've installed.?
did you install xorg before xfce4 ?

Last edited by Kern (2007-05-18 13:51:55)

punkeroso

Member

From: Rome, Italy

Registered: 2007-01-19

Posts: 105

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

just a thought: maybe make sure you have all the packages installed and upto date
pacman -Qi |grep  xfce4
you should get something like

libxfce4mcs 4.4.1-2
libxfce4util 4.4.1-3
xfce4-appfinder 4.4.1-2
xfce4-diskperf-plugin 2.1.0-3
xfce4-icon-theme 4.4.1-2
xfce4-mixer 4.4.1-2
xfce4-panel 4.4.1-2
xfce4-session 4.4.1-2

or maybe just try a remove  xfce4 totally, and pacman it back in again

edit:
uuuuh, afterthought. what stage are you at with what you've installed.?
did you install xorg before xfce4 ?

I tried a lot of times to remove e reinstall xfce, but it doesn't helps.
Yes, i've installed xorg before xfce4...why?
Thanks
Bye

Last edited by punkeroso (2007-05-18 15:22:34)

Kern

Member

From: UK

Registered: 2005-02-09

Posts: 464

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

why: cos every time i install i forget to do xorg first. and it screws things up.

is this a first install of Arch, and what steps have you followed from the WIKI to get your desktop / X / xfce4 working ?

Last edited by Kern (2007-05-18 17:56:39)

punkeroso

Member

From: Rome, Italy

Registered: 2007-01-19

Posts: 105

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

Finally a got xfce4 working using an old voodoo iso...
I think that the last iso is a little buggy, it gave me a lot of permission problems...
Thanks
Bye

ingvildr

Member

From: Brighton, England

Registered: 2005-04-19

Posts: 203

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

If its permission problems then it is most likely this bug #7194 if your still interested.

Last edited by ingvildr (2007-05-19 18:14:53)

dhave

Arch Linux f@h Team Member

From: Outside the matrix.

Registered: 2005-05-15

Posts: 1,112

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

If its permission problems then it is most likely this bug #7194 if your still interested.

I just installed Arch today (21may07), and I believe I'm getting this bug. "startx" and "startxfce4" work for root, but not for user. Also, when I try to run Midnight Commander as user, I get this message:

Cannot create temporary directly /tmp/mc-username: Permission denied (13)
Temporary files will not be created
Press any key to continue ...

What can I do to fix this? It seems to be a serious show-stopper to me.

Thanks.

Last edited by dhave (2007-05-22 20:46:42)

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dhave

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Registered: 2005-05-15

Posts: 1,112

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

Well, I've gotten a workable system by changing all permissions in /tmp to 1777. So far, so good.

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slackhack

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Registered: 2004-06-30

Posts: 738

Re: Xfce4 doesn't start

Well, I've gotten a workable system by changing all permissions in /tmp to 1777. So far, so good.

yep,  i had to do that, too. it appears to be a bug, as ingivldr mentioned.