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#1 2009-11-24 13:05:38

ricardogo
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Gnome doesn't start

Solution(s):

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Int … est_method
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=652822

(ps: I'm using an intel x3100)

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This is a fresh install of arch. After the login screen(i'm using gdm) , gnome simply doesn't boot to desktop. Sometimes the desktop icons appear, but I can't do anything with them, but usually it just shows the desktop background, no bar, no nothing. If I right click somewhere in the background -> change to tty[x] -> and back, it shows a gray box with nothing in it, as it would show for example in a menu. has anyone experienced this problem? thanks

Last edited by ricardogo (2009-11-24 14:54:37)

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#2 2009-11-24 13:19:27

cliffbreaker
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From: Tiraspol, Transnistria
Registered: 2008-11-23
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Re: Gnome doesn't start

how did you install gnome? you should have installed gnome and gnome-extra, then add hal and fam daemons to daemon list in /etc/rc.conf


Windows works in 80 % cases, Linux in 20%, but you can make linux work in other 80% cases whilst you can never make windows work in last 20%

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#3 2009-11-24 13:32:28

ricardogo
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Re: Gnome doesn't start

exactly that way, just as described in the beginners guide

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#4 2009-11-24 13:35:04

cliffbreaker
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Re: Gnome doesn't start

post your xorg log please


Windows works in 80 % cases, Linux in 20%, but you can make linux work in other 80% cases whilst you can never make windows work in last 20%

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#5 2009-11-24 13:46:18

ricardogo
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Re: Gnome doesn't start

are you referring to Xorg.0.log in the /var/log ? well ... that's just enormous, but I read it and no errors were thrown.
if you are talking about the xorg.conf I modified it according to the beginners guide. I was tweaking it earlier, and if I didn't choose a DefaultDepth it shows a black background with the mouse pointer on it. if it has the DefaultDepth set to 24 it shows the background image ...

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#6 2009-11-24 13:58:31

cliffbreaker
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Re: Gnome doesn't start

yes post please xorg.0.log and xorg.conf , and also tell me what video card you use


Windows works in 80 % cases, Linux in 20%, but you can make linux work in other 80% cases whilst you can never make windows work in last 20%

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#7 2009-11-24 14:00:50

ricardogo
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Re: Gnome doesn't start

no need to, I've fixed it! solution on the first post. Thanks for your time anyway man, appreciate it

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#8 2009-11-24 14:04:18

cliffbreaker
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From: Tiraspol, Transnistria
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Re: Gnome doesn't start

you're welcome


Windows works in 80 % cases, Linux in 20%, but you can make linux work in other 80% cases whilst you can never make windows work in last 20%

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