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xlasttrainhomex

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Registered: 2007-11-11

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Problem installing xorg

Hi everybody!

First of all I would like to introduce myself. I'm a computer science student (4th year) and a Ubuntu switcher. After installing the base system (and executing pacman -Syu) I tried to install Xorg typing:

pacman -S gdm hwd xorg alsa-lib alsa-utils

And then pacman began to download the packages but the installation returned this error:

xorg-fonts-100dpi is corrupted

And the installation was aborted. I've changed the repos trying 3 different repos but they returned the same error. How can I solve this and how can I install xorg?.

Thank you for your help!

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Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: Problem installing xorg

Delete xorg-fonts-100dpi from /var/cache/pacman/pkg .  Then it should actually be downloaded again from the new mirror (possibly...).

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xlasttrainhomex

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Registered: 2007-11-11

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Re: Problem installing xorg

Delete xorg-fonts-100dpi from /var/cache/pacman/pkg .  Then it should actually be downloaded again from the new mirror (possibly...).

xorg-fonts-100dpi is not into /var/cache/pacman/pkg

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ralvez

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From: Canada

Registered: 2005-12-06

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Re: Problem installing xorg

I do not have that font in my system but it works OK. Try skipping the font and continue going, it should work anyways.

R

xlasttrainhomex

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Registered: 2007-11-11

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Re: Problem installing xorg

I do not have that font in my system but it works OK. Try skipping the font and continue going, it should work anyways.

R

Hi ralvez!

I've installed all xorg packages skipping the font and then I typed:

# hwd -x
No Xserver installed!!

But then I typed:

# cd /etc/X11/
#xinit

And xorg started...

I don't know what to do
Should I re-install Arch (Core Dump)??

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Mefju

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From: Poland

Registered: 2006-07-12

Posts: 104

Re: Problem installing xorg

Check if you have installed packages from this list. 

    xorg-server
    xorg-xkb-utils
    xorg-xauth
    xorg-server-utils
    xorg-xinit
    xf86-video-vesa
    xf86-input-mouse 
    xf86-input-keyboard 
    xorg-fonts-100dpi

With these packgages you should run xorg at least in vesa mode.

Last edited by Mefju (2007-11-11 17:05:43)

xlasttrainhomex

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Registered: 2007-11-11

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Re: Problem installing xorg

xorg-server
xorg-xkb-utils
xorg-xauth
xorg-xserver-utils
xorg-xinit
xf86-video-vesa
xf86-input-mouse
xf86-input-keyboard

Are installed. When xorg-fonts-100dpi is downloaded, pacman says that the package is corrupted and asks me if I want to delete it. I hit yes or no and it says this in both options:

errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

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Jansson

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2006-09-10

Posts: 106

Re: Problem installing xorg

I've installed all xorg packages skipping the font and then I typed:

# hwd -x
No Xserver installed!!

It seems like the hwd package is broken,
(look at http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39714)

Check here for other methods http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg

my personal favorite:

#xorg --configure

Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,189

Re: Problem installing xorg

I've installed all xorg packages skipping the font and then I typed:

# hwd -x
No Xserver installed!!

It seems like the hwd package is broken,
(look at http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39714)

Check here for other methods http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg

my personal favorite:

#xorg --configure

I think you are right- I hear HWD is not currently being developed. Hopefully someone who is qualified will step up to continue work on it.
I am not smart enough.

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ralvez

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From: Canada

Registered: 2005-12-06

Posts: 1,699

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Re: Problem installing xorg

I do not have that font in my system but it works OK. Try skipping the font and continue going, it should work anyways.

R

Hi ralvez!

I've installed all xorg packages skipping the font and then I typed:

# hwd -x
No Xserver installed!!

But then I typed:

# cd /etc/X11/
#xinit

And xorg started...

I don't know what to do
Should I re-install Arch (Core Dump)??

This is what I always install and how I do it. And by the way, it works

pacman -Sy  xorg-server xorg-xkb-utils xorg-xauth xorg-server-utils xorg-xinit xf86-video xf86-video-vesa xf86-input-mouse xf86-input-keyboard xorg-apps

Then I do "xorgconfig" follow the prompts and once you are done edit your /etc/rc.conf and add at the end of your DAEMONS (kdm), or gdm is you like the Gnome desktop env.

Then when your system starts you get the log in prompt and all works just as expected.

Hope this helps.

R.

p.s. :I'm assuming here that if you want to use KDE you also did a pacman -Sy kde

AlmaMater

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Registered: 2007-02-28

Posts: 92

Re: Problem installing xorg

Change your mirror, i was using the ftp.nluug.nl mirror, and i had the same problem, changing it solve it :]

Or you can do a:

wget http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/arch/extra/os/i686/xorg-fonts-100dpi-1.0.1-1.pkg.tar.gz

and place the package to /var/cache/pacman/pkg/

and try again :]

cheers

Last edited by AlmaMater (2007-11-12 02:31:30)