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netskink

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Registered: 2013-02-18

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[SOLVED] windows7 host, virtual box vm, archlinux guest, startx fails

Hello

I am trying to get startx to work with a archlinux guest.

I have installed vbox guest and utils packages with pacman.
I have installed libxcomposite with pacman.

I have the modules loaded vboxvideo, vboxsf, vboxguest.

When I startx, I get EE /dev/dri/card0 failed to start DRM interface, finally I get server terminated successfully.

Ive tried to not use an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, a xorg.conf file created with configure and NoAcell to disable drm for vesa and fbdev.  Neither works.

John

Last edited by netskink (2015-02-06 01:15:44)

TheSaint

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Registered: 2007-08-19

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Re: [SOLVED] windows7 host, virtual box vm, archlinux guest, startx fails

Better to see your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (suggested to post it in a file hosting).

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do it good first, it will be faster than do it twice the saint

danangdk

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Registered: 2015-02-05

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Re: [SOLVED] windows7 host, virtual box vm, archlinux guest, startx fails

did you already install the files : xorg-server xorg-server-utils xorg-xinit ??

danangdk

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Registered: 2015-02-05

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Re: [SOLVED] windows7 host, virtual box vm, archlinux guest, startx fails

and the window manager?
xorg-twm xorg-xclock xterm

netskink

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Registered: 2013-02-18

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Re: [SOLVED] windows7 host, virtual box vm, archlinux guest, startx fails

I have installed all of those. xorg-xinit, xorg-twm, etc. 

And Saint, the other lines in the xorg log are fine.  There is only one error when starting up X. It is this:
EE /dev/dri/card0 failed to start DRM interface

However, per your request here is the log.

TheSaint

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Re: [SOLVED] windows7 host, virtual box vm, archlinux guest, startx fails

What says

$ echo vt$XDG_VTNR
$ ls -l ~/.x*
$ ls -l ~/.X*
$ tail ~/.xinitrc

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do it good first, it will be faster than do it twice the saint

netskink

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Registered: 2013-02-18

Posts: 9

Re: [SOLVED] windows7 host, virtual box vm, archlinux guest, startx fails

I fixed this problem.

o my .xinitrc did not exec a window manager. I had installed but not done a "exec openbox" in my .xinitrc file.
o I removed my Xorg.conf file.

Works fine now.