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andrek

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From: Poland

Registered: 2007-12-27

Posts: 29

Xorg doesn't start

When I try to start the xserver by typing startx [ i've got 'echo startxfce4' in my .xinitrc file ], it gives me these errors:

expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
>Warning:        Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
>                         Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/TTF, removing from list!
startxfce4

waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

and it goes back to a command prompt.
Any ideas?
I've got NVIDIA driver installed and modified the xorg.conf file.

Kane

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Registered: 2006-10-08

Posts: 220

Re: Xorg doesn't start

i dont know if this will fix your problem, but i think instead of echo in your .xinitrc i think i needs to be exec?

l3thal

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From: Room 0

Registered: 2007-12-27

Posts: 88

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Re: Xorg doesn't start

i think Kane is right it will just print/output the word "startxfce4" on your screen , could you try

exec startxfce4 instead of echo startxfce4 in the .xinitrc file

Last edited by l3thal (2007-12-27 13:10:33)

andrek

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From: Poland

Registered: 2007-12-27

Posts: 29

Re: Xorg doesn't start

What a silly mistake! Thanks guys
I finally made it working, but.. While it was loading, xfce gave me this error :

Could not look up internet address for arch. This will prevent Xfce from operating correctly. It may be possible to correct the problem by adding arch to the file /etc/hosts on your system

In the Arch installation process, I've set up the connection as a DHCP network and it works well.. How could I get rid of that error?

Anyway, I've tried to install firefox by pacman -S firefox
It seemed that pacman did the job well, but I can't open the 'firefox' package, either by typing firefox in alt+f2 dialog or in terminal.
Any ideas?

and many thanks for fast replies.

edit:
Thanks. How about the firefox issue?

OK, firefox works now. Thanks for help.

Last edited by andrek (2007-12-27 12:33:49)

Kane

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Registered: 2006-10-08

Posts: 220

Re: Xorg doesn't start

this is what my /etc/hosts looks like

127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       kane.workgroup  kane

you might need to edit yours in a similar way

synorgy

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Registered: 2005-07-11

Posts: 268

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Re: Xorg doesn't start

Just confirming that Kane is right, Xfce4 will give you errors about not being able to find the network information. My main problem has been when I change hosts, I have to add that host into /etc/hosts. Just modify it to look like his, and it should work (but remember to place your own information in there!)

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