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Today i installed Arch Linux and following the Wiki articles to can install a desktop manager to it.
I installed the X, the intel video driver, synaptics touchpad, gamin daemon and the other gnome requiriments.
Gnome Works well _except_ for one annoying problem:
When the machine boot up, starts to load GDM, but if i dont change to a console (crtl+alt+f1) and goes back, GDM does not load, equal when i do the login, i need to go to a console and back to the load.
Looking the troubleshooting in the wiki i think that can be the hosts file, but i edit and add my hostname and does not work yet.
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No idea?
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How do you load GDM? Do you use the "inittab" method or the "daemon" method? http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GDM … ay_manager
Did you read about "troubleshooting" GNOME in the wiki? http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNO … leshooting
Actually, I gave up with GDM. I think GDM 2.28.* is too strange. Now I use SLiM to login to GNOME.
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I use init method
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null
And add ro 5 in the menu.lst kernel section.
With the daemon method the problem is the same.
Yes, i follow the instructions in the troubleshooting section (lags, black screen) but this is different, the manager needs to a certain thing to work (go to console and back)
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Its a problem of gnome, because with another manager (slim) this manager loads without problem at bootup but when i log in i need to do the same trick to makes gnome load.
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Ok, today i download and installed Arch i686 to see its that the annoying problem was that, but not, in my fresh install where i follow these steps:
install xorg, install video intel, synaptics
Xorg -configure
install gnome gnome-extras, put daemons in rc.conf, add the user to groups
edit inittab enable re 5 in menu.lst
And still have the same annoying problem, gnome does not start if i dont change to a console and go back to the desktop
RC.conf
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(fuse)# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
#DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network dbus avahi-daemon netfs crond hal gamin networkmanager)
inittab
#
# /etc/inittab
## Runlevels:
# 0 Halt
# 1(S) Single-user
# 2 Not used
# 3 Multi-user
# 4 Not used
# 5 X11
# 6 Reboot## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
#id:5:initdefault:rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty6 linux# Hypervisor Virtual Console for Xen and KVM
#h0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 hvc0 linuxca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null# End of file
Xorg
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSectionSection "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSectionSection "Module"
Load "dri2"
Load "record"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
EndSectionSection "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSectionSection "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSectionSection "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSectionSection "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "CacheLines" # <i>
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMCSurfaces" # <i>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSectionSection "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Last edited by danesco (2010-03-08 15:10:27)
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You have to edit your inittab:
Comment the boot to console line:
#id:3:initdefault:
Uncomment the boot to X11 line:
id:5:initdefault:
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Well i try that but still have the problem
I dont know if this can be working with another problem that its that when y try to enter in display config in gnome the screen starts flicking and does not stop, so i suspect that can be a wrong Xconfig, but dont know what can i try.
#
# /etc/inittab
## Runlevels:
# 0 Halt
# 1(S) Single-user
# 2 Not used
# 3 Multi-user
# 4 Not used
# 5 X11
# 6 Reboot## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
#id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
id:5:initdefault:rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty6 linux# Hypervisor Virtual Console for Xen and KVM
#h0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 hvc0 linuxca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null# End of file
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Can you give the everything.log which corresponds to the end of the boot and normal launch of X?
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This is my everything.log on last boot
I discover a new problem that can be involved, when i close the lid and pass a minuts, the desktop starts flickering and a lot of messages that can not switch or connect to CRTC64 covers the desktop.
Last edited by danesco (2010-03-09 18:21:30)
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Sorry: no idea.
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Ok, today i download and installed Arch i686 to see its that the annoying problem was that, but not, in my fresh install where i follow these steps:
install xorg, install video intel, synaptics
Xorg -configure
install gnome gnome-extras, put daemons in rc.conf, add the user to groups
edit inittab enable re 5 in menu.lstAnd still have the same annoying problem, gnome does not start if i dont change to a console and go back to the desktop
RC.conf
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(fuse)# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
#DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network dbus avahi-daemon netfs crond hal gamin networkmanager)
While probably not related at all, dbus and gamin do not need to be added to the daemons list. Gamin loads automatically and dbus is stared by hal...I'm uncertain about the avahi-daemon.
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Try disabling kernel-based mode setting?
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