xorg -xterm blank screen [SOLVED]

nicholas buckner · 2010-07-12 12:17:40

hello whenever i run

"sudo X -configure"

and "sudo X -config /home/nick/xorg.conf.new" i get a blank screen.

i have installed

pacman -S mesa

pacman -S xorg

pacman -S xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse xf86-input-synaptics (im on a laptop)

pacman -S xf86-video-radeonhd libgl ati-dri (i am using ati radeon hd4200)

i have done wgetpaste on .xinitrc, xorg.conf.new and Xorg.0.log it came out with these:

xorg.conf.new:
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/236422/

.xinitrc:
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/236423/

Xorg.0.log:
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/236424/

any help would be very helpful, thank you

Last edited by nicholas buckner (2010-07-12 15:04:08)

schen · 2010-07-12 12:22:01

You have to copy the xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

nicholas buckner · 2010-07-12 13:19:00

i have tried that and i still get a blank screen. also my keyboard stops working on the black screen as the caps lock and num key don't work but they do on console

Inxsible · 2010-07-12 13:42:01

ArchWiki wrote:

Using X -configure and xorg.conf is deprecated for two reasons:
Since v. 1.8, xorg-server uses multiple configuration files within /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d, instead of the singular xorg.conf
xorg.conf is mostly deprecated, even though it is parsed by Xorg-server during its initialisation.
Udev should be capable of detecting your hardware without problems. Just in case there should be a problem, you could install the whole xorg-input-drivers group.
Xorg-server can be initiated by the startx command. You should only use it in case you have properly edited the ~/.xinitrc file.

Maybe the relevant section should be removed from the Beginner's Guide.

Last edited by Inxsible (2010-07-12 13:44:24)

nicholas buckner · 2010-07-12 14:01:52

1. to do this i delete my xorg.conf? reinstall xorg?
2.how do i install "the whole xorg-input-drivers group" and by doing this will it slow down my computer bootime(e.g checks through all the drivers)

nicholas buckner · 2010-07-12 14:55:12

ok i have uninstall all the stuff i installed. reinstalled xorg. and did

pacman -S xorg-input-drivers
pacman -S xorg-video-drivers

hooray i got xterm working (no black screen) but although the white box is displaying, i can't type into it and the mouse doesn't work.

Inxsible · 2010-07-12 15:01:41

nicholas buckner wrote:

ok i have uninstall all the stuff i installed. reinstalled xorg. and did
pacman -S xorg-input-drivers
pacman -S xorg-video-drivers
hooray i got xterm working (no black screen) but although the white box is displaying, i can't type into it and the mouse doesn't work.

your keyboard and mouse aren't being detected by udev for some reason. Try following the installation guide to the T and finish it.

nicholas buckner · 2010-07-12 15:03:37

never mind xterm doesn't work but icewm does but im never going to use xterm anyway. im so happy!!! thank you Inxsible.

if anyone is having trouble installing xorg then follow these steps

1. pacman -S xorg
2. pacman -S xorg-input-drivers
3. pacman -S xorg-video-drivers
4. cp /etc/skel/.xinitrc ~/
5. startx

Inxsible · 2010-07-12 15:17:22

I normally just install the video drivers of the graphics card that I have. for eg. xf86-video-ati

I don't recall seeing a package called xorg-video-drivers. Maybe I just didn't pay attention. Does xorg-video-drivers include drivers for all possible cards? If so, I wouldn't want to install all that junk.

Last edited by Inxsible (2010-07-12 15:18:25)

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#1 2010-07-12 12:17:40

xorg -xterm blank screen [SOLVED]

#2 2010-07-12 12:22:01

Re: xorg -xterm blank screen [SOLVED]

#3 2010-07-12 13:19:00

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#4 2010-07-12 13:42:01

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#5 2010-07-12 14:01:52

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#6 2010-07-12 14:55:12

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