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oib111

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Registered: 2009-06-20

Posts: 87

Awesome Won't Start

I recently got X working on my new computer running Arch. I decided to try installing awesome. I used:

pacman -S awesome

It installed fine. Then, I added 'exec awesome' to .xinitrc. But when I use startx the screen blanks, then it returns back to the normal and there's text on my screen.This is all I can see:

best_ref_div: 3
best_post_div: 4
restore memmap
restore common
restore crtc1
restore pll1
finished PLL1
set RMX
set primary dac
enable primary dac
disable TV

waiting for X server to shut down disable primary dac
finished PLL2
finished PLL1
Entering Restore TV
Restore TVHV
Restore TV Restarts
Restore Timing Tables
Restore TV standard
Leaving Restore TV

Last edited by oib111 (2009-06-26 16:17:26)

scio

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From: Buffalo, NY

Registered: 2008-08-05

Posts: 366

Re: Awesome Won't Start

Try this in your .xinitrc[1]:

exec ck-launch-session awesome

Basic install worked for me, but I start it from SLIM.

[1]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Awe … ng_awesome

oib111

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Registered: 2009-06-20

Posts: 87

Re: Awesome Won't Start

That didn't work.

SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

Posts: 955

Re: Awesome Won't Start

Do you have other WM/DE?
Xorg works with them fine?

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oib111

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Registered: 2009-06-20

Posts: 87

Re: Awesome Won't Start

I installed Xfce first and it worked, but I uninstalled it because I wanted something simpler.

SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

Posts: 955

Re: Awesome Won't Start

Try to compile Awesome from AUR/ABS (try git version).

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ak-89

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From: Finland

Registered: 2008-08-26

Posts: 86

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Re: Awesome Won't Start

maybe http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=73240

oib111

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Registered: 2009-06-20

Posts: 87

Re: Awesome Won't Start

So compile libev?

arkham

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From: Stockholm

Registered: 2008-10-26

Posts: 516

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Re: Awesome Won't Start

Yep, grab the pkgbuild from here -> http://repos.archlinux.org/viewvc.cgi/c … ev=CURRENT

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oib111

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Registered: 2009-06-20

Posts: 87

Re: Awesome Won't Start

Thanks arkham that worked