[SOLVED]Arch booting into shell rather than XDM

Zarch1 · 2019-05-25 12:33:19

Hi,

I am trying to get new install of Arch up and running. Was having trouble with SLiM and started the below thread where I was advised to use XDM rather than SLiM:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=246492

My drive then crashed, to say this Arch install has not gone smoothly is an understatement. Now I have my new drive and have installed XDM and XFCE4 and when I boot I don't see XDM, it boots into the shell.

I used the below to install xorg:

pacman -S xorg xorg-xinit xorg-server

Install xfce4

pacman -S xfce4
pacman -S xfce4-goodies

Configure xfce

#cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc /home/me/.xinitrc
#echo exec startxfce4 > /home/me/.xinitrc

Install XDM

pacman -S  xorg-xdm
echo startxfce4  > /home/me/.xsession
chmod 700 /home/me/.xsession
systemctl enable xdm.service

And as I said, no GUI appears on booting, just the shell login.

Any ideas?

Last edited by Zarch1 (2019-05-25 19:28:28)

Trilby · 2019-05-25 12:38:01

What instructions did you follow to initially install your system?

seth · 2019-05-25 14:03:56

Also

systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled

Slithery · 2019-05-25 14:14:06

Zarch1 wrote:

Configure xfce

#cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc /home/me/.xinitrc
#echo exec startxfce4 > /home/me/.xinitrc

Probably not related but you do realise that the 2nd line completely overwrites the copy made by the first?

seth · 2019-05-25 14:31:51

He also seems to run it as root and I guess that's why Trilby asked. (While my guess on his problem is that there's still some active slim service or whatever)

graysky · 2019-05-25 14:36:13

In addition to the mistakes others have pointed out, post:

systemctl status xdm

Recommend you delete the files you created under /home/me and try again as per the wiki.

Zarch1 · 2019-05-25 14:39:32

Trilby wrote:

What instructions did you follow to initially install your system?

The Arch wiki.

I am writing a script to do the install as I figure I go so I don't have to go through this again, so at the time these commands are executed I am chrooted, in response to seth's comments below.

The copy xinitrc I seem to have added myself, I think that was because one is not being generated. The rest as is per the wiki as far as I can see.

Zarch1 · 2019-05-25 14:41:15

Slithery wrote:

Zarch1 wrote:
Configure xfce
#cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc /home/me/.xinitrc
#echo exec startxfce4 > /home/me/.xinitrc
Probably not related but you do realise that the 2nd line completely overwrites the copy made by the first?

Ah yes.

Zarch1 · 2019-05-25 14:51:26

OK I just rebooted without making any changes and it works, and it keeps working. Weird.

I will make change suggested about for correctness purposes anyway.

It is not accepting my password which I assume is the same problem I was having with SLiM in other thread so I will resolve this thread and head back tot he other one.

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#1 2019-05-25 12:33:19

[SOLVED]Arch booting into shell rather than XDM

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