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#1 2009-09-01 15:02:14
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Kdm can't load any environment
Hello everyone!
At first. I downloaded installation cd for archlinux 2009.08 both core and netinstall. However both cd didn't have more groupe of packages than base and base-devel.:( Wth?
So I started install by pacman all I need. I have kde, kdm, xorg, drivers, etc. But when I enter startx I see three consoles and one watch(I don't know how explaine it, I hope users will understand me:)). When I enter startkde I see kde, but windows-maneger looks like it from the first environment.:o When I enter kdm I see normal kdm, but after logining I'm come back to console-login.:(
I want to make auto startx->kdm->kde. Can somebody help me?:rolleyes:
P.S. Yes, I visited wiki.
P.P.S. Deeply sorry. I am noob and my English far to perfect.
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#2 2009-09-01 16:10:36
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
I think that you will need to edit /etc/inittab if you want it to auto boot into X and kdm. Comment out the "id:3:initdefault:" and uncomment "id:5:initdefault:" in order to boot into runlevel 5 (X) and then uncomment the "x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon" and comment out "#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon". When you reboot it should automatically load KDM.
Is this what you were asking for? I hope this helps.
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#3 2009-09-01 16:17:53
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
Is this what you were asking for? I hope this helps.
Sorry, no. I read it in wiki and it works. But I can't load kde by kdm.
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#4 2009-09-01 17:23:31
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
Ok, sorry. Does it give any errors in the logs when you attempt to log in? Probably in /var/log/kdm.log or one of the other log files in there?
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#5 2009-09-01 18:09:17
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
kdm.log has old my errors. There is nothing interesting in xorg.logs. Something else?
I may show, but I don't know howto attach files to this forum.
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#6 2009-09-01 19:04:28
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
There is my sin: 
And kdm.log: http://pastebin.com/m657791fb
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#7 2009-09-02 07:31:53
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
Could you post your /etc/rc.conf and your /etc/inittab file? It might help to see what is happening.
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#8 2009-09-02 09:53:37
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
Sure.
/etc/rc.conf: http://pastebin.com/m1bbf0285
/etc/inittab: http://pastebin.com/m5d2cb566
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#9 2009-09-02 12:53:11
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
The only difference between your rc.conf and mine is that you haven't started HAL. Use pacman to install hal and add it to your daemons in rc.conf to read:
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond hal)
Hope this helps.
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#10 2009-09-02 14:05:08
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
Great! I'm stupid! It works! Thanks!
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#11 2009-09-02 14:15:35
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Re: Kdm can't load any environment
Fantastic, no problem.
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