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duder2

Member

From: USA

Registered: 2009-03-21

Posts: 14

xfce install problems

Hi.   I just installed xfce4 using the wiki guides and I've hosed my install.

I had kde3mod running fine but I wanted to try the new xfce 4.6.  I put ! in front of kdm3 in my rc.conf and rebooted to the login prompt.  After install I ran startxfce4 and it came up and ran fine at my monitor's highest res.  I couldn't get it to save 1280x800 in xfce settings when I hit apply running as root. 

So I thought maybe i need a WM so I installed slim and added it to rc.conf.   Rebooted, now that loads and when I put my login name in it errors out with a login not allowed or something like that.  So slim login screen comes up and I can't alt-f1 or f2 to another terminal to remove slim from rc.conf.  Ctr-alt-bspace doesn't shut down X either. lol   
So I'm locked out of arch.   Kinda funny but hey I'm trying new things.

Feel free to move this newb section.    Ideas please?

Last edited by duder2 (2009-03-21 06:52:41)

eldragon

Member

From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: xfce install problems

edit the kernel boot options,  add a number to the end, set it to something usfeul for maintainance, cant remember which was it.. you can undo changes that way.  i think its 1 (single user) someone correct me if im wrong