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rangel

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Registered: 2014-02-21

Posts: 6

startx gives "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)" [SOLVED]

Hi,
Trying to install Arch and get the graphics going (on Acer Aspire V3, UEFI Bios, dual-boot with win 8.1) I have installed:

xorg-server
xorg-server-utils
xorg-apps
xorg-init
kde-meta

But hitting

startx

produces the following error:

...
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
...

My graphic cards (according to

lspci | grep VGA 

) are:

Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 730M] (rev a1)

I have googled the error and found many hits, but none were helpful

Any lead is most welcomed.

rangel

Last edited by rangel (2014-05-23 19:33:23)

Head_on_a_Stick

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From: The Wirral

Registered: 2014-02-20

Posts: 8,776

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Re: startx gives "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)" [SOLVED]

Have you installed the xf86-video-intel & xf86-video-nouveau packages?

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Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

Posts: 30,332

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Re: startx gives "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)" [SOLVED]

Please follow the instructions on the wiki carefully.  You skipped a step.

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2ManyDogs

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Registered: 2012-01-15

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Re: startx gives "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)" [SOLVED]

Does your Acer have Optimus graphics?

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

fuermobai

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Registered: 2014-02-26

Posts: 1

Re: startx gives "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)" [SOLVED]

Agree with 2ManyDogs‘s idea。

rangel

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Registered: 2014-02-21

Posts: 6

Re: startx gives "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)" [SOLVED]

Head_on_a_Stick, I have tried it previously, but it didn't work.
Trilby, which step?
2ManyDogs and fuermobai, I'm not sure and I also don't know how to check for it. It does seem logical, though, since I have an integrated card together with the NVIDIA (I bought the computer second hand to serve as a media station so I don't have all the specs). I'll give it a try and report.

Thanks!

rangel

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Registered: 2014-02-21

Posts: 6

Re: startx gives "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)" [SOLVED]

Thanks 2ManyDogs!
Installing modesetting did the trick.