Xfce Post-Installation problems

testdude281 · 2011-11-14 22:01:54

this is the first time i have installed xfce and so far its been great. but i could use some help with these problems.

1) the audio comes out in jerks from the speakers but flows freely from the headphones. i had a similar problem while using kde but it solved itself after a kernel update. where should i look to solve this?

2) the shutdown and reboot icons are grayed out. i checked the wiki and i have met all conditions for them to work.

a) dbus is enabled in the DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf.
b) i am a member of the power group for shutting down and rebooting.
c) i am using exec ck-launch-session startxfce4 in ~/.xinitrc along with Slim.

3) i am unable to install lib32-libsm (a dep. of google-earth-deb from AUR) because i cannot find a 32-bit version in either AUR or repositories (a x86-64 version is available in multilib). i already have a 32-bit libsm package installed previously but that isnt whats needed.

can the 64-bit package be installed in any way? or is a 32-bit package coming soon?

Shark · 2011-11-14 22:14:03

As far as lib32-libsm package question - you don't need it.This package is for 64 bit architectures ONLY. You need libsm package which is in repository.
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/libsm/

Last edited by Shark (2011-11-14 22:14:59)

alphaniner · 2011-11-14 22:32:02

I am also using slim/xfce. My .xinitrc contains

exec startxfce4

and my /etc/slim.conf contains

login_cmd               exec ck-launch-session /bin/bash -login ~/.xinitrc %session

I have no idea where I got the notion to set it up like this, but it works.

testdude281 · 2011-11-14 22:35:57

Hi. thanks for the info. so,would changing lib32-libsm to libsm in PKGBUILD work? do i have to do similar things for all packages starting with lib32? how would that change PKGBUILD and what should i do then?

EDIT : Thanks alphaniner. i tested it and it worked. but numlock in slim wont work. will find a workaround.

EDIT2 : i forgot to add a problem to the list. i have been getting something about "interface not defined" or another during bootup. i have commented out interface and its subordinate options in rc.conf since i dont use ethernet, but the problem remains.

Last edited by testdude281 (2011-11-14 22:48:47)

Shark · 2011-11-15 01:19:42

yes, try to change dependencies.

David Batson · 2011-11-15 01:28:45

Take a look at my .xinitrc, inittab, slim.conf, & rc.conf files here (you can ignore the rest of the post). I have all the options working now. For thunar you need polkit-gnome and gvfs installed for full functionality.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p1013854

BTW, I have some 32-bit libs installed including lib32-libsm on my 64-bit system, but the majority are the 64-bit libs. Get the following and see if it will work:
multilib/lib32-libsm 1.2.0-1
X11 Session Management library (32-bit)

David Batson · 2011-11-15 01:31:38

You need to enable the multilib repository: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … ib_Project

oboedad55 · 2011-11-15 01:36:59

testdude281 wrote:

Hi. thanks for the info. so,would changing lib32-libsm to libsm in PKGBUILD work? do i have to do similar things for all packages starting with lib32? how would that change PKGBUILD and what should i do then?
EDIT : Thanks alphaniner. i tested it and it worked. but numlock in slim wont work. will find a workaround.
EDIT2 : i forgot to add a problem to the list. i have been getting something about "interface not defined" or another during bootup. i have commented out interface and its subordinate options in rc.conf since i dont use ethernet, but the problem remains.

1. Have a look at "numlockx", you can then add it to xfce's startup programs.
2. Add "dbus-launch" in .xinitrc after "ck-launch-session" to get your shutdown/reboot options.

testdude281 · 2011-11-15 19:06:03

hi. sorry for the late reply. here's the update

David, the multilib repo. is for x86-64 not for a 32-bit computer. its useless to me. Although after i copied your slim.conf file and added dbus-launch to .xinitrc (thanks oboedad55), everything worked out fine. i am able to shutdown/reboot while having numlock.

i have left google earth for now as fiddling with PKGBUILD only got more problems. i will install it later on.

David Batson · 2011-11-15 20:07:14

Glad your making progress. I misunderstood you and thought you had a 64-bit computer. If the lib32-libsm that you have isn't working, it might be because it is the wrong version (number) that Google Earth requires, or you might need to make a simlink to the file from a different directory - whichever directory Google Earth expects it in.

Also, you can't always just copy/paste files from another system and expect them to work, although sometimes it does. I copied libpng from Fedora to Arch because my Canon printer required an older version of libpng than Arch supplied. In this case it worked for me.

testdude281 · 2011-11-16 12:49:22

i didnt just copy your file. i copied from your file. i just edited one line in slim.conf to match yours.

thanks for the suggestion. bye

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