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MxSelfDestruct

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Registered: 2021-04-06

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startx and startxfce4 crash on fresh Arch installation

Hello. I've just installed Arch in a Virtualbox VM, but I can't seem to get Xfce to run. I've installed the packages xorg-server, xfce4, and xfce4-goodies. Whenever I run startx or startxfce4, they both crash with the same output:

X.Org X Server 1.20.10
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux Arch Linux
Current Operating System: Linux ArchVM 5.11.11-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMT Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:10:17 +0000 x86_64
Kernel command line: initrd=\initramfs-linux.img root=PARTUUID=4686b4b5-496d-a7dc-bd8ed9331421 rw intel_pstate=no_hwp
Build Date: 14 December 2020  12:10:29PM

Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
        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: "/home/[my_name]/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Apr  5 18:19:56 2021
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"

What should I do from here? I suspect I'm just missing a package or some config file but I'm a bit lost :$

Thanks in advance for assistance!

Last edited by MxSelfDestruct (2021-04-06 02:49:24)

jocheem67

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Registered: 2009-11-09

Posts: 250

Re: startx and startxfce4 crash on fresh Arch installation

Maybe xorg-xinit?

-> xinit

Is it your first install of Arch? Read the Arch wiki´s and when you´re done, read them again

Last edited by jocheem67 (2021-04-06 03:01:49)

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 19,015

Re: startx and startxfce4 crash on fresh Arch installation

Whenever I run startx or startxfce4

Maybe xorg-xinit?

xorg-xinit provides startx and xfce4-session which provides startxfce4 requires xorg-xinit.

What is the contents of /home/[my_name]/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log ?

MxSelfDestruct

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Registered: 2021-04-06

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Re: startx and startxfce4 crash on fresh Arch installation

What is the contents of /home/[my_name]/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log ?

[  1394.218] (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
[  1394.220] 
X.Org X Server 1.20.10
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[  1394.224] Build Operating System: Linux Arch Linux
[  1394.226] Current Operating System: Linux ArchVM 5.11.11-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:10:17 +0000 x86_64
[  1394.226] Kernel command line: initrd=\initramfs-linux.img root=PARTUUID=4686b4b5-496d-40b5-a7dc-bd8ed9331421 rw intel_pstate=no_hwp
[  1394.228] Build Date: 14 December 2020  12:10:29PM
[  1394.228]  
[  1394.229] Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
[  1394.230] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[  1394.230] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[  1394.232] (==) Log file: "/home/nat/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Apr  5 18:32:55 2021
[  1394.274] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  1394.277] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[  1394.277] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[  1394.277] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[  1394.277] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[  1394.278] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[  1394.278] (==) Automatically adding devices
[  1394.278] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[  1394.278] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[  1394.278] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[  1394.279] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[  1394.289] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
[  1394.289] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1394.289] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
[  1394.289] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1394.289] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[  1394.289] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1394.289] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[  1394.289] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1394.316] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi
[  1394.316] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[  1394.316] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[  1394.316] (II) Module ABI versions:
[  1394.316] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[  1394.316] 	X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
[  1394.316] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[  1394.316] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[  1394.321] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[  1394.323] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[  1394.324] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 10 paused 0
[  1394.328] (--) PCI:*(0@0:2:0) 15ad:0405:15ad:0405 rev 0, Mem @ 0xe0000000/134217728, 0xe8400000/2097152, I/O @ 0x0000c170/16, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[  1394.328] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[  1394.328] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[  1394.343] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[  1394.395] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1394.395] 	compiled for 1.20.10, module version = 1.0.0
[  1394.395] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[  1394.395] (==) Matched vmware as autoconfigured driver 0
[  1394.395] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1
[  1394.395] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[  1394.395] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3
[  1394.395] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[  1394.395] (II) LoadModule: "vmware"
[  1394.395] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vmware
[  1394.395] (EE) Failed to load module "vmware" (module does not exist, 0)
[  1394.395] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[  1394.395] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[  1394.440] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1394.440] 	compiled for 1.20.10, module version = 1.20.10
[  1394.440] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1394.440] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[  1394.440] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[  1394.440] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[  1394.440] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[  1394.440] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[  1394.440] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[  1394.460] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1394.460] 	compiled for 1.20.9, module version = 2.5.0
[  1394.460] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1394.460] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[  1394.460] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[  1394.460] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[  1394.460] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[  1394.460] (EE) parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (Permission denied)
[  1394.460] (EE) 
[  1394.460] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[  1394.460] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/nat/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[  1394.460] (EE) 
[  1394.460] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
[  1394.460] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
[  1394.467] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 19,015

Re: startx and startxfce4 crash on fresh Arch installation

Have you followed VirtualBox/Install_Arch_Linux_as_a_guest?
The log shows X can not find the vmware module provded by xf86-video-vmware which is a dependency of virtualbox-guest-utils you should have installed if you are following the above wiki page.