[solved] Cannot start X

esa · 2015-06-06 13:14:44

Heyas

Just accomplished the installation of Arch as the 3rd OS on this UEFI latop.
After the installation, the wifi connection i had set up during installation, didnt work any longer, and wifi-menu was missing dialog
After pluging the wire back, i could get wifi working with the wpa tools.

Anyway, about the GUI, i've installed awesome and lxdm, starting either of which fails, but even different that if i'd just start 'X'.

Starting Awesome:
awesome :: No display device found
DISPLAY=:0 awesome :: No display device found
DISPLAY=:0;export DISPLAY;awesome :: No display device found

Starting LXDM
Screen goes black, stays black, goes back to console.

Starting X:
Semi-Freeze, doesnt act on CTRL+ALT+F1-6, CTRL-CZQ, CTRL+Shift+Esc, but shuts down properly (or not - seems random) when hitting the power button for 3s+.

The last dmesg entries, cover BEFORE disk decryption, until nividia drivers are loaded (successfully), and nothing else.

As i'm coming from a distro where one has not to create each and every config file by oneself, and just reread another thread...
Do i have to (as in required in/for any way) create a .xinitrc, even when (attempt to be) starting via lxdm or alike?

Any ideas please?
Thank you in advance

The following posts are either notes for further configuring, or posts that should cover my issue, but dont.
Related:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=197738
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=195808

For later:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=193242
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=198077
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=197408

Last edited by esa (2015-06-07 16:17:27)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-06-06 13:51:32

esa wrote:

Do i have to (as in required in/for any way) create a .xinitrc, even when (attempt to be) starting via lxdm or alike?

I don't use a display manager so I don't know about LXDM but if you want to use `startx` from a console log in, follow this guide:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinitrc

If ~/.xinitrc is not created then /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc is parsed which should start TWM with some xterms open (if you have those packages installed).

Have you actually installed Xorg?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ge … _interface

Lone_Wolf · 2015-06-06 14:00:28

Lxdm and other display managers usually have their own configuration files and don't need .xinitrc .

However, for troubleshooting X issues you often want to be able to start in console mode and start X manually.
That is easiest done through an .xinitrc file .

i recommend you take these steps :

- boot into console mode (see systemd page on archwiki )
- - install twm, xclock & xterm

- configure a basic .xinitrc for your user, archwiki has a page about .xinitrc

- run startx, post Xorg.0.log file (should be in /var/log/ , but can be in other places also, check archwiki )

WorMzy · 2015-06-06 14:08:54

Not an installation issue, moving to Newbie Corner.

esa · 2015-06-06 14:46:53

For LXDM i had enabled the service, and edited the conf file (/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf).

pacman -Sy Xorg
-> not found
pacman -Sy xorg
-> not found
pacman -Sy xorg-server
-> reinstalling

There is no need to force boot to console, it doesnt go further anyway.
I'm missing (a working) init 1|3|5

As i'm currently on Fedora, i'll try this after rebooting, though I really dont understand how that is supposed to give me a working $DISPLAY variable? (as awesome fails on that!)

wifi-arch
pacman -Sy twm clock xterm

Further startx was not found, thus i tried X which failed as described in first post.

Giving it a shot.. standby for Xorglog.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-06-06 15:01:54

Try this:

# pacman -Syu xorg-xinit

Also, do not use `pacman -Sy $package` -- you will break your system.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nsupported

Trilby · 2015-06-06 15:03:12

Oh dear. Please stop. Read. Learn.

Do a full system upgrade now (pacman -Syu) then never again allow yourself to do `pacman -Sy <pkg>` that will very likely break your system.

This is arch, there is no init 1|3|5, we use systemd. You say you also use Fedora, so systemd should be familiar to you.

Startx was not found because you didn't install xorg-xinit. It is clear you have not actually read any of the relevant wiki pages. We are happy to help if/when you get stumped or if you can't understand what is in the documentation - but if you haven't bothered to read the existing documentation, don't expect anyone to read it to you here.

Lone_Wolf · 2015-06-06 15:05:34

startx is in xorg-xinit package .

Also, don't use pacman -Sy package , it can and will give you big problems sooner or later.

Either use pacman -S package or pacman -Syu package

esa · 2015-06-06 22:05:08

Currently syncing my 'x11-package-install-list' file.
Me tried to install them using both:

pacman -Syu $(<gui.x11)

and

list=$(<gui.x11)
pacman -Syu $list

without luck.

xorg-x11-server-common
xorg-x11-xinit*
xorg*vesa
xorg-x11-drv-intel
*evdev*
xorg-x11-drv-fbdev
xorg-x11-fonts*
xorg*mouse*
xorg*keyboard*
xorg*synaptic*
xorg*vm*
xorg*mutouch
xorg-x11-fonts*
dejavu*fonts*
ghostscript-fonts
liberation-*fonts
system-config-date

Just wanted to drop, that i did read the wiki, but have to admit its 3+ years since i've last read "installing-X11-related articles" (anywhere), and never used (that little i knew then) since, specialy as rpm packages pulls in the packages they require, such as X for example.

But that is how it looks like as of now:
startx - typescript:

Script started on Sun Jun  7 01:06:03 2015
[2K[0G
[0m# |[5GStarted wifi[120G [228G[ [32m[1mDONE[0m ][235G[237G| #[0m
[0m0 ~ # startx


X.Org X Server 1.17.1
Release Date: 2015-02-10
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.19.2-1-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux cyberdyne.ocean 4.0.4-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 22 03:05:23 UTC 2015 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda12
Build Date: 14 April 2015  10:34:18AM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jun  7 01:06:07 2015
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) 
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE) 
(EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE) 
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error

1 ~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 352.09  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-06)  Tue May 12 15:28:55 PDT 2015

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

0 ~ # echo $DISPLAY

0 ~ # exit
exit

Script done on Sun Jun  7 01:07:15 2015

Xorg.0.log

   735.154] 
X.Org X Server 1.17.1
Release Date: 2015-02-10
[   735.154] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[   735.154] Build Operating System: Linux 3.19.2-1-ARCH x86_64 
[   735.154] Current Operating System: Linux cyberdyne.ocean 4.0.4-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 22 03:05:23 UTC 2015 x86_64
[   735.154] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda12
[   735.154] Build Date: 14 April 2015  10:34:18AM
[   735.154]  
[   735.154] Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
[   735.154] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[   735.154] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[   735.154] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jun  7 01:06:07 2015
[   735.182] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[   735.182] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[   735.208] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[   735.208] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[   735.208] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[   735.220] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[   735.220] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[   735.220] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[   735.220] (==) Automatically adding devices
[   735.220] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[   735.220] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[   735.261] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[   735.261] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   735.261] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[   735.261] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   735.261] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[   735.261] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[   735.261] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   735.261] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[   735.261] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/
[   735.261] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[   735.261] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[   735.261] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[   735.261] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[   735.261] (II) Loader magic: 0x815d80
[   735.261] (II) Module ABI versions:
[   735.261] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[   735.261] 	X.Org Video Driver: 19.0
[   735.261] 	X.Org XInput driver : 21.0
[   735.261] 	X.Org Server Extension : 9.0
[   735.263] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/c1
[   735.263] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[   735.264] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 8 paused 0
[   735.264] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[   735.264] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card1 226:1 fd 9 paused 0
[   735.265] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0416:1179:fa47 rev 6, Mem @ 0xf7400000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000f000/64
[   735.265] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0fe3:1179:fa47 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf6000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[   735.265] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[   735.265] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[   735.292] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[   736.634] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[   736.634] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[   736.634] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[   736.635] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  352.09  Tue May 12 14:17:34 PDT 2015
[   736.649] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[   736.662] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[   736.769] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[   736.769] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[   736.769] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   736.779] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  352.09  Tue May 12 13:54:27 PDT 2015
[   736.779] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[   736.780] (--) using VT number 2

[   736.784] (EE) No devices detected.
[   736.784] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[   736.784] (EE) no screens found(EE) 
[   736.784] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[   736.784] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[   736.784] (EE)

Now that i found my old 'minimal-installation' packages list, figured several essential packages are not named equaly among distros. (xorg-x11-server-common vs xorg-server-common)
So me head back to arch its multi-user.target and sync that/those list files.

Thank you in advance

Trilby · 2015-06-06 22:10:19

esa wrote:

Just wanted to drop, that i did read the wiki, but have to admit its 3+ years since i've last read "installing-X11-related articles" (anywhere), and never used (that little i knew then) since, specialy as rpm packages pulls in the packages they require, such as X for example.

You very clearly haven't read the archlinux wiki pages. That package list is not even a list of archlinux packages. Furthre you're missing essential packages given away by the error message that the wiki would have directed you to install if you bothered reading it. Pacman will also pull in needed dependencies which you would know if you (guess what) read the documentation.

Go read the wiki. I'm tempted to close and bin this thread right now - but I'll give you one more chance. But don't waste our time if you are not willing to spend a little of your own reading the very well put together documentation.

Don't be a help vampire.

esa · 2015-06-06 23:38:04

Just because i cant memorize stuff like everyone else doesnt mean i didnt read it.
I'm providing the best info i'm capable to provide.

Yes, that list was written for fedora, as said, like 3 or more years ago, so yes, and i DID mention it doesnt fit and that i'm adjusting it now, after finding it like 3 hrs after the initial post.. and beeing annoyed by the installation and beginners guide leaving me with a GUI-less installation, assuming i know

Adjusted list (with good chances to be shortened, but i want a GUI, installing more cant hurt, can it):

#The raw list was generated using:
#pacman -Ss xorg
#
# Hardware
xf86-input-evdev
xf86-input-keyboard
xf86-input-mouse
xf86-input-synaptics
xf86-input-vmmouse
# Graphic
xf86-video-fbdev
xf86-video-intel
xf86-video-nouveau
xf86-video-vesa
# Fonts
xorg-fonts-100dpi
xorg-fonts-75dpi
xorg-fonts-encodings
xorg-fonts-misc
xorg-fonts-type1
xorg-mkfontdir
xorg-mkfontscale
# Xort GUI
xorg-server
xorg-server-common
xorg-xinit
xorg-xrandr
xorg-xprop
# Below needs testing if it could be removed, but currently is installed
xorg-server-xvfb
xorg-server-xwayland
xorg-sessreg
xorg-setxkbmap
xorg-util-macros
xorg-utils
xorg-x11perf
xorg-xauth
xorg-xbacklight
xorg-xfd
xorg-xfontsel
xorg-xgamma
xorg-xhost
xorg-xinput
xorg-xkb-utils
xorg-xkbutils
xorg-xedit
xorg-xrefresh
xorg-xset

And obviously... search now provides more info...
And when i search the forum for 'required packages for x11' i get a long list of pages found, sadly the first 2 arent about installing X at all.

When i search the wiki for: "requried X11 packages", i get (chromium - when done in forum):
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/De … nvironment (didnt help)
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Window_manager (doesnt help)
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_guide
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Manually

So after move away the self made configs, as it didnt work i didnt belive they were right, so i ran the nvidia-xconfig, which created the already posted but probably overseen: /etc/xorg.conf

1 ~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 352.09  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-06)  Tue May 12 15:28:55 PDT 2015

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

0 ~ # echo $DISPLAY

0 ~ # exit

While i do belive the Arch wikis are one of the best, when in the urge to find something, i dont find it - as it is the case here and now...
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_guide
I dont see any packages required to install a basic X11 system, and no link to such a list either.

It is not that i'm not willing to spend time...
Please check the initial post its time, and the current one, subtract 2 hours - split into eating and doing 2 walks to cool down.

To summarize:
I still have:

Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE) 
(EE)

The wiki entries i found/read, end where my issue begins, or continue after my issue would be solved.
I'm also happy with a link to the wiki page solving my issue, as cant find it.

Eg: These two links from the installation guide dont help me here...
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li … plications
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Core_utilities

Also, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ca … lling_Arch didnt provide anything usefull to fix my empty $DISPLAY issue.

Please where to go/read?

EDIT:
Sadly with no luck from the WIKI. (thats one of the reasons i took a walk)
Appending the Xorg :0 -configure output:

Script started on Sun Jun  7 03:46:19 2015
0 ~ # Xorg :0 -configure

X.Org X Server 1.17.1
Release Date: 2015-02-10
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.19.2-1-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux cyberdyne.ocean 4.0.4-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 22 03:05:23 UTC 2015 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda12
Build Date: 14 April 2015  10:34:18AM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jun  7 03:46:25 2015
List of video drivers:
	nvidia
	intel
	nouveau
	vesa
	fbdev
	modesetting
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
modprobe: FATAL: Module nvidia not found.
Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
  Configuration failed.
(EE) Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file.
0 ~ # exit
exit

Script done on Sun Jun  7 03:46:29 2015

EDIT 3:
Why does he driver 'nvidia' fail now, eventhough it loaded successfully in previous attemps? :confused:
Having to reboot for just updating the post is not... oh i just throw something at them to suck their energy... it does drain myself too.. nerves, emotions, and braincells.
And yet again, as i didnt expect something that worked (nvidia previously, at least it did load the nvidia glx) to fail now, while its beeing listed... isnt that nice?

Last edited by esa (2015-06-06 23:55:05)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-06-06 23:59:40

Please post the output of:

lspci -knn

How did you install your NVIDIA drivers?

esa · 2015-06-07 00:48:03

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller [8086:0c04] (rev 06)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel modules: ie31200_edac
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller [8086:0c01] (rev 06)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa47]
	Kernel driver in use: i915
	Kernel modules: i915
00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller [8086:0c0c] (rev 06)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa4f]
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI [8086:8c31] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:8c3a] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel driver in use: mei_me
	Kernel modules: mei_me
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 [8086:8c2d] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [8086:8c20] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa4f]
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:8c10] (rev d4)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 [8086:8c14] (rev d4)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:8c16] (rev d4)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 [8086:8c26] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM86 Express LPC Controller [8086:8c49] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
	Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [8086:8c03] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:8c22] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel modules: i2c_i801
01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 745M] [10de:0fe3] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa47]
	Kernel driver in use: nouveau
	Kernel modules: nouveau
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2230 [8086:0887] (rev c4)
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2230 BGN [8086:4062]
	Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
	Kernel modules: iwlwifi
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8171 Gigabit Ethernet [1969:10a1] (rev 10)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa40]
	Kernel driver in use: alx
	Kernel modules: alx

I did install ffmpeg, and it asked me to choose among a packagelist like *nvidia* *ati* *nouveau* *intel* beeing one of the optional dependencies (or something alike), and i did chooce nvidia (nvidia-libgl) (edit: was that wrong?).

A list of all installed packages (pacman -Q)

acl 2.2.52-2
alsa-lib 1.0.29-1
alsa-plugins 1.0.29-2
archlinux-keyring 20150523-1
atk 2.16.0-1
attr 2.4.47-1
avahi 0.6.31-15
awesome 3.5.6-2
bash 4.3.039-1
bzip2 1.0.6-5
ca-certificates 20150402-1
ca-certificates-cacert 20140824-2
ca-certificates-mozilla 3.18.1-1
ca-certificates-utils 20150402-1
cairo 1.14.2-1
compositeproto 0.4.2-3
coreutils 8.23-2
cracklib 2.9.4-1
cryptsetup 1.6.6-1
curl 7.42.1-1
damageproto 1.2.1-3
db 5.3.28-2
dbus 1.8.18-1
device-mapper 2.02.116-1
dhcpcd 6.9.0-1
diffutils 3.3-2
dmxproto 2.3.1-3
e2fsprogs 1.42.12-2
efibootmgr 0.11.0-1
efivar 0.15-1
elfutils 0.161-3
enca 1.16-1
expat 2.1.0-4
feh 2.13.1-1
ffmpeg 1:2.6.3-2
file 5.22-1
filesystem 2015.02-1
findutils 4.4.2-6
fixesproto 5.0-3
flac 1.3.1-1
fontconfig 2.11.1-1
fontsproto 2.1.3-1
freetype2 2.5.5-1
fribidi 0.19.6-2
gawk 4.1.2-1
gc 7.4.2-2
gcc-libs 5.1.0-4
gdbm 1.11-1
gdk-pixbuf2 2.31.4-1
gettext 0.19.4-1
giflib 5.1.1-1
glib2 2.44.1-1
glibc 2.21-4
gmp 6.0.0-2
gnupg 2.1.4-1
gnutls 3.4.1-1
gobject-introspection-runtime 1.44.0-1
gpgme 1.5.4-1
gpm 1.20.7-4
graphite 1:1.2.4-1
grep 2.21-2
groff 1.22.3-3
grub 1:2.02.beta2-5
gsm 1.0.13-8
gtk-update-icon-cache 3.16.3-2
gtk2 2.24.28-1
gzip 1.6-1
harfbuzz 0.9.40-2
hddtemp 0.3.beta15.52-2
hicolor-icon-theme 0.13-1
hwids 20150129-1
iana-etc 2.30-5
imagemagick 6.9.1.2-1
imlib2 1.4.7-1
inetutils 1.9.3-1
inputproto 2.3.1-1
iproute2 4.0.0-2
iptables 1.4.21-3
iputils 20140519.fad11dc-1
jasper 1.900.1-13
jfsutils 1.1.15-4
js17 17.0.0-1
json-c 0.12-2
kbd 2.0.2-1
kbproto 1.0.7-1
keyutils 1.5.9-1
kmod 20-1
krb5 1.13.1-1
lame 3.99.5-2
lcms2 2.7-1
less 471-1
libaio 0.3.110-1
libarchive 3.1.2-8
libass 0.12.2-1
libassuan 2.2.0-1
libasyncns 0.8-5
libatomic_ops 7.4.2-1
libbluray 0.8.1-1
libcap 2.24-2
libcl 1.1-4
libcroco 0.6.8-2
libcups 2.0.2-4
libdaemon 0.14-3
libdatrie 0.2.8-1
libdbus 1.8.18-1
libdmx 1.1.3-1
libdrm 2.4.61-1
libedit 20150325_3.1-1
libepoxy 1.2-2
libevdev 1.4.2-1
libexif 0.6.21-2
libffi 3.2.1-1
libfontenc 1.1.3-1
libgcrypt 1.6.3-2
libgpg-error 1.19-1
libice 1.0.9-1
libid3tag 0.15.1b-8
libidn 1.30-1
libjpeg-turbo 1.4.0-1
libksba 1.3.3-1
libldap 2.4.40-2
liblqr 0.4.2-1
libmodplug 0.8.8.5-1
libnl 3.2.25-1
libogg 1.3.2-1
libomxil-bellagio 0.9.3-1
libpciaccess 0.13.4-1
libpipeline 1.4.0-1
libpng 1.6.16-1
libpulse 6.0-2
librsvg 1:2.40.9-2
libsasl 2.1.26-7
libseccomp 2.2.0-1
libsm 1.2.2-2
libsndfile 1.0.25-3
libssh 0.7.0-2
libssh2 1.5.0-1
libsystemd 219-6
libtasn1 4.5-1
libthai 0.1.21-1
libtheora 1.1.1-3
libtiff 4.0.3-5
libtirpc 0.3.1-1
libtool 2.4.6-2
libtxc_dxtn 1.0.1-6
libunistring 0.9.5-1
libunwind 1.1-2
libusb 1.0.19-1
libutil-linux 2.26.2-1
libva 1.5.1-1
libvdpau 1.1-1
libvorbis 1.3.5-1
libvpx 1.4.0-2
libx11 1.6.3-1
libx264-10bit 2:144.20150223-1
libxau 1.0.8-2
libxaw 1.0.13-1
libxcb 1.11-1
libxcomposite 0.4.4-2
libxcursor 1.1.14-2
libxdamage 1.1.4-2
libxdg-basedir 1.2.0-3
libxdmcp 1.1.2-1
libxext 1.3.3-1
libxfixes 5.0.1-1
libxfont 1.5.1-1
libxft 2.3.2-1
libxi 1.7.4-1
libxinerama 1.1.3-2
libxkbfile 1.0.9-1
libxml2 2.9.2-2
libxmu 1.1.2-1
libxpm 3.5.11-1
libxrandr 1.5.0-1
libxrender 0.9.9-1
libxshmfence 1.2-1
libxt 1.1.5-1
libxtst 1.2.2-1
libxv 1.0.10-1
libxvmc 1.0.9-1
libxxf86dga 1.1.4-1
libxxf86vm 1.1.4-1
libyaml 0.1.6-1
licenses 20140629-1
linux 4.0.4-2
linux-api-headers 4.0-1
linux-firmware 20150511.8e18132-1
llvm-libs 3.6.1-1
lm_sensors 3.3.5-1
logrotate 3.8.9-1
lua 5.3.0-2
lua-lgi 0.9.0-1
lvm2 2.02.116-1
lxdm 0.5.1-1
lxterminal 0.2.0-1
lz4 130-1
lzo 2.09-1
man-db 2.7.1-1
man-pages 4.00-1
mcpp 2.7.2-5
mdadm 3.3.2-2
mesa 10.5.6-1
mkinitcpio 18-2
mkinitcpio-busybox 1.21.1-2
mpfr 3.1.2.p11-1
mtdev 1.1.5-1
nano 2.4.1-1
ncurses 5.9-7
netctl 1.10-2
nettle 3.1.1-1
npth 1.2-1
nspr 4.10.8-1
nvidia-libgl 352.09-1
nvidia-utils 352.09-1
opencore-amr 0.1.3-2
openjpeg 1.5.2-1
openresolv 3.7.0-1
openssl 1.0.2.a-1
opus 1.1-1
orc 0.4.23-1
p11-kit 0.23.1-2
pacman 4.2.1-1
pacman-mirrorlist 20150531-1
pam 1.2.0-1
pambase 20130928-1
pango 1.36.8-1
pciutils 3.3.1-1
pcmciautils 018-7
pcre 8.37-2
perl 5.20.2-1
pinentry 0.9.1-1
pixman 0.32.6-1
polkit 0.112-2
popt 1.16-7
procps-ng 3.3.10-2
psmisc 22.21-2
pth 2.0.7-5
pulseaudio 6.0-2
pulseaudio-alsa 2-3
python2 2.7.10-1
randrproto 1.5.0-1
readline 6.3.008-1
recode 3.6-8
recordproto 1.14.2-2
reiserfsprogs 3.6.24-1
renderproto 0.11.1-3
rtkit 0.11-5
ruby 2.2.2-1
s-nail 14.8.0-1
sbc 1.3-1
schroedinger 1.0.11-2
sdl 1.2.15-7
sed 4.2.2-3
shadow 4.2.1-3
shared-mime-info 1.4-1
speex 1.2rc2-1
speexdsp 1.2rc3-1
sqlite 3.8.10.2-1
startup-notification 0.12-4
sysfsutils 2.1.0-9
systemd 219-6
systemd-sysvcompat 219-6
tar 1.28-1
tdb 1.3.4-1
texinfo 5.2-3
thin-provisioning-tools 0.4.1-1
tzdata 2015d-1
usbutils 008-1
util-linux 2.26.2-1
v4l-utils 1.6.3-1
vi 1:070224-1
vicious 2.1.3-2
videoproto 2.3.2-1
vim 7.4.729-1
vim-runtime 7.4.729-1
vte 0.28.2-5
vte-common 0.40.2-1
w3m 0.5.3-7
wayland 1.8.0-1
webrtc-audio-processing 0.1-2
which 2.21-1
wpa_supplicant 1:2.3-1
x265 1.6-1
xcb-proto 1.11-1
xcb-util 0.4.0-1
xcb-util-cursor 0.1.2-1
xcb-util-image 0.4.0-1
xcb-util-keysyms 0.4.0-1
xcb-util-renderutil 0.3.9-1
xcb-util-wm 0.4.1-1
xextproto 7.3.0-1
xf86-input-evdev 2.9.2-1
xf86-input-keyboard 1.8.1-1
xf86-input-mouse 1.9.1-1
xf86-input-synaptics 1.8.2-2
xf86-input-vmmouse 13.0.0-5
xf86-video-fbdev 0.4.4-4
xf86-video-intel 2.99.917-5
xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.11-3
xf86-video-vesa 2.3.2-6
xf86dgaproto 2.1-3
xf86vidmodeproto 2.3.1-3
xfsprogs 3.2.2-1
xineramaproto 1.2.1-3
xkeyboard-config 2.15-1
xorg-bdftopcf 1.0.5-1
xorg-font-util 1.3.1-1
xorg-font-utils 7.6-4
xorg-fonts-100dpi 1.0.3-2
xorg-fonts-75dpi 1.0.3-2
xorg-fonts-alias 1.0.3-1
xorg-fonts-encodings 1.0.4-4
xorg-fonts-misc 1.0.3-4
xorg-fonts-type1 7.7-1
xorg-iceauth 1.0.7-1
xorg-luit 1.1.1-2
xorg-mkfontdir 1.0.7-2
xorg-mkfontscale 1.1.2-1
xorg-server 1.17.1-5
xorg-server-common 1.17.1-5
xorg-server-utils 7.6-4
xorg-server-xvfb 1.17.1-5
xorg-server-xwayland 1.17.1-5
xorg-sessreg 1.1.0-1
xorg-setxkbmap 1.3.1-1
xorg-smproxy 1.0.6-1
xorg-util-macros 1.19.0-1
xorg-utils 7.6-9
xorg-x11perf 1.6.0-1
xorg-xauth 1.0.9-1
xorg-xbacklight 1.2.1-1
xorg-xcmsdb 1.0.5-1
xorg-xcursorgen 1.0.6-1
xorg-xdpyinfo 1.3.2-1
xorg-xdriinfo 1.0.5-1
xorg-xedit 1.2.2-1
xorg-xev 1.2.2-1
xorg-xfd 1.1.2-1
xorg-xfontsel 1.0.5-1
xorg-xgamma 1.0.6-1
xorg-xhost 1.0.7-1
xorg-xinit 1.3.4-2
xorg-xinput 1.6.1-1
xorg-xkb-utils 7.6-3
xorg-xkbcomp 1.3.0-1
xorg-xkbevd 1.1.4-1
xorg-xkbutils 1.0.4-2
xorg-xkill 1.0.4-1
xorg-xlsatoms 1.1.2-1
xorg-xlsclients 1.1.3-1
xorg-xmessage 1.0.4-2
xorg-xmodmap 1.0.9-1
xorg-xpr 1.0.4-2
xorg-xprop 1.2.2-1
xorg-xrandr 1.4.3-1
xorg-xrdb 1.1.0-1
xorg-xrefresh 1.0.5-1
xorg-xset 1.2.3-1
xorg-xsetroot 1.1.1-2
xorg-xvinfo 1.1.3-1
xorg-xwd 1.0.6-1
xorg-xwininfo 1.1.3-1
xorg-xwud 1.0.4-2
xproto 7.0.27-1
xvidcore 1.3.3-1
xz 5.2.1-1
zlib 1.2.8-4

Last edited by esa (2015-06-07 01:06:57)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-06-07 01:10:43

esa wrote:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa47]
	Kernel driver in use: i915
	Kernel modules: i915
[...]
01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 745M] [10de:0fe3] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa47]
	Kernel driver in use: nouveau
	Kernel modules: nouveau

You have an Optimus system.

Follow this guide:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bumblebee

EDIT: Also, you currently have the non-proprietary nouveau drivers for your NVIDIA card -- this is probably why you get the errors: your xorg configuration file is specifying a driver that you have not installed...

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2015-06-07 01:15:49)

esa · 2015-06-07 16:16:51

Thanks alot Head on a Stick
I had just tried that nvidia thing, as i was surprised it was listed.
Setting the /etc/X11/xorg.conf back ts tho intel, and fixing a typo in the xinitrc solved it, im now writing from firefox on the Arch install.
YAY

Currently applying arch-related changes for my awesome-rc.
Its the final countdown... *sing sing*

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