[SOLVED] Fluxbox Xorg Problem Null Display

Nedly · 2016-03-17 18:52:52

Hi,

I just installed a new Arch system, then I created a user, now I am trying to set up xorg and fluxbox. I installed all needed components for xorg, including xorg-xinit and xorg-xclock, I installed proper video, such as mesa, nvidia, etc. So X works, I can run startx and I get the X windows. However, when I try to launch fluxbox I get:

xmodmap: unable to open display ''
Warning: Failed to set locale, reverting to "C"
Error: Couldn't connect to XServer passing null display

I have added the exec startfluxbox to my .xinitrc file, and even placed the .xinitrc file into the user home directory. If I launch this I just get a lot of terminal output and no display manager.

I tried removing xterm and trying it with and without it because in one forum I read someone had to remove xterm for it to work? I had no luck.

I read other threads on here that maybe the xinit.rc file were scripted wrong, but I have tried exec startfluxbox, exec dbus-launch startfluxbox, and even tried adding the path to fluxbox itself. I get the same error everytime.

The solutions I found on the web were related to editing the xinit.rc file, and adding the fluxbox line to that file, and someone had luck removing xterm, but none of this is working for me..

Any help is very much appreciated!

Last edited by Nedly (2016-03-17 22:39:22)

Nedly · 2016-03-17 21:15:26

I am not sure how to make this thread solved but I managed to fix it with help from users in the Arch IRC. After making sure my xinitrc file were correct and did not have multiple instances of exec lines, I then removed all xf86-video packages from the system, then reinstalled only the xf86-video-intel package, rebooted, and now it works.

jasonwryan · 2016-03-17 21:21:11

You can mark your thread as [Solved] by editing your first post and prepending it to the title.

Nedly · 2016-03-17 22:39:42

Smh thought never crossed my mind.

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#1 2016-03-17 18:52:52

[SOLVED] Fluxbox Xorg Problem Null Display

#2 2016-03-17 21:15:26

Re: [SOLVED] Fluxbox Xorg Problem Null Display

#3 2016-03-17 21:21:11

Re: [SOLVED] Fluxbox Xorg Problem Null Display

#4 2016-03-17 22:39:42

Re: [SOLVED] Fluxbox Xorg Problem Null Display

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