Just installed Arch x86_x64 and I have some questions

mrinehart93 · 2010-10-16 20:08:52

Hey guys! I have finally made the move to Arch Linux after using Ubuntu for about a year and a half. So far, I love Arch. I've learned so much about it, and I really like the way the system is setup in how the user sets everything up, rather than the system setting everything up. I installed GNOME since I just love it, and it really completes the feel of Linux for me. The only problems I'm having so far, are these:

-I can't my sound to work (I have an Asus P5QL-Pro motherboard, and according to Alsamixer, I have a Realtek ALC1200 sound card )
-I can't get compiz to run on my user account, but it will run on my root account. Once I run it on my user account however, there is no Window Decorator, so I have no way to move a window around. I DID check the Window Decorator in the option too.
-I want to get Arch to feel a little bit less technical and more like Ubuntu... like installing a boot screen (if that's possible).
-For some strange reason, if I open up Empathy IM and press Add Account, no window will come up letting me do that... strange?

And if there are some general tips anyone would recommend I know, I'd love to hear them!

Thanks for your time,

Mike

Last edited by mrinehart93 (2010-10-16 20:09:43)

infested999 · 2010-10-16 20:13:08

For compiz, did you install fusion-icon? Then you can just right-click on the icon in the taskbar and select "Compiz"

mrinehart93 · 2010-10-16 20:19:25

I did install Fusion-icon. I followed the steps in the beginners installation guide and installed "compiz-fusion-gtk", because I only wanted the gnome files. When I run "fusion-icon" as a user, I get this:

* Detected Session: gnome
* Searching for installed applications...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/fusion-icon", line 57, in <module>
from FusionIcon.interface import choose_interface
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/FusionIcon/interface.py", line 23, in <module>
import start
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/FusionIcon/start.py", line 36, in <module>
config.check()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/FusionIcon/util.py", line 368, in check
self.create_config_file()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/FusionIcon/util.py", line 402, in create_config_file
self.write(open(self.config_file, 'w'))
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/home/mike/.config/compiz/fusion-icon'

When "fusion-icon" is ran as root (sudo fusion-icon), I get this:

* Detected Session: unknown
* Searching for installed applications...
* NVIDIA on Xorg detected, exporting: __GL_YIELD=NOTHING
* Using the GTK Interface
* Starting Compiz
... executing: compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp

And then there are no window decorations

hokasch · 2010-10-16 20:31:10

By running compiz as root, you probably messed up permissions on its config files - remove ~/.config/compiz and try again as user. Why did you even run it with sudo in the first place?
For the window decorations, did you select the gtk decorator (via fusion-icon)?

edit: better just chown the config directory...
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Com … .27t_start

Last edited by hokasch (2010-10-16 20:33:38)

mrinehart93 · 2010-10-16 20:44:04

Wow thanks! I chowned it like you said, and compiz works now! Thanks so much!

Now, can anyone help me out with my audio problems?

litemotiv · 2010-10-16 21:58:46

mrinehart93 wrote:

Now, can anyone help me out with my audio problems?

Did you unmute the appropriate channels in alsamixer? All are muted by default.

mrinehart93 · 2010-10-16 23:24:55

Yes, I did unmute the correct channels. In fact, I put them all up to 100%, and unchecked Headphones. Is there something I should be editing in /etc/rc.conf? Like should I be doing anything with pcspkr?

EDIT

I finally got my sound working I'm not quite sure what I ended up doing though... I think it was a combination of things. I ended up editing a bunch of .conf files. Should I set pacman to ignore those files so they don't get replaced when I do a system upgrade?

Last edited by mrinehart93 (2010-10-17 00:11:14)

jdarnold · 2010-10-17 03:49:53

pacman won't generally overwrite .conf files. It will just create new ones called '.conf.pacnew'. So you're pretty safe.

mrinehart93 · 2010-10-17 04:24:47

jdarnold wrote:

pacman won't generally overwrite .conf files. It will just create new ones called '.conf.pacnew'. So you're pretty safe.

Ok that's good to know then. This is my last question, I promise. In the past, when I used Ubuntu, I always used to install the 32-bit version and then install a PAE-enabled Kernel. This would allow me to use 4Gb of RAM, but keep compatibility with all my programs. Now that I've installed Arch, I had to use the x86_64 ISO, but I was never given an option to only use it as 32-bit. Mostly I would be fine, but since I plan on using a program called "PlayOnLinux" to play Windows games (it has a database of various WINE versions that work with each game, and sets it up for you), it won't work. I installed the version made for Arch Linux, however I get a message about trying to run a 32-bit version of WINE on a 64-bit system, or something like that. It's pretty late where I live, so I will try and post the exact message later. But if anyone can assist me with that, I'd be very appreciative. Thanks!

-Mike

hokasch · 2010-10-17 13:08:36

PLayonlinux in aur should work on x86_64:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/playo … x/PKGBUILD

Comment by: Skunnyk on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:25:26 +0000
Updated to 3.8.3 / unzip dependencies added / bin32-wine remplaced by wine for x86_64 (multilib).
Thx all

Do you have multilib repo enabled?

P.S.: In the future, think about keeping a topic to one question, makes it much easier to follow up and for others using the forum search...
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/For … ow_to_Post

mrinehart93 · 2010-10-17 15:19:38

hokasch wrote:

PLayonlinux in aur should work on x86_64:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/playo … x/PKGBUILD
Comment by: Skunnyk on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:25:26 +0000
Updated to 3.8.3 / unzip dependencies added / bin32-wine remplaced by wine for x86_64 (multilib).
Thx all
Do you have multilib repo enabled?
P.S.: In the future, think about keeping a topic to one question, makes it much easier to follow up and for others using the forum search...
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/For … ow_to_Post

Thanks, I'll try the PlayOnLinux that is in AUR.

Yes, I do have the multilib repo enabled but that is only because the unofficial beginners guide recommended that I do that.

And sorry about the multi-topic thread

EDIT

POL still won't work even with the AUR version. Before I installed the aur version, I removed the old POL I had with "sudo pacman -R playonlinux". It removed it, and then I installed it from AUR. At the end of the AUR installation though, Pacman asked me if I wanted to install playonlinux. What I noted though was that the Download size was 0.00MB, so I thought maybe all AUR did was patch the pacman version. Should I have said "no" to installing the pacman one? Anyway, here is the error I get from PlayOnLinux:

wine: '/home/mike/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/WarcraftIII' is a 64-bit installation, it cannot be used with a 32-bit wineserver.

Last edited by mrinehart93 (2010-10-17 15:46:14)

Stebalien · 2010-10-17 16:38:33

You probably need to remove /home/mike/.PlayOnLinux and let the new (32bit version) PlayOnLinux recreate this folder.

mrinehart93 · 2010-10-17 17:16:02

Stebalien wrote:

You probably need to remove /home/mike/.PlayOnLinux and let the new (32bit version) PlayOnLinux recreate this folder.

Still no go Same error message.

Here is what I did:

pacman -R playonlinux
pacman -S --clean (answered "y" to everything)
deleted the PlayOnLinux directory in my home folder
yaourt -S playonlinux

hokasch · 2010-10-18 07:58:43

wine: '/home/mike/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/WarcraftIII' is a 64-bit installation, it cannot be used with a 32-bit wineserver.

Sure this is the same error for all games? If so, seems like playonlinux created "shortcuts" (or wahtever it does) for x86_64, but wine from multilib is bin32. Maybe you get more specific help if you post a comment on the AUR for playonlinux.

Apart from that, there are 64bit version of wine in aur I think, and you might want to have a look at "winegames" in community.

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