Archlinux new installation, gdm doesn't start, black screen, unrespons

gfx010 · 2011-05-24 23:28:38

I recently installed Archlinux, everything went fine.
I installed xorg, then gnome

pacman -S xorg
pacman -S gnome gnome-extra

I added: dbus and gdm to rc.conf
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus network netfs crond gdm)

When the daemon gdm starts, a black screen with random white lines appears, the system becomes unresponsive and i have to turn off my notebook by pressing the power button. (4seconds...)

so, what can i do? what is causing this problem?

jasonwryan · 2011-05-24 23:45:38

Did you install the xorg-base packages?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … #Install_X

Czarcasmo · 2011-05-25 00:07:02

If you do exactly as the wiki lays out in the Beginner's Guide with regard to installing the base packages for xorg. Just to be thorough, did you do a full upgrade of the system after you installed the base? I recently installed Arch on a laptop and GNOME 3 and I did the following:

1. Install Arch
2. -Syy / -Syu
2a. Install video drivers (xf86-video-intel, xf86-video-ati, etc)
3. Reboot
4. Install xorg base packages [see jasonwryan's link]
5. Install gnome [don't do extras yet
6. Edit /etc/rc.conf to add dbus and gdm
7. Reboot

What type of laptop are you installing on? What type of video card do you have on it?

Cheers,
Czar.

gfx010 · 2011-05-25 00:22:36

Czarcasmo wrote:

If you do exactly as the wiki lays out in the Beginner's Guide with regard to installing the base packages for xorg. Just to be thorough, did you do a full upgrade of the system after you installed the base? I recently installed Arch on a laptop and GNOME 3 and I did the following:
1. Install Arch
2. -Syy / -Syu
2a. Install video drivers (xf86-video-intel, xf86-video-ati, etc)
3. Reboot
4. Install xorg base packages [see jasonwryan's link]
5. Install gnome [don't do extras yet
6. Edit /etc/rc.conf to add dbus and gdm
7. Reboot
What type of laptop are you installing on? What type of video card do you have on it?
Cheers,
Czar.

Laptop: Gateway P79
Video card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260M/1GB

Is there a particular required installation order?
( Video Card Drivers (nvidia/nvidia-utils/lib32-nvidia-utils in my case) => Xorg/xorg-base => Gnome => /etc/rc.conf => Gnome-extra ) ?

jasonwryan wrote:

Did you install the xorg-base packages?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … #Install_X

Thanks for the link, I didn't follow the beginners guide, I followed a 3rd party installation guide and that guide only said to install "xorg" (pacman -S xorg), it didn't say anything about xorg-base packages... I'll reinstall Arch using the Beginners guid and post back. Thanks.

Last edited by gfx010 (2011-05-25 00:24:15)

Czarcasmo · 2011-05-25 00:31:27

gfx010 wrote:

Laptop: Gateway P79
Video card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260M/1GB
Is there a particular required installation order?
( Video Card Drivers (nvidia/nvidia-utils/lib32-nvidia-utils in my case) => Xorg/xorg-base => Gnome => /etc/rc.conf => Gnome-extra ) ?
.

Hey,

You can try the nouveau driver with your NVIDIA card, but there are some alternatives as well. You'll see in the Beginner's Guide if you follow it.

Cheers.
Czar.

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#1 2011-05-24 23:28:38

Archlinux new installation, gdm doesn't start, black screen, unrespons

#2 2011-05-24 23:45:38

Re: Archlinux new installation, gdm doesn't start, black screen, unrespons

#3 2011-05-25 00:07:02

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#4 2011-05-25 00:22:36

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#5 2011-05-25 00:31:27

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