Arch Linux

Zetsumei

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From: NC

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 156

I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

I started installing Arch around 8pm last night and it's almost 7am now and I still don't have a working system.  My xorg.conf file is screwed up, my screen resolution is in the freaken 500x300's, no sound, my wifi don't work.  Nothing works.  I've read through every wiki out there and they're no help to me.  Can someone please help me get this solved?  I'm thinking I should just give up and leave it alone as I'm at my witends with this.

yumyum

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From: Reykjavík, Iceland

Registered: 2008-09-27

Posts: 13

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

How did you setup xorg?

Did you do "pacman -S hwd"
and then "hwd -xa" (as root ofcourse).

Post your xorg file here.

Zetsumei

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From: NC

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 156

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

I can not post my xorg file here as I'm on another computer because I can't get it working right.  I don't even have a clue what I did to even get to where I am.  I really need someone in my area to meet up and help me, I SUCK at online wikis and stuff.

I'm going to go to sleep and start completely over tomorrow.  I know I can get through the partitioning and all, but after that I'm f***ing lost.

chris_ak

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Registered: 2008-03-25

Posts: 64

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

Sorry I couldn't help you on irc.  You'll get it man.  Just use the nvidia-xconfig tool.

archlinuxsagi

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Registered: 2008-09-12

Posts: 259

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

what is your computer specification?

timetrap

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From: Here and There

Registered: 2008-06-05

Posts: 342

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Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

We need lots and lots of info to help you out.

Post the output of:

#hwd -e

If hwd is not found:

#pacman -Sy hwd

---

For a few hours a month, you can adopt an orphaned package

Interesting .... ಠ_ರೃ

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

Nothing works.

That means absolutely nothing.

We can't help you if that's all the information you provide. We need EXACT error messages, config files, output, and a description of the symptoms would help too.

If you can't copy paste, then there's paper.

Zetsumei

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From: NC

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 156

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

Here's my xorg.conf file.  http://rafb.net/p/L73kvK65.html

Anything else?  My wifi is detected, just doesn't connect.

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

Add your preferred resolution to that Modes line next to Depth 24, or comment out that line altogether. Check with alsamixer that your sound output simply isn't muted.

Zetsumei

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From: NC

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 156

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

I did that and it's still in 640x400 resolution.

Zetsumei

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From: NC

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 156

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

ok, the resolution is good now.  Now how do I enable sound and fix my wifi.

Is there anyway to copy the output of netcfg-auto-wireless wlan0 so you know what errors i get?  It detects my card just doesnt connect.

Last edited by Zetsumei (2008-10-24 15:24:42)

Zetsumei

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From: NC

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 156

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

http://rafb.net/p/b02TSj14.html

theres the error i get when i do netcfg-auto-wireless wlan0

Profjim

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From: NYC

Registered: 2008-03-24

Posts: 658

Re: I started installing Arch around 8pm tonight and it's freaken 7am!

Can't find the error report you posted at rafb.