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terda12

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Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

I basically followed every single step in this tutorial https://teksyndicate.com/forum/linux/ho … pwm/172110
and I still get a black screen after startx.

From basic arch terminal:

$ urxvt -v 
error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libXft.so.Z: file too short

$ bspwm -v
0.8.9

$ X -version
X.Org X Server 1.16.3

$ cat ~/.xinitrc 
sxhkd &
exec bspwm

~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc
[url]http://sprunge.us/JjWH[/url]

~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
[url]http://sprunge.us/jfdg[/url]

Basically I get a "black" screen (with monitor backlight). I'm not sure what else to do at this point. Maybe I missed something with my Xorg installation?
This is basically my install so far:
Install Arch base OS on clean partition
pacman nvidia, nvidia utils
Install Xorg
install bspwm and sxhkd from github, followed the linked tutorial

BTW a blank xinitrc gives a blank red screen.

System:

Asrock z77 Extreme4
nvidia gtx 670

Last edited by terda12 (2015-01-28 21:21:10)

lucke

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Re: Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

That "file too short" message suggests that stuff on your drive isn't as it should be. To fix that very error, run "pacman -S libxft". To see what other packages might need reinstalling, run "pacman -Qkk".

jasonwryan

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Re: Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

You have followed the wrong guide; use the Arch wiki...

And look in your Xorg log for details about the black screen.

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terda12

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Re: Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

First of all thanks for the reply. When run 'sudo pacman -S libxft' it gives me this:

resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) libxft-2.3.2-1

Total Installed Size:  0.16 MiB

checking keyring...
checking package integrity...
loading package files...
checking for file conflicts...
libxft: /usr/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h exists in filesystem
libxft: /usr/include/X11/Xft/XftCompat.h exists in filesystem
libxft: /usr/lib/libXft.so exists in filesystem
libxft: /usr/lib/libXft.so.2 exists in filesystem
libxft: /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.3.2 exists in filesystem
libxft: /usr/lib/pkgconfig/xft.pc exists in filesystem
libxft: /usr/share/licenses/libxft/COPYING exists in filesystem
libxft: /usr/share/man/man3/Xft.3.gz exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

This is the output of 'pacman -S bspwm' not sure if OK or not

http://sprunge.us/UPcj

Last edited by terda12 (2015-01-28 21:20:36)

jasonwryan

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Re: Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

Please use code tags when pasting to the boards: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … s_and_Code

See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130138 re your error...

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lucke

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Re: Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

Those ldconfig messages aren't good either. Perhaps your PC got forcefully shut down while pacman was working or your drive/filesystem is failing.

terda12

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Re: Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

Alright I think it may just be corrupt. I'm going ahead and reinstalling a fresh install of arch.

terda12

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Re: Bspwm gives black screen even with urxvt in xinitrc.

Yep a fresh install worked. Thanks all.