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Branta

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 36

So what do I do now?

i686-0.8 on Dell Latitude C400

I installed only the Base package with pcmcia kernel support.

From root:

    pacman --sync --refresh
    pacman --sync xorg kde
    xorg -configure

When I enter from root:

     xinit /opt/kde/bin/startkde

I get error:

   Fatal server error:
   no screens found
   XIO:  Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server "0:0"

What should I do?

--- Bob ---

lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Re: So what do I do now?

I usually enter....exec startkde..

If not that...

enter... startx....

Then try...exec startkde

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bones

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From: Brisbane

Registered: 2006-03-24

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Re: So what do I do now?

Not sure if you have already, but have you installed the xorg driver for your graphics card. Just a thought

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iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

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Re: So what do I do now?

Did you move the file created by xorg --configure into the proper /etc/X11 location?

dawei

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From: China

Registered: 2007-05-02

Posts: 29

Re: So what do I do now?

#mv ~/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Branta

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 36

Re: So what do I do now?

With xorgconfig  I used the defaults ( entered no values but used Enter key except where I had to enter a few things ) and it wrote /etc/X11/xorg.conf

exec startkde error message:

    Cannot Connect to X server [ repeated until I enter ^C ]

startx error messages:

    (EE) Failed to load module "vga" (module does not exist, 0)
    (EE)  No drivers available

Xorg -configure wrote:

    /root/xorg.conf.new

I then:

    mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Error:  Fatal IO error 104

--- Bob ---

lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Re: So what do I do now?

You probably have to edit the xorg.conf in /etc to establish the correct module for the display based on your video card requirements......."failed to load module "VGA"

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dmartins

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Registered: 2006-09-23

Posts: 360

Re: So what do I do now?

Please post your xorg.conf!

Branta

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 36

Re: So what do I do now?

I have no browser on the Dell Latitude C400 laptop so it would be difficult to send the xorg.conf

...but I installed AL-0.8 but this time installed:

     Base
     Networks
     XF93
     XF93 Library
     XF93 Tools/Utilities or whatever it was

Then: pacman --sync --refresh and pacman --sync xorg kde

When done, I tried but startkde returned error messages but startx loaded X with the twim (I think) windows manager.

It loaded with 3 little windows of xterm.  In one of them I entered startx (again) and a warning message said 'a windows manager was already running'.  It continued to load,  kde appeared with full functions.  I ran firefox.

What do I do to cause kde to be loaded as the windows manager?

What command or command line should I use?

--- Bob ---

chilebiker

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From: Zurich, Switzerland

Registered: 2006-07-18

Posts: 161

Re: So what do I do now?

Have a look at the Wiki.

In /etc/inittab change the following:

 id:5:initdefault:
 x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon

and in your home folder edit the file .xinitrc

exec startkde

instead of twm.

Last edited by chilebiker (2007-05-07 01:21:06)

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Branta

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 36

Re: So what do I do now?

'startx' continues to bring up xdm...no kde

/etc/inittab now reads:

# x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
id:5:initdefault:
x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon

id:5:initdefault: was not in the original file

There was NO /home/.xinittab so I created one with this line:

exec startkde

BTW there is /etc/skel/.xinittab

Any other ideas?

--- Bob ---

Branta

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 36

Re: So what do I do now?

IT WORKS!!!

There was 'id:3:initdefault: in /etc/inittab' listed first.

I commented it and entered 'id:5:initdefault:'

and that fixed it!

Thank you for your time and trouble.

--- Bob ---