[SOLVED] SLiM and LightDM seems not loading

Airon90 · 2013-01-19 09:49:23

Hi you all,
I'm new to Arch world and I installed it on my old PC.
I also installed MATE from repository as described in the wiki.
I'd like to install a DM too but no one seems to load:
* LightDM freezes. I have to press Alt + F1, login and then startx
* SLiM seems not working and it falls back into Arch login
I installed and configured them as described in the wiki but nothing goes correctly
What do I have to do?
- Michael
PS: I'd like to have automatically login

Last edited by Airon90 (2013-12-19 14:13:07)

Steffo · 2013-01-19 10:16:26

Please, post the result of

ls -an | grep .xinitrc

loafer · 2013-01-19 11:33:25

What does "ls -an | grep .xinitrc" actually do in this case? What is the grep for?

Airon90 · 2013-01-19 11:45:38

Steffo wrote:

Please, post the result of
ls -an | grep .xinitrc

-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 100 357 18 gen 17.30 .xinitrc

loafer · 2013-01-19 11:58:43

.xinitrc needs to be executable and yours isn't. The "grep" is not needed btw. Try the command without it.

Also see:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinitrc

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SLiM

Airon90 · 2013-01-19 12:30:48

Thank you loafer but before writing here I always read the wiki but I forgot to give

chmod +x ~/.xinitrc

Now if I give

ls -an | grep .xinitrc

the result is

-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 100 357 18 gen 17.30 .xinitrc

but after rebooting the PC nothing changed...

kgas · 2013-01-19 13:08:32

go step by step.
what you have in your .xinitrc? If you type startx in the console what happens?

Airon90 · 2013-01-19 13:19:43

startx loads MATE correctly because my .xinitrc file is:

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
  for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do
    [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
  done
  unset f
fi

# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
# exec startxfce4
exec mate-session
# exec enlightenment_start
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice

kgas · 2013-01-19 14:57:39

so your window manager loads correctly. now figure out where you are starting the lightDM?

Airon90 · 2013-01-19 15:06:56

«where you are starting the lightDM?»
Sorry but I don't understand this question.
LightDM is loaded via systemd by

sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service

However it freezes when it is loaded. So I have to login manually throgh Arch login system and give startx

Fixxer · 2013-01-19 15:57:52

Show output of command:

cat /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Did you set the default session? Show output:

su -c "grep session -i /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf"

For example (Lxdm):

marcin@archlinux ~ % su -c "grep session -i /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf"
Hasło:
## default session or desktop used when no systemwide config
# session=/usr/bin/startlxde
session=/usr/bin/startxfce4

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WorMzy · 2013-01-19 16:03:39

loafer wrote:

.xinitrc needs to be executable

Dunno where you heard that.

Airon90, is there anything in the journal about LightDM/SLiM failing?

Airon90 · 2013-01-19 16:05:21

Fixxer wrote:

Show output of command:
cat /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
Did you set the default session? Show output:
su -c "grep session -i /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf"
For example (Lxdm):
marcin@archlinux ~ % su -c "grep session -i /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf"
Hasło:
## default session or desktop used when no systemwide config
# session=/usr/bin/startlxde
session=/usr/bin/startxfce4

There is no lightdm.conf file but lightdm.conf.pacsave. What do I have to do?

su -c "grep session -i /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.pacsave"

gives some commented code but the only one uncommented line is

session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/xsession

Fixxer · 2013-01-19 16:14:44

Setting default session in Lightdm:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/62833/ho … uto-logins .

Airon90 · 2013-01-19 17:19:06

Fixxer wrote:

Setting default session in Lightdm:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/62833/ho … uto-logins .

Nothing changed.
I copied the lightdm.conf.pacsave file and changed the name into lightdm.conf and edited it.
I added a "session" variable, I changed the "greeter-session" and "user-session" variables but nothing changed.
/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults doesn't exist, too!

derhamster · 2013-01-19 17:49:31

/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults does not exist? Were did it go? And how did you install lightdm in the first place?

Its also strange that there was no lightdm.conf but a pacsave. Sound like you don't even have lightdm installed.

If those files are missing, you are probably better off rebuilding and reinstalling lightdm and your greeter before trying anything else.

loafer · 2013-01-20 10:12:28

WorMzy wrote:

loafer wrote:
.xinitrc needs to be executable
Dunno where you heard that.

The Wiki article for Slim is one example. I have always though it was required and the documentation for many other distros has started this (at least in the past). There are also numerous posts in these forums stating so without contradiction (although the may be out-of-date now). If this information is indeed erroneous should we update the Wiki to remove any references?

Airon90 · 2013-01-20 10:21:05

derhamster wrote:

/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults does not exist? Were did it go? And how did you install lightdm in the first place?
Its also strange that there was no lightdm.conf but a pacsave. Sound like you don't even have lightdm installed.
If those files are missing, you are probably better off rebuilding and reinstalling lightdm and your greeter before trying anything else.

Sometimes I have to give the pacaur command two or more times, before installing a program.
I don't know why.
You were right: it wasn't installed O_o'
Now I tried to install lightdm-gtk-greeter but it fails because automake version must be >= 1.7. However, automake --version says that version number is 1.13.1
How can I install it?
However, the correct path to lightdm-set-defaults is /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults
I also gave a sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s mate but now there is a blinking underscore and nothing happens...

Fixxer · 2013-01-20 10:26:23

Just try tu use lxdm:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM
Yes, it works wothout any problems.

console wrote:

root@archlinux ~ % pacman -Ss lxdm
community/archlinux-lxdm-theme 1-1
Simple Arch Linux theme for LXDM, by Thayer Williams and Allan McRae
community/lxdm 0.4.1-18 (lxde) [zainstalowano]
Lightweight X11 Display Manager

Last edited by Fixxer (2013-01-20 10:27:20)

Airon90 · 2013-01-20 13:59:58

Fixxer wrote:

Just try tu use lxdm:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM
Yes, it works wothout any problems.
console wrote:
root@archlinux ~ % pacman -Ss lxdm
community/archlinux-lxdm-theme 1-1
Simple Arch Linux theme for LXDM, by Thayer Williams and Allan McRae
community/lxdm 0.4.1-18 (lxde) [zainstalowano]
Lightweight X11 Display Manager

Ok, but I'd like to use one of them, otherwise I chose another display manager and I don't bother you all because of my problems, don't you?

Fixxer · 2013-01-20 15:29:01

I've took you links to the Lightdm configuration ... I hope you don't think I'll configure it instead of you, didn't you?

derhamster · 2013-01-20 15:40:29

Airon90 wrote:

derhamster wrote:
/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults does not exist? Were did it go? And how did you install lightdm in the first place?
Its also strange that there was no lightdm.conf but a pacsave. Sound like you don't even have lightdm installed.
If those files are missing, you are probably better off rebuilding and reinstalling lightdm and your greeter before trying anything else.
Sometimes I have to give the pacaur command two or more times, before installing a program.
I don't know why.
You were right: it wasn't installed O_o'
Now I tried to install lightdm-gtk-greeter but it fails because automake version must be >= 1.7. However, automake --version says that version number is 1.13.1
How can I install it?
However, the correct path to lightdm-set-defaults is /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults
I also gave a sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s mate but now there is a blinking underscore and nothing happens...

There is currently a problem with gnome-common. See https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lightdm-gtk-greeter/ for more info. If you want to downgrade automake read Downgrading Packages

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