Arch Linux

Sofflock

Member

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 24

Xorg problem[SOLVED]

Ok so i manage to install arch Base system but my keyboard and mouse wont work in x
I tried settin up xorg in various ways

nvidia-xconfig gives the error
WARNING: Unable to locate/open X configuration file. 

sh: pkg-config: command not found
New X configuration file written to ' /etc/X11.xorg.conf

Command
xorg --configure
-bash: xorg: command not found

Command hwd -xa
Testing kernel (2.6.29-ARCH) supports uevents
Please wait...

No X server installed!!

I used the command pacman -S xorg nvidia to install
Read here on the forum about a fella that removed the vt mirrors from his mirrorlist
But i cant seem to find it myself.
This is my problem.

Tnx for any help

Last edited by Sofflock (2009-04-17 09:16:01)

dcrabs

Member

From: Sweden

Registered: 2008-10-03

Posts: 149

Re: Xorg problem[SOLVED]

Could you check if xf86-input-evdev is installed? There are also xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse.

FrozenFox

Member

From: College Station, TX

Registered: 2008-03-23

Posts: 422

Website

Re: Xorg problem[SOLVED]

nvidia-xconfig gives the error
WARNING: Unable to locate/open X configuration file.

Nvidia-xconfig is intended to set your existing xorg.conf to use the nvidia drivers, not set the whole thing up.

sh: pkg-config: command not found
New X configuration file written to ' /etc/X11.xorg.conf

Pkg-config is in the package pkgconfig. pacman -S pkgconfig

xorg --configure
-bash: xorg: command not found

It's case-sensitive. Xorg, not xorg.

Command hwd -xa
Testing kernel (2.6.29-ARCH) supports uevents
Please wait...
No X server installed!!

Hwd is out of date for the current xorg server, it worked a couple weeks ago but now gives that error.
Someone posted a fix here, but it didn't work for me.
Your best bet is to use another method.
You generally don't need a xorg.conf to just get running with newer versions of xorg; it can actually often lead to more problems than it solves unless you know what you are doing. Install hal (pacman -S hal) and, as the above poster said, evdev (pacman -S xf86-input-evdev). Then add hal to the DAEMONS list in /etc/rc.conf, reboot. Then try running xorg, your stuff should be working then. If not, you may want to get xorg.conf made as you were trying to before and look in the wiki for xorg hotplugging. I'm not sure if the nvidia drivers will be auto-detected without a xorg.conf, but it couldn't hurt to try then run glxinfo | grep direct and glxgears in a DE/WM console to find out.

I used the command pacman -S xorg nvidia to install
Read here on the forum about a fella that removed the vt mirrors from his mirrorlist
But i cant seem to find it myself.
This is my problem.
Tnx for any help

If you mean the mirror list, its /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist . Pacman will use the first uncommented mirror until it can't find a package or it is corrupted, can't connect to the mirror, or has another such problem. It will then switch to another mirror.

Last edited by FrozenFox (2009-04-17 09:03:23)

Sofflock

Member

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 24

Re: Xorg problem[SOLVED]

Works perfect now thanks for fast and good answers!!