xorg failure

ocket8888 · 2014-02-26 19:50:04

I am currently running arch in a virtualbox machine (additions properly installed) and it won't find the screen. I think. What actually happens is I type "startx" and it initializes a bunch of things then says "Loading extension GLX" /n "waiting for X server to shut down (EE) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file."
So what does that mean and how do I fix it?

karol · 2014-02-26 19:51:43

Post your ~/.xinitrc.

ocket8888 · 2014-02-26 22:15:54

#!/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
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice

Last edited by ocket8888 (2014-02-26 22:39:45)

karol · 2014-02-26 22:18:52

When posting configs, code or command output, please use [ code ] tags https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode

like this

It makes the code more readable and - in case of longer listings - more convenient to scroll through.

Read the wiki on how to create a proper xinitrc - you have to tell startx what to run, e.g. which WM.

jasonwryan · 2014-02-26 22:18:59

Please use code tags when pasting to the boards: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … s_and_Code

You haven't got anything to start in there: that why the server is exiting successfully...

ocket8888 · 2014-02-26 22:37:57

ah. I didn't realize the server required a wm. never tried without one before. thanks for that. I did add the

exec fvwm

line to my ~/.xinitrc and it exits with the same message.

Last edited by ocket8888 (2014-02-26 22:38:59)

karol · 2014-02-26 22:39:07

Post the modified xinitrc.
Do you have fvwm installed? Post xorg log.

ocket8888 · 2014-02-26 22:47:46

I installed fvwm using pacman

#!/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 fvwm
# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
# exec startxfce4
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice

^my new .xinitrc

As I mentioned before, the thing is a VM, so copy/pasting my xorg log won't be easy, but in an hour or so I can email it to myself using lynx or something (tl;dr I'll figure it out but too busy right now)

karol · 2014-02-26 22:49:42

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li … in_clients might help.

Make sure fvwm is installed.

ocket8888 · 2014-02-26 22:51:27

thanks I'll do that in a bit. I did double-check the fvwm install, and it verified.

ocket8888 · 2014-02-26 23:01:22

alright here's the xorg log
http://sprunge.us/cLjU

Kartious · 2014-02-27 08:42:11

What video drivers do you have installed ? Do you have the VB for Arch Linux packages installed?

Last edited by Kartious (2014-02-27 08:45:43)

ocket8888 · 2014-02-27 17:33:00

The only video drivers I would have are those that come with base installation or the vb guest utils package, which I just re-checked is installed.

karol · 2014-02-27 17:39:57

What 'base installation'?
List the drivers you have installed.

ocket8888 · 2014-02-27 18:10:44

The "base installation" I was referring to was

pacstrap /mnt base

where /mnt is where the filesystem I was installing arch on was mounted.
and as far as the drivers installed... I'll be honest, I'm used to debian distros and I don't know how to list them without glxinfo and that doesn't seem to be readily available for arch.

karol · 2014-02-27 18:18:12

Drivers are packages, just use pacman.
Have you read the wiki articles about VB?

ocket8888 · 2014-02-27 18:33:25

yes I used the specified command

pacman -S virtualbox-guest-utils

to install the virtualbox guest additions

and I'm not really too familiar with pacman as of yet...
a specific command pipeline for listing installed driver packages would be very helpful.

Last edited by ocket8888 (2014-02-27 19:45:27)

ocket8888 · 2014-03-01 02:15:18

pls respond

ewaller · 2014-03-01 02:46:07

ocket8888 wrote:

pls respond

Okay. Closed.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … te#Bumping

Last edited by ewaller (2014-03-01 02:47:21)

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