Arch Linux

js7319

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 12

Trying to boot arch on different comp

My arch linux is installed on External USB hard drive.

I'm trying to see if I can boot it up on different workstation other than the one at home.

But the problem is that I can not execute X as it says "No screen".

I understand that my settings are setted to working on my home desktop(uses Nvidia video card).

Is there anything i can do there for my arch to boot on ANY graphical environment? just like live CDs.

scriptmunkee

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From: mUnKeE hOuSe

Registered: 2008-04-19

Posts: 22

Re: Trying to boot arch on different comp

One option is to do the following:

1) Copy your current xorg.conf in /etc/X11 to xorg.confg-home.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-home

2) Use the command hwd -s to make a generic xorg.conf that uses the vesa video driver called xorg.conf.hwd.

sudo hwd -x

3) Move that file to /etc/X11 and name that xorg.conf to something link xorg.con.generic

mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.hwd /etc/X11/xorg.conf-generic

4) Delete the original xorg.conf and then create a symlink to the desired xorg.conf file using the following command

sudo ln -s xorg.conf-home xorg.conf

Using this method you should boot to a command prompt, init 3, and then create the symlink to the xorg.conf file that is needed. Then you can run startx or gdm.

Option 2 would be to use the generic created xorg.conf file all the time. Then it shouldn't matter what system you boot from. But then you will not have an accelerated desktop environment.

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