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BryanY

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Registered: 2004-08-01

Posts: 30

Setting up KDE

Ok, i started with a base install of Arch .7 (Wombat) and X.org.

Since i'm a noob I installed KDE with the command  'pacman -Sy kde'

Everything downloaded and installed properly, but I'm just wondering how to set up XDM and whatnot so that it actually runs KDE.  Currently when I startX, it loads some wierd GUI with xterm.

Also,  it doesn't seem that the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf exists.  (which I will need to modify so that I can set up the nVidia drivers)

Dusty

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From: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2004-01-18

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Re: Setting up KDE

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Add … %20startup
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … ure%20xorg

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BryanY

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Registered: 2004-08-01

Posts: 30

Re: Setting up KDE

OK, I set everything up....  unfortunately, X is reporting errors.

Apparently it's having issues with my mouse. 
"cannot open device /dev/mouse"
"(ww) no core pointer registered"

I just have a basic Logitech PS/2 wheelmouse.  Is there a way to find out if I should set X to point somewhere else?

rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: Setting up KDE

oh oh i know this one
/etc/XF86Config
change /dev/mouse   to /dev/input/mice

[edited by Dusty: change dev/input mice to /dev/input/mice]

rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: Setting up KDE

doh
thats xorgconf

xerxes2

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From: Malmoe, Sweden

Registered: 2004-04-23

Posts: 1,249

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Re: Setting up KDE

/dev/psaux

it's also possible to use "search" in phpbb.

welcome to arch!

Edit: You start kde from /home/Bryan/.xinitrc with this line

exec startkde

using $ startx
good luck!

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