[SOLVED] Trying to install Openbox + SDDM + Xorg properly.

polket · 2015-10-17 20:44:52

Hello All -

Excited to join this community.

First things first: I just got done going through the beginner guide, and I performed the steps in the Xorg guide here.

After installing xorg, i went directly to trying and getting Openbox going, I installed that and the SDDM package. When I try and start openbox by doing "openbox" or "openbox-session" I get:

Openbox-Message: Couldn't set messages locale category from environment.
Openbox-Message: Couldn't set locale from environment.
Openbox-Message: Failed to open the display from the DISPLAY environment variable.

This leads me to think something is wrong with my Xorg setup... So now I start looking into that.

I'm able to startx without issue, I get presented a few terminal windows and that's it. Upon further investigation, I notice /etc/X11/ does not have any .conf files in it at all. /etc does not have an xorg.conf file either. So how is this working? When I try to do

Xorg :0 -configure

I get the following:

(EE) Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file.

Then when I look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log:

[ 57.605]
X.Org X Server 1.17.2
Release Date: 2015-06-16
[ 57.612] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 57.615] Build Operating System: Linux 4.0.4-2-ARCH x86_64
[ 57.617] Current Operating System: Linux treadstone 4.2.3-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Oct 3 18:52:50 CEST 2015 x86_64
[ 57.617] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=650a2644-bad7-49dc-b91d-4e12b7be3b84 rw quiet
[ 57.622] Build Date: 17 July 2015 05:38:19PM
[ 57.624]
[ 57.627] Current version of pixman: 0.32.8
[ 57.631] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 57.631] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 57.639] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Oct 17 16:00:21 2015
[ 57.639] (II) Loader magic: 0x817d60
[ 57.639] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 57.639] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 57.639] X.Org Video Driver: 19.0
[ 57.639] X.Org XInput driver : 21.1
[ 57.639] X.Org Server Extension : 9.0
[ 57.644] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/c1
[ 57.645] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 57.646] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 8 paused 0
[ 57.652] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0126:1028:0493 rev 9, Mem @ 0xe1400000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00004000/64
[ 57.652] List of video drivers:
[ 57.652] intel
[ 57.652] vesa
[ 57.652] modesetting
[ 57.653] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 57.653] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 57.653] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 57.653] compiled for 1.17.2, module version = 2.99.917
[ 57.653] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 57.653] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0
[ 57.653] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 57.653] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 57.653] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 57.653] compiled for 1.17.2, module version = 2.3.4
[ 57.653] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 57.653] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0
[ 57.653] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 57.654] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 57.654] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 57.654] compiled for 1.17.2, module version = 1.17.2
[ 57.654] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 57.654] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0
[ 57.654] (II) intel(G0): Using Kernel Mode Setting driver: i915, version 1.6.0 20150522
[ 57.654] (II) intel(G0): SNA compiled from 2.99.917-478-gdf72bc5
[ 57.654] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
[ 57.654] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-6000
[ 57.654] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100, 6100
[ 57.654] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200, 6200, P6300
[ 57.654] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[ 57.654] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 57.655] No devices to configure. Configuration failed.

I can't see where I'm going wrong here. I'm trying to follow the setup guides, but when a step in that guide is not working I'm at a loss. Any ideas?

EDIT: Also please tell me if I'm wrong here... I'm basically looking to create this type of desktop: http://img01.deviantart.net/dcba/i/2011 … 3kqirm.jpg

I assume all this is running is Openbox correct? I don't need a full Desktop Environment correct? I'm assuming all I need is Openbox + SDDM.

Last edited by polket (2015-10-17 21:42:14)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-10-17 21:23:47

It looks like you have an Intel graphics card (do you?) -- an xorg configuration file is usually not needed for Intel cards.

To start openbox with SDDM, enable the display manager .service and make sure default.target is set to "graphical".
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Di … ay_manager

polket · 2015-10-17 21:41:02

Yes, using an Intel driver -- Dell Latitude laptop.

Good to know about the xorg with that, I went ahead and followed the SDDM configuration steps / setting default.target to graphical and that worked. Thanks!

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#1 2015-10-17 20:44:52

[SOLVED] Trying to install Openbox + SDDM + Xorg properly.

#2 2015-10-17 21:23:47

Re: [SOLVED] Trying to install Openbox + SDDM + Xorg properly.

#3 2015-10-17 21:41:02

Re: [SOLVED] Trying to install Openbox + SDDM + Xorg properly.

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