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frank_einstien

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Registered: 2006-08-09

Posts: 51

new xorg install - font error

Hi

First I would like to say that I just installed arch and that arch has the best of newb-friendliness, documentation and great package manager. packages like HAL, udev, gpm, links I installed with miniimum config and hassle. *hugs CRT monitor"*

Now im writing this from links. I used pacman -S xorg which installed xorg 11R7.0-1 . Then I installed hwd and xf86-video-i810 for my i845 chpset. Then ran hwd -xa. ( I knwo this uses the vesa driver but...) and ran startx. Im sorry but im copying this letter for letter from vc/2 to links.

EE failed to load module glx
/etc/xinitrc: xclock command not found
/etc/xinitrc: xterm command not found
/etc/xinitrc: exec xterm command not found
FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" refcount is 2 should be 1, fixing

That I can place as the important lines. could you look into this?

Thanks

[edit]
The i810 drivers could prove a headache. Do i have to upgrade to xorg 7.1?

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torindan2

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Registered: 2004-07-15

Posts: 74

Re: new xorg install - font error

Try to install following packages xorg-apps xterm.
For the moment you cam ignore font related message.

Also by default startx will put you in twm...maybe you want kde, gnome, xfce4, *box or some other nice WM/DE.

For startx, also don't forget to edit your ~/.xinitrc

torindan2

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Registered: 2004-07-15

Posts: 74

Re: new xorg install - font error

I know that hwd -xa is very convinient, but take a look in that xorg.conf and see if everything is ok, for example you may disable glx (until you solve all other issues)

frank_einstien

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Registered: 2006-08-09

Posts: 51

Re: new xorg install - font error

Hi

I just installed twm and xterm. I only had toget the name right * head sinking low*. Now xorg works with twm. I am trying to install KDE.

Now where is the pacman database stored? I could use some other way to query packages ( grep -f maybe?)

Thanks

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torindan2

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Registered: 2004-07-15

Posts: 74

Re: new xorg install - font error

pacman -Ss
For more help on pacman try wiki http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman
Even more information you may find by running man pacman.

Also try to read other wiki entries and manual pages, this will help you to go through post-instal stage almost painlessly and after all you'll be more in control of your computer.