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Decided if I'm going to use xorg from testing, I might as well use everything else that's in there (hopefully it'll get it working properly) and left testing enabled, did a pacman -Syu and wouldn't you know it, no more error messages whilst logging into gnome ... Thanks for your help.
I tried the directions from the wiki. As I said, I've tried getting gdm to start by
1. Adding it to daemons in rc.conf;
and/or
2. Editing /etc/inittab as suggessted in the wiki.
both solutions do not work as upon a reboot I'm not met with gdm, but with a prompt.
]]>For starting GDM do the following:
Install gdm: # pacman -S gdm
edit in /etc/inittab the following lines:
id:5:initdefault
x:5:respawn:/opt/gnome/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
now save the file and as root start gdm (so you don't have to reboot) with: /sbin/telinit 5
next time you reboot it is started as default
Further information you can find in the wiki
]]>Also, since that worked, have you any clue as to why all I get is a prompt when I place gdm in rc.conf daemons, and or change the lines listed in the wiki in inittab? I would prefer to have gdm start from boot as my wife uses this machine and she freaks out when there's nothing there but a login prompt.
]]>dbus-launch /opt/gnome/bin/gnome-session
then start with 'startx'
]]>X works however as I can run several programs in it.
]]>I can't seem to get gnome up and running either. Checked the wiki. Tried both the inittab way and also just using gdm in rc.conf . I am running off a fresh install of arch with a fres pcaman of (enabled testing) xorg7 (disabled testing) gnome, gnome-extra. When I boot the machine it takes me to a prompt no matter if I have gdm loaded as a daemon or the inittab. if i try a gnome-session from the terminal I get the following
(gnome-session:2066): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
then kicks me back to a prompt.
Did you configured xorg? Looks like an xorg problem.
]]>(gnome-session:2066): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
then kicks me back to a prompt.
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