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The first thing is that the Arch linux cannot boot up after I upgrade hardware (CPU, ram, and mainboard). It goes into a ramfs bash. It seems that root device cannot be founded. Then, I want to mount the device but cannot find any sda/hda in /dev directory.
So I reinstall Arch.
After I install Xorg, I can enter into X window with twm desktop. After I install gnome. I create a .xinitrc file and write "gnome-session &", but I cannot enter into GNOME window then. It shows that "FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" refcount is 2, should be 1". If I delete the .xinitrc file, it will successfully for setup X window.
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So you've reinstalled, and are trying to get into Gnome, right?
that line should be "exec gnome-session", not simply "gnome-session &". I've found that if I have (for instance) "exec pekwm" in my .xinitrc - it works fine. However, if I have "exec pekwm &" in there - it will start pekwm, but then kill the X server when the exec command is through (and never get to the desktop for any length of time.)
I hope this helps you. If not - I would try installing a small window manager and rework your .xinitrc to start that and see if that gets you through to a desktop. (Proving it's something beyond the .xinitrc causing the problem)
"Unix is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity." (Dennis Ritchie)
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