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#1 2010-12-17 14:53:06

HavocXphere
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[Solved] Installing Gnome

I've got Arch x86 running in the latest VirtualBox to limit the damage caused by my noobness.

I'm stuck with installing gnome. Specifically the step where gnome-session is called. I've not done the exec steps after that.

As a normal user:
gnome-session results in "WARNING **: Cannot open display"
startx results in "module vboxvideo not found"

As root:
gnome-session results in "WARNING **: Cannot open display"
startx launches X correctly

If I then run gnome-session from within X then it gives me some kind of hybrid interface. (See screenshot below)

As I understand the GNOME Arch wiki gnome-session should launch straight into gnome, regardless of user type. So how do I get rid of the vboxvideo not found? Please also explain what that hybrid interface is. Is it supposed to be like that?

Edit: Also, why does the behaviour differ between root & normal user?

The VBox guest additions appear to have installed correctly.

xorg.conf is over here: http://pastebin.com/hHSCF4M8

Thanks

http://i.imgur.com/4x6tW.jpg

Last edited by HavocXphere (2010-12-18 11:52:32)

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#2 2010-12-17 15:49:18

.:B:.
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Re: [Solved] Installing Gnome

Read the rules on uploading images please.


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#3 2010-12-17 20:35:07

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Re: [Solved] Installing Gnome

Did you follow these steps for running Arch as a guest:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vi … as_a_guest

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#4 2010-12-17 20:45:47

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Re: [Solved] Installing Gnome

Looks like twm is running in that image so X should be ok

Mount up guest additions iso and then run it [x86]

Also try

 /etc/rc.d/gdm start

Once you know gnome is working add it too rc.conf daemons


Mr Green

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#5 2010-12-18 11:51:52

HavocXphere
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Re: [Solved] Installing Gnome

Thanks for the responses.

.:B:. wrote:

Read the rules on uploading images please.

Apologies. I've read the rules cover-to-cover now. Could you perhaps also add a reference to these quantitative rules here, so that others won't repeat my mistake.

Mr Green wrote:

Looks like twm is running in that image so X should be ok

Mount up guest additions iso and then run it [x86]

Also try

 /etc/rc.d/gdm start

Once you know gnome is working add it too rc.conf daemons

Mr Green for president! That starts Gnome correctly when launched from root.

Also added gdm to the daemons section of /etc/rc.conf as you suggested and now it boots straight into gdm/gnome. Awesome.

anonymous_user wrote:

Did you follow these steps for running Arch as a guest:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vi … as_a_guest

I have.

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