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Brandon_R

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Registered: 2011-08-22

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[SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

Hey guys, maybe i'm missing a simple step here but gdm doesn't show up when the pc starts.

Installed gnome using pacman -S gnome
Added dbus to start daemon.
Installed gdm using pacman -S gdm
edited the inittab file commenting out the # tag from the gdk line and recommenting the line before it

Do i need to install gnome extra or something else?

Last edited by Brandon_R (2011-08-23 19:22:47)

Shark

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Registered: 2011-02-28

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

Look at this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Di … tab_method

Last edited by Shark (2011-08-23 13:31:25)

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kyla

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

You could just add gdm as the last entry in your list of daemons in /etc/rc.conf

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Brandon_R

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Registered: 2011-08-22

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

I thought about that but i was following the wiki and it said the recommended way was to add it to the inittab file.

Shark

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

Comment line

id:3:initdefault:

and uncomment line

id:5:initdefault:

then uncomment line

x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon

.
If line

x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon 

is not commented, comment it.

Last edited by Shark (2011-08-23 16:44:14)

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Brandon_R

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

OK i reinstalled archlinux from scratch. Let me make sure i have this correct because i followed the wiki down to the exact letter and still could not get this to work.

Could it be my video card. it's an intel integrated video card. Because i tried everything above and still could not get it to work. the inittab and the daemon way.

Last edited by Brandon_R (2011-08-23 17:14:03)

Shark

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

It should work, AFAIK. If your graphic card is not powerfull enough the gnome will go in fallback mode. What is you computer specifications?

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Brandon_R

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

I am insane. Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing and expecting different results. I did the same thing and it works now Hello from archlinux. Did i mention i love how there are no useless programs on my pc? Just core install + chromium.

Shark

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed GDM but does not show up on reboot

Now mark the post as SOLVED.
Go to you first post, choose "edit" and then before you title write [SOLVED]

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