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th0r

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Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

Steps performed after installing GNOME and GNOME extras:
- #pacman -S gamin
- #pacman -S gdm
- # /etc/rc.d/hal start
- # nano /etc/rc.conf [Made changes as stated in Wiki -- DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network crond alsa dbus hal gdm)]

Confusion:
Next, edit your /etc/gdm/custom.conf and in the [servers] section add: (Created a custom.conf in /etc/gdm) [Confused about the SERVERS section]

-QUESTION-
How should the text in the custom.conf look like?
Any extra changes need to be made here?

Unable to startx as a normal user.

Last edited by th0r (2010-06-06 11:33:29)

th0r

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

Another update:
http://imgur.com/IvCeO.jpg

jmad980

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

As far as I can tell your X server is just failing meaning you've got something messed up there

also on a less inportant note it would seem that you don't have alsa therefore you'd most likey want to take it out of your daemons

edit my custom.conf doesn't really have anything in it other than a few heders in [these]

Last edited by jmad980 (2010-06-06 06:23:41)

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th0r

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

also on a less inportant note it would seem that you don't have alsa therefore you'd most likey want to take it out of your daemons

Done that. No changes.
http://imgur.com/SK1d4.jpg

edit my custom.conf doesn't really have anything in it other than a few heders in [these]

Can you please share the contents of that file?

jmad980

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

# GDM configuration storage

[daemon]

[security]

[xdmcp]

[greeter]

[chooser]

[debug]

I think the main problem you are having is your X server isn't working, someone might be able to help you if you post the log

Last edited by jmad980 (2010-06-06 07:11:10)

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yawns

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

My conf file looks like this:

# GDM configuration storage

[daemon]

[security]

[xdmcp]

[greeter]

[chooser]

[debug]

[servers]
0=Standard vt7

I added that last line from the guide.

I also have a similar thing in rc.conf, except I'm using OSS:

DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond @oss dbus hal gdm)

I believe your X errors are in /var/log/Xorg.0.log. It might help to move that file, then try to start X. Then you can see what's popping up in there/post it here.

Last edited by yawns (2010-06-06 08:00:34)

th0r

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

I believe your X errors are in /var/log/Xorg.0.log. It might help to move that file, then try to start X. Then you can see what's popping up in there/post it here.

Contents of /var/log -- http://imgur.com/7VZ6j.jpg

madeye

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

Unable to startx as a normal user.

Does this mean you are able to startx as root user?

I think you need to actually make certain that Xorg is running correctly before you begin to use gdm. Btw. my custom.conf only contains the categories in brackets. And my setup is working fine.

Regarding the photo you linked to in your last post. You do know that you need to use the command cd to change directory?
Example:

[user@workstation ~]$ cd /var/log

EDIT: Spelling

Last edited by madeye (2010-06-06 10:38:17)

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th0r

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

Regarding the photo you linked to in your last post. You do know that you need to use the command cd to change directory?

My bad. Thanks for pointing that out. Did that.. here is the listing:
http://imgur.com/yz5Eh.jpg

Don't see an Xorg file.

Unable to startx as root either.

startx as normal user -- http://imgur.com/2LAdd.jpg

startx as root -- http://imgur.com/KH0YO.jpg

Last edited by th0r (2010-06-06 10:54:27)

madeye

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

I would guess that Xorg is not yet installed.
What output does

pacman -Q xorg-server

give you?
Mine displays

[rene@archimedes ~]$ pacman -Q xorg-server
xorg-server 1.7.6-3

EDIT: Did you follow the beginners guide when installing?

Last edited by madeye (2010-06-06 11:04:49)

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th0r

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Re: Issues post installing GNOME. [SOLVED]

Thanks. Xorg wasn't correctly installed. Re-installed it and now able to boot in GUI mode.