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technononsense

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hwd -xa gives errors

I'm trying to install arch onto my girlfriends laptop but i'm having a few problems. first is tring to get x up and running.

when i follow the wiki (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fuj … FIGURATION) it says to use "hwd -xa" to auto generate xorg.conf (i tried "xorg -configure" but i get a black screen) i get 2 errors, something along the line of- error 1 on line x, error 2 on line xx (sory for not having the exact error but im unable to copy it to another machine to then paste here!)

Any suggestions?

:edit:

just wrote the errors out-

/usr/bin/mkxcfg: line 174: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ')'
/usr/bin/mkxcfg: line 529: syntax error: unexpected end of file

Last edited by technononsense (2009-07-23 08:44:58)

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: hwd -xa gives errors

Try just using "X -configure", or running without an xorg.conf.

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rant

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Registered: 2008-10-22

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Re: hwd -xa gives errors

I got rid of the error by adding a newline after the EOF on line 174:

COMPLETE="$(awk '/EndSection/{print}' <<EOF
$MONITOR
EOF
)"

The script completed successfully, but the generated xorg.conf doesn't work.  YMMV.

kras1001

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From: Bulgaria

Registered: 2008-12-18

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Re: hwd -xa gives errors

I have a same problem:
/usr/bin/mkxcfg: line 174: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ')'
/usr/bin/mkxcfg: line 529: syntax error: unexpected end of file

Video: Intel GMA X4500 (Intel G41 Chipsets).
HELP...

djszapi

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From: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Registered: 2009-06-14

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Re: hwd -xa gives errors

Hello Rant and Kras1001!

Please take that lines in one line, well, remove LF characters, and it will work.

Follow this thread pls:
http://www.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur- … 06031.html

Btw, Allan had right with using X -configure instead of hwd -x.

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kras1001

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From: Bulgaria

Registered: 2008-12-18

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Re: hwd -xa gives errors

Thank you djszapi.
I download this pkg : http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26913
makepkg -s
packman -U hwd..............
hwd -xa
and X start but with Vesa drivers (I don't know is Linux support Intel GMA X4500?).

djszapi

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Re: hwd -xa gives errors

Hello Kras1001!

Did you follow this too ?
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_Graphics

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rasat

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From: Finland, working in Romania

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Re: hwd -xa gives errors

Thanks for the solution! New version 5.5.1 is ready.

PS. I am surprised this bug was undetected since first version in August 2003.

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