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Specter11b

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Registered: 2008-02-16

Posts: 9

XFCE4 freezing

I installed Arch linux, then xfce4 and typed startxfce4.  xfce launched, I was happy.  I decided to try it with a reboot.  Now whenever I type start xfce4, it freezes, with the x in the middle.  and random color lines in the backround.  Any help to stop this sytem freezing is greatly appreciated. Thanks

Rob.

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: XFCE4 freezing

Can you show us your /var/log/Xorg.0.log?

jacko

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Registered: 2007-11-23

Posts: 840

Re: XFCE4 freezing

video driver xorg misconfiguration I should say.

Last edited by jacko (2008-02-17 21:01:22)

Specter11b

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Registered: 2008-02-16

Posts: 9

Re: XFCE4 freezing

I don't have a /var/log/Xorg.0.log/  When I look it's empty. Any other things you'd want to see though?

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: XFCE4 freezing

Strange.  I guess /etc/X11/xorg.conf is next.

jacko

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Registered: 2007-11-23

Posts: 840

Re: XFCE4 freezing

/var/log/Xorg.0.log/

are u looking for a directory or a file? because the way u wrote that says u was looking for a directory and it should be a file.

Specter11b

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Registered: 2008-02-16

Posts: 9

Re: XFCE4 freezing

Well, I typed nano /var/log/Xorg.0.log/ and there was nothing.

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: XFCE4 freezing

Specter11b,

I forgot to mention that you have to be root to see the files in /var/log.  Either login as root, or use sudo, if you have it set up:

sudo nano /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Don't put a slash at the end of the file name, either.

HTH,
peart.

Last edited by peart (2008-02-18 02:44:28)

spigy11

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Registered: 2009-03-13

Posts: 5

Re: XFCE4 freezing

Hi I have the same problem, is there a solution for that?

Strange is the fact that nor my keyboard or mouse are working, tried even CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE but the only solution is reboot (Its only VMware sofar so it doesnt hurt that much)

Thank you in advance

skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: XFCE4 freezing

Hi I have the same problem, is there a solution for that?

Strange is the fact that nor my keyboard or mouse are working, tried even CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE but the only solution is reboot (Its only VMware sofar so it doesnt hurt that much)

Thank you in advance

See the hot-plugging section in the HAL entry of the wiki.

spigy11

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Registered: 2009-03-13

Posts: 5

Re: XFCE4 freezing

txs a lot

just did /etc/rc.d/hal start and that fixed that problem

Have to edit /etc/rc.conf and add demons hal fam