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gardenair

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Registered: 2021-08-17

Posts: 42

[Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

hi,
      I have just installed Arch Linux and the desktop enviroment i have selected  is "xfce" .

$ sudo pacman  -S  xorg  xfce4  xfce4-goodies lightdm  lightdm-gtk-greeter
$ sudo systemctl enable lightdm 

After installing "xfce" it shows following error 

 $ Startxfce4
/usr/bin/startxfce4: Starting X server

X.Org X server 1.21.1.11
X Protocol Version 11. Revision 0
Current Operating System: Linux testpc 6.7.1-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT DYNAMIC Sun.21 Jan 2024 22:14:10 +0000x86_64
Kernel command line:BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinux-linux root=UUID-4c8d87c-292a-5648b rw splash
Current version of pixman: 0.43.0
Before reporting problems,check http://wiki.x.org
To make sure that have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed. (**)  from  config file, (==) default setting,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI)not implemented. (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: “/home/gardenair/ . local/share/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Mon Jan 29 05:25:20 2024
For additional information. (EE) (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.se  also check the log file at “/home/gardenair/ . local/share/Xorg//Xorg.0.log”
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error

I have already turn ON Verbose boot process information  in my computer, After rebooting my computer  it only shows blinking prompt.I press "Ctrl + Alt + F1" It shows  all [OK] process the last two are in the below.The system is stuck at this point

[OK] Started Light Display Manager.
[OK] Reached target Graphical Interface.

I just press "Ctrl + Alt + F2" and I can see my terminal windows to enter username. I enter my user account and I can successfully enter into the terminal.

 
Arch Linux 6.7.1-arch-1 tty2)
testpc login:

Please guide me why my xfce is not starting ?
Thanks.

Last edited by gardenair (2024-01-31 11:21:37)

seth

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Re: [Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.se  also check the log file at “/home/gardenair/.local/share/Xorg//Xorg.0.log”

cat ~/.local/share/Xorg.0.log

No idea what happened to the posted output, but don't randomly stray blanks into the above command.

sudo systemctl enable lightdm … it only shows blinking prompt

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LightD … TTY_output
… or when creating that file

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gardenair

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Posts: 42

Re: [Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

Following is the "Xorg.0.log"  file. kindly review it for guidance.
Thanks in advance.

[  1238.391] 
X.Org X Server 1.21.1.11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[  1238.395] Current Operating System: Linux testpc 6.7.1-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun, 21 Jan 2024 22:14:10 +0000 x86_64
[  1238.395] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=4c8d087c-292a-4093-986c-5648b7daf644 rw splash
[  1238.398]  
[  1238.399] Current version of pixman: 0.43.0
[  1238.403] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[  1238.403] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[  1238.409] (==) Log file: "/home/gardenair/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jan 29 10:58:23 2024
[  1238.411] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  1238.411] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[  1238.411] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[  1238.411] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[  1238.411] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[  1238.411] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[  1238.411] (==) Automatically adding devices
[  1238.411] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[  1238.411] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[  1238.411] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[  1238.411] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[  1238.411] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
[  1238.411] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1238.411] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
[  1238.411] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1238.411] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[  1238.411] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1238.411] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[  1238.411] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  1238.411] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi
[  1238.411] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[  1238.411] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[  1238.411] (II) Module ABI versions:
[  1238.411] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[  1238.411] 	X.Org Video Driver: 25.2
[  1238.411] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.4
[  1238.411] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[  1238.412] (++) using VT number 1

[  1238.412] (--) controlling tty is VT number 1, auto-enabling KeepTty
[  1238.413] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[  1238.414] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[  1238.414] (II) Platform probe for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card1
[  1238.414] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card1 226:1 fd 13 paused 0
[  1238.418] (--) PCI:*(0@0:2:0) 8086:29b2:103c:2819 rev 2, Mem @ 0xf0100000/524288, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/1048576, I/O @ 0x00002230/8, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[  1238.418] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[  1238.418] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[  1238.419] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[  1238.421] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1238.421] 	compiled for 1.21.1.11, module version = 1.0.0
[  1238.421] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[  1238.421] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[  1238.421] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1
[  1238.421] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[  1238.421] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3
[  1238.421] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[  1238.421] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[  1238.421] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module intel
[  1238.421] (EE) Failed to load module "intel" (module does not exist, 0)
[  1238.421] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[  1238.421] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[  1238.422] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1238.422] 	compiled for 1.21.1.11, module version = 1.21.1
[  1238.422] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1238.422] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[  1238.422] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[  1238.422] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[  1238.422] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[  1238.422] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[  1238.422] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[  1238.422] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1238.422] 	compiled for 1.21.1.4, module version = 2.6.0
[  1238.422] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1238.422] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[  1238.422] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[  1238.422] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[  1238.422] xf86EnableIO: failed to enable I/O ports 0000-03ff (Operation not permitted)
[  1238.422] (II) modeset(0): using drv /dev/dri/card1
[  1238.422] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[  1238.422] (II) modeset(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
	"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[  1238.422] (==) modeset(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[  1238.422] (==) modeset(0): RGB weight 888
[  1238.422] (==) modeset(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[  1238.422] (II) Loading sub module "glamoregl"
[  1238.422] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[  1238.423] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[  1238.427] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1238.427] 	compiled for 1.21.1.11, module version = 1.0.1
[  1238.427] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[  1238.476] (II) modeset(0): glamor X acceleration enabled on i915 (chipset: Q35)
[  1238.476] (II) modeset(0): glamor initialized
[  1238.476] (==) modeset(0): VariableRefresh: disabled
[  1238.476] (==) modeset(0): AsyncFlipSecondaries: disabled
[  1238.506] (II) modeset(0): Output VGA-1 has no monitor section
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output VGA-1
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Manufacturer: HWP  Model: 26eb  Serial#: 16843009
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Year: 2008  Week: 16
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): EDID Version: 1.3
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Analog Display Input,  Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.700 V
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Sync:  Separate
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 34  vert.: 27
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Gamma: 2.40
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Default color space is primary color space
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): redX: 0.640 redY: 0.349   greenX: 0.284 greenY: 0.617
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): blueX: 0.142 blueY: 0.067   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Supported established timings:
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 720x400@70Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 640x480@60Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 640x480@72Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 640x480@75Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 800x600@60Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 800x600@72Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 800x600@75Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 832x624@75Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 1024x768@60Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 1024x768@70Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 1024x768@75Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 1152x864@75Hz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Supported standard timings:
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): #0: hsize: 1280  vsize 1024  refresh: 60  vid: 32897
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): clock: 108.0 MHz   Image Size:  340 x 270 mm
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1328  h_sync_end 1440 h_blank_end 1688 h_border: 0
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 1024  v_sync: 1025  v_sync_end 1028 v_blanking: 1066 v_border: 0
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 77 Hz, H min: 24 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 145 MHz
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Monitor name: HP L1710
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Serial No: 3CQ81621SF
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): EDID (in hex):
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	00ffffffffffff0022f0eb2601010101
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	1012010368221b8ceedc55a359489e24
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	115054adef8081800101010101010101
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	010101010101302a009851002a403070
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	1300540e1100001e000000fd00324d18
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	530e000a202020202020000000fc0048
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	50204c313731300a20202020000000ff
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): 	00334351383136323153460a202000d5
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Printing probed modes for output VGA-1
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x60.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz eP)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x75.0  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1152x864"x75.0  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x75.0   78.75  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x70.1   75.00  1024 1048 1184 1328  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (56.5 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "832x624"x74.6   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x72.2   50.00  800 856 976 1040  600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync (48.1 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x75.0   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x75.0   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x72.8   31.50  640 664 704 832  480 489 492 520 -hsync -vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x400"x70.1   28.32  720 738 846 900  400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Output VGA-1 connected
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[  1238.522] (II) modeset(0): Output VGA-1 using initial mode 1280x1024 +0+0
[  1238.522] (==) modeset(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[  1238.522] (==) modeset(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[  1238.522] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[  1238.522] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[  1238.522] (II) Module "fb" already built-in
[  1238.522] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[  1238.522] (II) Unloading vesa
[  1238.523] (WW) glamor requires at least 128 instructions (64 reported)
[  1238.523] (EE) modeset(0): Failed to initialize glamor at ScreenInit() time.
[  1238.523] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[  1238.523] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
[  1238.523] (EE) 
[  1238.523] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[  1238.523] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/gardenair/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[  1238.523] (EE) 
[  1238.528] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

Last edited by gardenair (2024-01-30 04:42:29)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: [Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

This appears to be a Core 2 system? I would recommend xf86-video-intel and mesa-amber for hardware that old, modesetting is not going to work well.

gardenair

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Registered: 2021-08-17

Posts: 42

Re: [Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

Yes you are right it is an old computer. For such kind of computer which type of desktop you suggest ? or much batter to switch at least core  i5  system.

Last edited by gardenair (2024-01-30 08:04:04)

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 60,590

Re: [Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

The desktop environment doesn't matter (as long as it doesn't heavily rely on advanced opengl/features acceleration)

[  1238.523] (WW) glamor requires at least 128 instructions (64 reported)
[  1238.523] (EE) modeset(0): Failed to initialize glamor at ScreenInit() time.

Install the xf86-video-intel and mesa-amber packages as Scimmia suggested, you cannot use the modesetting driver/glamor here.
The alternative would be complete software emulation.

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gardenair

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Posts: 42

Re: [Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

Thanks "Scimmia" for your valuable guidance. Well, I install

sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel
sudo pacman -S mesa-amber

then startxfce4   show the desktop environment. I want to  know that what are these  two packages i.e "xf86-video-intel "  and " mesa-amber " ? Are they video drivers  ? what are the purpose of these .
I am very happy that in an old computer Arch Linux is working that is the true beauty of Linux operating system that give the computer a new life.

Last edited by gardenair (2024-01-31 06:31:17)

seth

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Re: [Solved] Xfce not showing the desktop enviroment.

Are they video drivers?

https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/mesa-amber/
https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … deo-intel/
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mesa
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Intel

tl;dr: "yes"

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
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