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#1 2007-05-25 14:24:07
- N1ckR
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Gnome failling to load
I get the following screen:
Why trying to login into gnome.
100% new Arch install yesterday (on Virtual PC), then following the wiki instructions to set X (using autoconfig tool) and gdm/gnome.
Any ideas whats happened here ?
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#2 2007-05-25 16:12:37
- Davigetto
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Re: Gnome failling to load
make sure that your home folder is clear of strange files. If you use the /home folder on a different partition, probably there is a conflict. Try to remove the .* folders on your home directory and try again (.gconfd, gconf... etcetcetc). Also, take care on permissions. the folder you make for that user must belong to that user.
chown -hR youruser yourhomefolder
chgrp -hR users yourhomefolder
try these commands first as a root 
try also install gnome-extra package
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#3 2007-05-27 11:21:07
- N1ckR
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Re: Gnome failling to load
Hi, thanks for that, will try on another real machine from scratch later today.
I did install gnome, then gdm then gnome-extra.
My friend seems to think that default session for the gdm login is incorrect/screwed. I have 2 other working Linux machines that I can compare settings to.
Nick.
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#4 2007-05-31 10:29:22
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Re: Gnome failling to load
Turns out it was the permissions for /tmp/ just fixed it using 1777.
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