read forum but still x problem

naperdave · 2004-04-10 19:28:31

In trying to get an xfce4 desktop running and investigating the issues on Arch forum;) I have unsuccessfully configured using the following:

pacman -S xfree86

pacman -S xfce4

looks like above installed fine.

In /home/bigd51/.xinitrc /root/.xinitrd,and /etc/skel/.xinitrc typed "exec startxfce4". The other wm's
I tried (Blackbox, icebox) were already in there but not xfce4 so I typed it in myself and remmed
all others out.

logged out
typed startxfce4 as bigd51 and root

I get "fatal server error:
   no screens found"

Doesn't look like my Xserver is working, right?

I also set up XFree86Config.new, then cp it to etc/X11
'cause I thought that's where it belongs, but no dice.

Should this file have been renamed?

I can't seem to find any more answers searching forum, can anyone help
me correct what i'm doing wrong?

Thanx in advance,
NaperDave

zeppelin · 2004-04-10 20:47:37

did you run 'xf86config' ?

naperdave · 2004-04-11 13:21:59

No I didn't and will now. I've noticed it's the XF-4 file i'm working with. I guess i'm used to the RH8,9 distros but on the new learnig curve for desktop setup. Got NFS working

Thank you.

naperdave · 2004-04-12 02:18:28

Thank you Zeppelin! Thank you Community! All works fine with xfce4 and nfs on network.

Go Arch. Go XFCE4.

zeppelin · 2004-04-12 10:32:30

naperdave wrote:

Thank you Zeppelin! Thank you Community! All works fine with xfce4 and nfs on network.
Go Arch. Go XFCE4.

hehe
You're welcome naperdave. AL and AL's Community rocks doesn't it?
You are now Yet Another Happy Archer {YAHA}

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#1 2004-04-10 19:28:31

read forum but still x problem

#2 2004-04-10 20:47:37

Re: read forum but still x problem

#3 2004-04-11 13:21:59

Re: read forum but still x problem

#4 2004-04-12 02:18:28

Re: read forum but still x problem

#5 2004-04-12 10:32:30

Re: read forum but still x problem

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