X freezes in arch live cd

Debasish Patra · 2014-03-09 06:47:57

Hi,
I have been trying to boot into x from the live arch cd. So I followed the archiso guide and now I am able to boot in live cd with my persnalised packages, basically it's just xorg, openbox, synaptics for my laptop and midori. So that I can always open temrinal and midori browser side my side and refer to arch wiki's in installation if I have to ever make any. Currently I am testing the iso, but X freezes immediately I do a startx, then nothing works. Mouse nor keyboard. I am not sure how to debug this. Please guide...

And it's a live cd, so next time I login the Xorg logs generated would be gone

Thanks

Last edited by Debasish Patra (2014-03-09 06:50:16)

jasonwryan · 2014-03-09 07:10:20

How do you start X? What video card do you have? What drivers have you installed?

Please provide some meaningful information if you'd like assistance; see How To Ask Questions The Smart Way.

Debasish Patra · 2014-03-09 07:28:14

I have installed xf86-video-intel and xf86-video-vesa and I am testing the iso in virtualbox as well. I have tried to boot into the new live cd in my machine.

Steps :
1) I logged into the default root prompt similar to arch linux live cd.
2) I have copied the .xinitrc from /etc/skel directory and modified it and added exec openbox-session in the end as root.
3) I also tested with xorg-twm and xorg-xclock. This freezes the X as well.
4) Could it be some modules missing in the live cd. I also tried checked arch spinoffs like archbang to check in case I am missing anything, but couldnot figure out what I was missing.

Thanks for your response jasonwryan

Last edited by Debasish Patra (2014-03-09 07:29:41)

jasonwryan · 2014-03-09 07:32:31

So, what is in the Xorg log? And why are you trying to start X as root?

Debasish Patra · 2014-03-09 07:48:03

I mentioned my reasons in the first post. Anyways I will explain again.

I wanted to modify the arch live cd to boot straight into X. I have installed midori as my browser also in the live cd.
I goal was to create a live cd with nice little gui where I can open a terminal and browser side by side when I do a arch installation on a new system.

I dont have two systems to refer the arch wiki during installation.

I unsquashed the image in the arch live cd and then added my packages on to it.

How I modified the arch iso?
I unsquashed the rootfs image in the arch live cd and then added my packages on to it.

Anything I am missing anything here

Thanks..

Last edited by Debasish Patra (2014-03-09 10:27:48)

frank604 · 2014-03-09 19:49:00

Hello,

To progress in your problem, I need to repeat what jasonwryan wrote. Show us your xorg log!!

Also, you don't have to go through this just to get a browser to read while you install. There are many good terminal based browsers. I prefer elinks (with hint tagging on) but w3m and lynx among others are also available.

Or, you can print out the beginner's guide at your local print shop if you don't have a printer.

kYd · 2014-03-10 02:28:40

If you are unable to view the log files due to it being a live run, try mounting some storage medium (USB/HDD partition) and outputting the logs there by starting X in the following way:

startx > /path/to/somewhere/startx.log 2>&1

If remastering the install CD isn't working, trying creating your own bootable version which will allow you to configure it the way you desire and allow you to install the system. http://blog.jak.me/2011/09/07/creating- … -live-usb/

Debasish Patra · 2014-03-10 08:52:23

Thanks for your help guys, I will mount a drive and write a log into it to see how it goes.

hydrosIII · 2014-03-15 03:09:36

I think that you're overcomplicating this, just use a terminal browser, and different tty's (ctrl+alt + F2) I dont think that the live cd i made to boot into X, i cant see no reason why not, but it is not intended to do it.
Also i think there's an alternative arch linux installer, that uses some kind os ncurses GUI, an has the guide prepackaged, but im not sure if it is still active (maybe someone can post a link to it i cannot find it on google). I think that the normal live cd has somer sort of installation guide in it.

Alternatively im thinking in way of installing arch, using two live cd's (or two live usbs), one from a distro with X already installed, (like ubuntu) and then arch live cd. Boot into ubuntu, then chroot into arch live cd and perform the installation from there. But well it is overcomplicating things also, but at least you will have a GUI.

teateawhy · 2014-03-15 16:06:22

There is a number of different arch linux live cds with X included, all of them are unsupported. As an example: http://repo.mate-desktop.org/livecd/ .

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Trilby · 2014-03-15 17:02:24

edit: nevermind - somehow I missed almost all the posts already in this thread.

Last edited by Trilby (2014-03-15 17:02:56)

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