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#1 2018-01-10 09:28:49

kabads
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Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

I've just switched from nvidia to nouveau. If I delete the .xinitrc file, Nouveau starts fine with twm. However, if I have the .xinitrc file with a single line of exec twm, then I get a black screen with no mouse, no crash, no errors in the log file. I've tried reinstalling xorg-server as there may be a legacy file hanging around from nvidia, but it hasn't made a difference.
Thank you in advance.

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#2 2018-01-10 09:44:57

V1del
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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

A .xinitrc with a single exec line is incorrect. So this doesn't surprise me: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit#xinitrc

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#3 2018-01-10 09:50:51

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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

@V1del - Thankyou for the tip.

My original .xinitrc worked with nvidia, but then produces problems with nouveau. If I comment out the references to twm and other shells and clocks, and then place exec i3wm or exec xfce4-session at the end, then I just get black screen (and no mouse).

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#4 2018-01-10 09:55:22

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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

Then post the errors and/or a xorg log and your .xinitrc . Whether using nouveau or nvidia a single line .xinitrc is incorrect and if it happens to be working, will likely have subtle breakages elsewhere. Read https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

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#5 2018-01-10 10:45:11

kabads
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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

.xinitrc 

#!/bin/sh

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then







    xrdb -merge $sysresources

fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then







    xrdb -merge "$userresources"

fi

if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
    xmodmap "$usermodmap"
fi

# start some nice programs

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

#twm &
#xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
#xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 &
#xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 &
#exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login
exec xfce4-session

Xorg.0.log (including me pkilling the service at the end)

[  2563.889] 
X.Org X Server 1.19.6
Release Date: 2017-12-20
[  2563.890] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[  2563.890] Build Operating System: Linux 4.9.71-1-lts x86_64 
[  2563.891] Current Operating System: Linux spark 4.14.12-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 5 18:19:34 UTC 2018 x86_64
[  2563.891] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=066691f6-14a0-4bfb-95aa-32b16d1ceee7 rw quiet
[  2563.892] Build Date: 25 December 2017  02:02:38PM
[  2563.892]  
[  2563.892] Current version of pixman: 0.34.0
[  2563.893] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[  2563.893] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[  2563.895] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan 10 09:09:15 2018
[  2563.896] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  2563.896] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  2563.897] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[  2563.897] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[  2563.898] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[  2563.898] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[  2563.899] (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using the first device section listed.
[  2563.900] (**) |   |-->Device "Nvidia card"
[  2563.901] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[  2563.901] (==) Automatically adding devices
[  2563.902] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[  2563.903] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[  2563.903] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[  2563.904] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[  2563.904] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[  2563.905] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  2563.905] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[  2563.906] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[  2563.906] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  2563.907] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[  2563.909] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[  2563.910] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[  2563.911] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[  2563.911] (II) Loader magic: 0x5608e261ed60
[  2563.912] (II) Module ABI versions:
[  2563.912] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[  2563.913] 	X.Org Video Driver: 23.0
[  2563.913] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[  2563.914] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[  2563.915] (++) using VT number 1

[  2563.916] (--) controlling tty is VT number 1, auto-enabling KeepTty
[  2563.917] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/c1
[  2563.918] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[  2563.919] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 11 paused 0
[  2563.923] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0652:1025:021e rev 161, Mem @ 0xce000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xcc000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00002000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[  2563.924] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[  2563.924] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[  2563.924] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[  2563.955] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  2563.955] 	compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 1.0.0
[  2563.955] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[  2563.955] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[  2563.956] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[  2563.958] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  2563.958] 	compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 1.0.15
[  2563.958] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  2563.958] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0
[  2563.958] (II) NOUVEAU driver 
[  2563.958] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
[  2563.958] 	RIVA TNT        (NV04)
[  2563.958] 	RIVA TNT2       (NV05)
[  2563.958] 	GeForce 256     (NV10)
[  2563.958] 	GeForce 2       (NV11, NV15)
[  2563.958] 	GeForce 4MX     (NV17, NV18)
[  2563.958] 	GeForce 3       (NV20)
[  2563.958] 	GeForce 4Ti     (NV25, NV28)
[  2563.958] 	GeForce FX      (NV3x)
[  2563.959] 	GeForce 6       (NV4x)
[  2563.959] 	GeForce 7       (G7x)
[  2563.959] 	GeForce 8       (G8x)
[  2563.959] 	GeForce GTX 200 (NVA0)
[  2563.959] 	GeForce GTX 400 (NVC0)
[  2563.959] (II) [drm] nouveau interface version: 1.3.1
[  2563.959] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[  2563.959] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[  2563.959] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[  2563.959] (--) NOUVEAU(0): Chipset: "NVIDIA NV96"
[  2563.959] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
	"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): RGB weight 888
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Using HW cursor
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Allowed maximum DRI level 2.
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): GLX sync to VBlank enabled.
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Page flipping enabled
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Swap limit set to 1 [Max allowed 2]
[  2563.959] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Page flipping synced to vblank by kernel.
[  2563.959] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Initializing outputs ...
[  2564.011] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output LVDS-1 has no monitor section
[  2564.063] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output HDMI-1 has no monitor section
[  2564.074] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 has no monitor section
[  2564.074] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 3 crtcs needed for screen.
[  2564.082] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Allocated crtc nr. 0 to this screen.
[  2564.082] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Allocated crtc nr. 1 to this screen.
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID for output LVDS-1
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Manufacturer: AUO  Model: 20ec  Serial#: 0
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Year: 2008  Week: 1
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID Version: 1.3
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Digital Display Input
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 34  vert.: 19
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Gamma: 2.20
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): No DPMS capabilities specified
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4 
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): redX: 0.610 redY: 0.353   greenX: 0.329 greenY: 0.616
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): blueX: 0.149 blueY: 0.103   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Supported detailed timing:
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): clock: 69.5 MHz   Image Size:  344 x 193 mm
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): h_active: 1366  h_sync: 1414  h_sync_end 1446 h_blank_end 1437 h_border: 0
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): v_active: 768  v_sync: 771  v_sync_end 775 v_blanking: 806 v_border: 0
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Unknown vendor-specific block f
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0):  AUO
[  2564.133] (II) NOUVEAU(0):  B156XW02 V0
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID (in hex):
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	00ffffffffffff0006afec2000000000
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	01120103802213780a57559c5a549d26
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	1a505400000001010101010101010101
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	010101010101261b5647500026303020
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	340058c1100000180000000f00000000
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	00000000000000000020000000fe0041
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	554f0a202020202020202020000000fe
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 	004231353658573032205630200a002e
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Printing probed modes for output LVDS-1
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1366x768"x59.6   69.50  1366 1414 1446 1447  768 771 775 806 -hsync -vsync (48.0 kHz eP)
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1024x768"x59.9   63.53  1024 1072 1176 1328  768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync (47.8 kHz)
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.0   38.31  800 832 912 1024  600 603 607 624 -hsync +vsync (37.4 kHz)
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9   23.98  640 664 720 800  480 483 487 500 -hsync +vsync (30.0 kHz)
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "720x400"x60.0   22.41  720 744 808 896  400 403 413 417 -hsync +vsync (25.0 kHz)
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x400"x60.0   20.00  640 664 720 800  400 403 409 417 -hsync +vsync (25.0 kHz)
[  2564.134] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x350"x59.8   17.52  640 664 720 800  350 353 363 366 -hsync +vsync (21.9 kHz)
[  2564.186] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID for output HDMI-1
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID for output VGA-1
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output LVDS-1 connected
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output HDMI-1 disconnected
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 disconnected
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output LVDS-1 using initial mode 1366x768 +0+0
[  2564.197] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[  2564.197] (--) NOUVEAU(0): Virtual size is 1366x768 (pitch 0)
[  2564.197] (**) NOUVEAU(0):  Driver mode "1366x768": 69.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.0 kHz, 59.6 Hz
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1366x768"x59.6   69.50  1366 1414 1446 1447  768 771 775 806 -hsync -vsync (48.0 kHz eP)
[  2564.197] (**) NOUVEAU(0):  Mode "1024x768": 63.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 47.8 kHz, 59.9 Hz
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1024x768"x59.9   63.53  1024 1072 1176 1328  768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync (47.8 kHz)
[  2564.197] (**) NOUVEAU(0):  Mode "800x600": 38.3 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 37.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.0   38.31  800 832 912 1024  600 603 607 624 -hsync +vsync (37.4 kHz)
[  2564.197] (**) NOUVEAU(0):  Mode "640x480": 24.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 30.0 kHz, 59.9 Hz
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9   23.98  640 664 720 800  480 483 487 500 -hsync +vsync (30.0 kHz)
[  2564.197] (**) NOUVEAU(0):  Mode "720x400": 22.4 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 25.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
[  2564.197] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "720x400"x60.0   22.41  720 744 808 896  400 403 413 417 -hsync +vsync (25.0 kHz)
[  2564.198] (**) NOUVEAU(0):  Mode "640x400": 20.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 25.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
[  2564.198] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x400"x60.0   20.00  640 664 720 800  400 403 409 417 -hsync +vsync (25.0 kHz)
[  2564.198] (**) NOUVEAU(0):  Mode "640x350": 17.5 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 21.9 kHz, 59.8 Hz
[  2564.198] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x350"x59.8   17.52  640 664 720 800  350 353 363 366 -hsync +vsync (21.9 kHz)
[  2564.198] (==) NOUVEAU(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[  2564.198] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[  2564.198] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[  2564.198] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[  2564.199] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  2564.199] 	compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 1.0.0
[  2564.199] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[  2564.199] (II) Loading sub module "shadowfb"
[  2564.199] (II) LoadModule: "shadowfb"
[  2564.199] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libshadowfb.so
[  2564.200] (II) Module shadowfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  2564.200] 	compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 1.0.0
[  2564.201] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[  2564.201] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[  2564.219] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Channel setup complete.
[  2564.220] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Hardware support for Present enabled
[  2564.220] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[  2564.220] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: nouveau
[  2564.220] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [DRI2]   VDPAU driver: nouveau
[  2564.220] (II) Loading sub module "exa"
[  2564.220] (II) LoadModule: "exa"
[  2564.220] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so
[  2564.221] (II) Module exa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  2564.221] 	compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 2.6.0
[  2564.221] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0
[  2564.221] (II) EXA(0): Driver allocated offscreen pixmaps
[  2564.221] (II) EXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
[  2564.221] (II)         Solid
[  2564.221] (II)         Copy
[  2564.221] (II)         Composite (RENDER acceleration)
[  2564.221] (II)         UploadToScreen
[  2564.221] (II)         DownloadFromScreen
[  2564.221] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Backing store enabled
[  2564.221] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Silken mouse enabled
[  2564.221] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [XvMC] Associated with Nouveau GeForce 8/9 Textured Video.
[  2564.222] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [XvMC] Extension initialized.
[  2564.222] (==) NOUVEAU(0): DPMS enabled
[  2564.222] (II) NOUVEAU(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[  2564.222] (WW) NOUVEAU(0): Option "NoLogo" is not used
[  2564.222] (--) RandR disabled
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context_profile
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_create_context_es{,2}_profile
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float
[  2564.773] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
[  2564.774] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized nouveau
[  2564.774] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[  2564.777] (II) NOUVEAU(0): NVEnterVT is called.
[  2564.789] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting screen physical size to 361 x 203
[  2564.789] resize called 1366 768
[  2564.859] (II) XKB: Reusing cached keymap
[  2564.881] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
[  2564.881] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  2564.881] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[  2564.881] (II) LoadModule: "libinput"
[  2564.881] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/libinput_drv.so
[  2564.884] (II) Module libinput: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  2564.884] 	compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 0.26.0
[  2564.884] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[  2564.884] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 24.1
[  2564.884] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[  2564.885] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event4 13:68 fd 24 paused 0
[  2564.885] 	Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.885] 	Option "name" "Power Button"
[  2564.885] 	Option "path" "/dev/input/event4"
[  2564.885] 	Option "device" "/dev/input/event4"
[  2564.885] 	Option "major" "13"
[  2564.885] 	Option "minor" "68"
[  2564.885] 	Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4/event4"
[  2564.885] 	Option "driver" "libinput"
[  2564.885] 	Option "fd" "24"
[  2564.885] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[  2564.885] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
[  2564.885] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.886] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
[  2564.886] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.886] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.886] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) device removed
[  2564.886] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4/event4"
[  2564.887] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[  2564.887] (II) XKB: Reusing cached keymap
[  2564.887] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.887] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.887] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.887] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.887] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
[  2564.888] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.888] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.889] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event0)
[  2564.889] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  2564.889] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[  2564.890] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Video Bus'
[  2564.891] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event0 13:64 fd 27 paused 0
[  2564.891] 	Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.891] 	Option "name" "Video Bus"
[  2564.891] 	Option "path" "/dev/input/event0"
[  2564.891] 	Option "device" "/dev/input/event0"
[  2564.891] 	Option "major" "13"
[  2564.891] 	Option "minor" "64"
[  2564.891] 	Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input0/event0"
[  2564.891] 	Option "driver" "libinput"
[  2564.891] 	Option "fd" "27"
[  2564.891] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[  2564.891] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
[  2564.891] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.892] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
[  2564.892] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.892] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.892] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) device removed
[  2564.893] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input0/event0"
[  2564.893] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[  2564.893] (II) XKB: Reusing cached keymap
[  2564.893] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.893] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.893] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.893] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.894] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
[  2564.894] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.894] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.895] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[  2564.895] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  2564.895] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[  2564.895] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[  2564.897] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event2 13:66 fd 28 paused 0
[  2564.897] 	Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.897] 	Option "name" "Power Button"
[  2564.897] 	Option "path" "/dev/input/event2"
[  2564.897] 	Option "device" "/dev/input/event2"
[  2564.897] 	Option "major" "13"
[  2564.897] 	Option "minor" "66"
[  2564.897] 	Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input2/event2"
[  2564.897] 	Option "driver" "libinput"
[  2564.897] 	Option "fd" "28"
[  2564.897] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[  2564.897] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
[  2564.897] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.897] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
[  2564.898] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.898] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.898] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) device removed
[  2564.898] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input2/event2"
[  2564.898] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[  2564.898] (II) XKB: Reusing cached keymap
[  2564.899] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.899] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.899] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.899] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.899] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
[  2564.900] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.900] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.901] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event1)
[  2564.901] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  2564.901] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  2564.902] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event3)
[  2564.902] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  2564.902] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[  2564.902] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Sleep Button'
[  2564.903] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event3 13:67 fd 29 paused 0
[  2564.903] 	Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.903] 	Option "name" "Sleep Button"
[  2564.903] 	Option "path" "/dev/input/event3"
[  2564.903] 	Option "device" "/dev/input/event3"
[  2564.903] 	Option "major" "13"
[  2564.903] 	Option "minor" "67"
[  2564.903] 	Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input3/event3"
[  2564.903] 	Option "driver" "libinput"
[  2564.903] 	Option "fd" "29"
[  2564.903] (**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
[  2564.903] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
[  2564.903] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.904] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
[  2564.904] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.904] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.904] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) device removed
[  2564.905] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input3/event3"
[  2564.905] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[  2564.905] (II) XKB: Reusing cached keymap
[  2564.905] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.905] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.905] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.905] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.905] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
[  2564.906] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.906] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.908] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event7)
[  2564.908] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  2564.908] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  2564.909] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel Mic (/dev/input/event8)
[  2564.909] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  2564.909] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  2564.909] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel Line (/dev/input/event9)
[  2564.909] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  2564.909] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  2564.910] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel Headphone (/dev/input/event10)
[  2564.910] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  2564.910] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  2564.911] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa (/dev/input/event12)
[  2564.911] (**) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  2564.911] (**) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[  2564.912] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa'
[  2564.913] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event12 13:76 fd 30 paused 0
[  2564.913] 	Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.913] 	Option "name" "HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa"
[  2564.913] 	Option "path" "/dev/input/event12"
[  2564.913] 	Option "device" "/dev/input/event12"
[  2564.913] 	Option "major" "13"
[  2564.913] 	Option "minor" "76"
[  2564.913] 	Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-8/2-8:1.0/input/input19/event12"
[  2564.913] 	Option "driver" "libinput"
[  2564.913] 	Option "fd" "30"
[  2564.913] (**) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: always reports core events
[  2564.913] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event12"
[  2564.913] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.914] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event12"
[  2564.914] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.914] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.915] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) device removed
[  2564.915] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-8/2-8:1.0/input/input19/event12"
[  2564.915] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
[  2564.915] (II) XKB: Reusing cached keymap
[  2564.915] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.915] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.915] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.915] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.916] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event12"
[  2564.916] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.916] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.918] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event5)
[  2564.918] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[  2564.918] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[  2564.918] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[  2564.919] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event5 13:69 fd 31 paused 0
[  2564.919] 	Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.919] 	Option "name" "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
[  2564.919] 	Option "path" "/dev/input/event5"
[  2564.919] 	Option "device" "/dev/input/event5"
[  2564.919] 	Option "major" "13"
[  2564.919] 	Option "minor" "69"
[  2564.919] 	Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input5/event5"
[  2564.919] 	Option "driver" "libinput"
[  2564.919] 	Option "fd" "31"
[  2564.919] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[  2564.919] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[  2564.919] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.920] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[  2564.920] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.921] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.921] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) device removed
[  2564.921] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input5/event5"
[  2564.921] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
[  2564.921] (II) XKB: Reusing cached keymap
[  2564.921] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.921] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.921] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.921] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.922] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[  2564.922] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2564.922] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2564.924] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event11)
[  2564.924] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[  2564.924] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "libinput touchpad catchall"
[  2564.924] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[  2564.924] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
[  2564.924] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
[  2564.924] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[  2564.924] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  2564.924] 	compiled for 1.19.0, module version = 1.9.0
[  2564.925] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[  2564.925] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 24.1
[  2564.925] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[  2564.926] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event11 13:75 fd 32 paused 0
[  2564.926] 	Option "_source" "server/udev"
[  2564.926] 	Option "name" "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
[  2564.926] 	Option "path" "/dev/input/event11"
[  2564.926] 	Option "device" "/dev/input/event11"
[  2564.926] 	Option "major" "13"
[  2564.926] 	Option "minor" "75"
[  2564.926] 	Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio2/input/input12/event11"
[  2564.926] 	Option "driver" "synaptics"
[  2564.926] 	Option "SoftButtonAreas" "50% 0 82% 0 0 0 0 0"
[  2564.926] 	Option "SecondarySoftButtonAreas" "58% 0 0 15% 42% 58% 0 15%"
[  2564.926] 	Option "fd" "32"
[  2564.926] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[  2564.926] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11"
[  2564.926] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11"
[  2564.926] port opened successfully
[  2564.926] (II) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: ignoring touch events for semi-multitouch device
[  2564.926] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5682 (res 55)
[  2564.926] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4692 (res 98)
[  2564.926] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
[  2564.926] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
[  2564.927] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right double triple scroll-buttons
[  2564.927] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x7
[  2564.927] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[  2564.927] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[  2564.927] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio2/input/input12/event11"
[  2564.927] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
[  2564.927] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
[  2564.927] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
[  2564.927] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.037
[  2564.927] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[  2564.927] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[  2564.927] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[  2564.927] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[  2564.927] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11"
[  2564.928] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[  2564.928] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
[  2564.928] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
[  2564.929] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event6)
[  2564.929] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[  2564.929] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[  2575.244] (**) Option "fd" "24"
[  2575.244] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) device removed
[  2575.244] (**) Option "fd" "27"
[  2575.244] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) device removed
[  2575.244] (**) Option "fd" "28"
[  2575.244] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) device removed
[  2575.244] (**) Option "fd" "29"
[  2575.244] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) device removed
[  2575.245] (**) Option "fd" "30"
[  2575.245] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) device removed
[  2575.245] (**) Option "fd" "31"
[  2575.245] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) device removed
[  2575.245] (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
[  2575.245] (II) NOUVEAU(0): NVLeaveVT is called.
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:76
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:68
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 226:0
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:75
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:69
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:66
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:67
[  2575.294] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:64
[  2588.347] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:76
[  2588.367] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:68
[  2588.367] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 226:0
[  2588.367] (II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
[  2588.367] (II) NOUVEAU(0): NVEnterVT is called.
[  2588.436] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 8428
[  2588.499] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
[  2588.499] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2588.499] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2588.500] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event12"
[  2588.500] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2588.500] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2588.500] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:75
[  2588.500] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11"
[  2588.500] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[  2588.500] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:69
[  2588.501] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[  2588.501] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2588.501] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2588.501] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:66
[  2588.501] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
[  2588.502] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2588.502] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2588.502] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:67
[  2588.502] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
[  2588.502] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2588.502] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2588.502] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:64
[  2588.503] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
[  2588.503] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[  2588.503] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) device is a keyboard
[  2592.344] (**) Option "fd" "28"
[  2592.344] (II) event4  - (II) Power Button: (II) device removed
[  2592.344] (**) Option "fd" "27"
[  2592.344] (II) event12 - (II) HD Video WebCam: HD Video WebCa: (II) device removed
[  2592.344] (**) Option "fd" "24"
[  2592.344] (II) event5  - (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: (II) device removed
[  2592.344] (**) Option "fd" "30"
[  2592.345] (II) event2  - (II) Power Button: (II) device removed
[  2592.345] (**) Option "fd" "31"
[  2592.345] (II) event3  - (II) Sleep Button: (II) device removed
[  2592.345] (**) Option "fd" "32"
[  2592.345] (II) event0  - (II) Video Bus: (II) device removed
[  2592.346] (II) UnloadModule: "libinput"
[  2592.346] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:64
[  2592.376] (II) UnloadModule: "libinput"
[  2592.376] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:67
[  2592.393] (II) UnloadModule: "libinput"
[  2592.393] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:66
[  2592.416] (II) UnloadModule: "libinput"
[  2592.416] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:69
[  2592.433] (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
[  2592.433] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:75
[  2592.463] (II) UnloadModule: "libinput"
[  2592.463] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:76
[  2592.510] (II) UnloadModule: "libinput"
[  2592.510] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:68
[  2592.558] (II) NOUVEAU(0): NVLeaveVT is called.
[  2593.903] (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.

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#6 2018-01-10 12:42:27

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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

Wowowow...wait.

If I delete the .xinitrc file, Nouveau starts fine with twm. However, if I have the .xinitrc file with a single line of exec twm

exec xfce4-session

1. How do you start X? startx/xinit or some DM?
2. Does Xorg start if you just copy the original xinitrc from /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to ~/.xinitrc?
3. just to be sure: 

type twm; type xterm

Bottom line: do you have problems w/ a local xinitrc or with xfce?

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#7 2018-01-10 14:46:23

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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

I start X with 

$ startx

Before switching to nouveau from nvidia, this worked fine, with multiple WMs. Now, it seems that only twm will load without an .xinitrc. If I revert back to the default .xinitrc (which references twm & xclock & xterm & etc.) then it does start.

It might be that other Window Managers are not happily working with nouveau and that twm is the only one playing nice. But as soon as I put another window manager in, I just get a black screen.

FVWM works fine too - perhaps that's as far as this will go and I'll have to live with it - it would be nice to have i3wm, but we don't always get what we want. Thank you for support so far.

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#8 2018-01-10 15:23:24

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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

Tried openbox (or anything besides xfce)? Could be the compositor.

Edit: Missed your edit. Does i3wm run any compositor with its autostart for you? (Does moving away the config work?)

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#9 2018-01-10 15:43:03

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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

Having a default i3wm config file doesn't help (as does having no config files for i3wm). Openbox is working fine. Perhaps I'll stick with that one. I don't really understand what the compositor is (is this accelerated stuff within the WM?) I'm happy to run with openbox for a while and see how that works out. I used fvwm many moons ago, and so that's my backup. Thanks for your help @seth.

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#10 2018-01-10 16:20:47

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Re: Nouveau doesn't like .xinitrc

Seems a problem - but I cannot remotely imagine why. See eg.:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=199113
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/i3wm-and-nouveau/22686

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