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rottingdead
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 Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:58 pm Post subject: Error when running rc-update [solved] |
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I'm getting an eror when running rc-update add xdm default, saying service "xdm" does not exist, I"m trying to get kdm to load, so I can make sure my KDE is working properly, now since that doesn't work properly, not even sure if KDE is working properly, anybody know anything about this?
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Jaglover wrote: | | If it does not exist installing it may help. |
That's the sad part, I did, =(. I may have to rerun my live disc, I might have forgotten to compile kernel with xdm and xorg support, this is going to suck, if I have to, =(. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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There is no xdm and xorg support in kernel, at least directly.
If the error is it does not exist ... then usually it does not exist. Can you run | Code: | | /etc/init.d/xdm start |
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If it doesn't work then it is not installed properly.
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rottingdead
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Jaglover wrote: | There is no xdm and xorg support in kernel, at least directly.
If the error is it does not exist ... then usually it does not exist. Can you run | Code: | | /etc/init.d/xdm start |
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If it doesn't work then it is not installed properly. |
Man, another error, /etc/init.d/xdm start No such file or directory. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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As Jaglover said, it doesn't exist, and you likely didn't install it.
#emerge xdm
See what happens. |
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rottingdead
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| tel wrote: | As Jaglover said, it doesn't exist, and you likely didn't install it.
#emerge xdm
See what happens. |
LOL, sorry to keep post going, I did, it was in /usr/bin/xdm, I'm going to try to reinstall it again. It's installing now. and there/s no /etc/init.d directory, it's /etc/inetd.d/ I must have messed up somewhere, =(. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| Jaglover wrote: | | /etc/init.d is part of baselayout. I have hard time believing your system can run without it. |
LOL, not to sound like a noob, but there's no /etc/init.d.. Even cd'd to /etc all I could find is /etc/inetd.d/ Anyway, a friend helped, he said to type in file /usr/bin/xdm and I got this ouput:
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/usr/bin/xdm: ELF 32-bit LSB Executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, stripped
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:30 am Post subject: |
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If this is gentoo, /etc/init.d is definitely there. could be you're looking for it as a normal user, and dont have access to even see that directory exists (which would be nearly as strange), but it exists.
if it weren't, your system would quite literally be unusable.
regarding that init script, it comes from:
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$ qfile /etc/init.d/xdm
x11-base/xorg-server (/etc/init.d/xdm)
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re emerge xorg-server, it should provide that init script.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | If this is gentoo, /etc/init.d is definitely there. could be you're looking for it as a normal user, and dont have access to even see that directory exists (which would be nearly as strange), but it exists.
if it weren't, your system would quite literally be unusable.
regarding that init script, it comes from:
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$ qfile /etc/init.d/xdm
x11-base/xorg-server (/etc/init.d/xdm)
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re emerge xorg-server, it should provide that init script. |
Aaah, thanks, =). I do not think I emerged xorg-server yet, I did, however, install xorg. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| Jaglover wrote: |
x11-base/xorg-server does not come with xdm. |
He doesn't need xdm (nor does he need all of xorg-x11)
since he has already emerged kde-meta, he already has kdm
so all he needs is to configure /etc/conf.d/xdm to use kdm
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:01 am Post subject: |
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | | Jaglover wrote: |
x11-base/xorg-server does not come with xdm. |
He doesn't need xdm (nor does he need all of xorg-x11)
since he has already emerged kde-meta, he already has kdm
so all he needs is to configure /etc/conf.d/xdm to use kdm |
Sorry, but another problem, it instaled, I can now see KDM, but it won't log me into KDE Desktop, it starts loading, then sends me right back to KDM Window Manager.. What's going on here now? And it doesn't display an error message.
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| Jaglover wrote: | | I didn't know KDM pulls in xdm, not a KDE user myself. All I know is I have xorg-server installed and there is no xdm in my system. Sorry for confusion. |
just to clarify, installing xorg-server gives you /etc/conf.d/xdm and /etc/init.d/xdm (KDM doesnt pull in XDM - KDM is a replacement for X's clunky looking 'XDM')
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ricker ~ # equery files xorg-server |grep xdm
/etc/conf.d/xdm
/etc/init.d/xdm
/etc/init.d/xdm-setup
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these can be used to launch xdm, kdm, gdm, slim, etc - doesn't matter.
In his case since he already has kdm, so he just needs to set 'kdm' in /etc/conf.d/xdm and start the init script
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| rottingdead wrote: |
Sorry, but another problem, it instaled, I can now see KDM, but it won't log me into KDE Desktop, it starts loading, then sends me right back to KDM Window Manager.. What's going on here now? And it doesn't display an error message. |
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rc-update add consolekit default
/etc/init.d/consolekit start
/etc/init.d/xdm restart
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then try to login again
if it's not that, then i reckon we should take KDM out of the equation (stop xdm, and 'rc-update del xdm'), get KDE working with startx
once it works with startx, it should work fine with KDM (again, this all assumes it's not just missing consolekit that's causing the problems)
NOTE: moved thread from OTG to Desktop Environments, as it seems to fit a bit better here (turns out even the first thing is desktop-setup-related, so)
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:18 am Post subject: |
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | | rottingdead wrote: |
Sorry, but another problem, it instaled, I can now see KDM, but it won't log me into KDE Desktop, it starts loading, then sends me right back to KDM Window Manager.. What's going on here now? And it doesn't display an error message. |
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rc-update add consolekit default
/etc/init.d/consolekit start
/etc/init.d/xdm restart
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then try to login again
if it's not that, then i reckon we should take KDM out of the equation (stop xdm, and 'rc-update del xdm'), get KDE working with startx
once it works with startx, it should work fine with KDM (again, this all assumes it's not just missing consolekit that's causing the problems) |
Thanks for your posts, it appears it's Virtualbox,
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error: (EE) Failed to load module 'vboxvideo' (Modules does not exist, 0)
Error: (EE) Open /dev/fb0: no such file or directory
/etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc: line 63: exec: xterm: not found
/etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc: line 60: xclock: command not found
/etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc: line 59: twm: command not found
xinit: connection to x server lost
waiting for x server to shut down error setting MTRR (base 0xe000000, size = 0x080000, type = 1) invalid argument (22)
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:21 am Post subject: |
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ah right, virtualbox
i dont use it, but am at least *vaguely* familiar with it (meaning, dont take what i say as scripture, but i *think* it's correct)
id try merging these packages if you haven't already:
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* app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
Available versions: 4.0.12 (~)4.1.0 (~)4.1.2 {X kernel_linux}
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description: VirtualBox kernel modules and user-space tools for Linux guests
* x11-drivers/xf86-input-virtualbox
Available versions: 4.0.12 (~)4.1.0 (~)4.1.2
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description: VirtualBox input driver
* x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox
Available versions: 4.0.12 (~)4.1.0 (~)4.1.2 {dri kernel_linux}
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description: VirtualBox video driver
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the 'xf86-video-virtualbox' package should get you vboxvideo, and the others are to make sure you dont hit some other error once you get past the video bits
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | ah right, virtualbox
i dont use it, but am at least *vaguely* familiar with it (meaning, dont take what i say as scripture, but i *think* it's correct)
id try merging these packages if you haven't already:
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* app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
Available versions: 4.0.12 (~)4.1.0 (~)4.1.2 {X kernel_linux}
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description: VirtualBox kernel modules and user-space tools for Linux guests
* x11-drivers/xf86-input-virtualbox
Available versions: 4.0.12 (~)4.1.0 (~)4.1.2
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description: VirtualBox input driver
* x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox
Available versions: 4.0.12 (~)4.1.0 (~)4.1.2 {dri kernel_linux}
Homepage: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Description: VirtualBox video driver
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the 'xf86-video-virtualbox' package should get you vboxvideo, and the others are to make sure you dont hit some other error once you get past the video bits |
THanks again, =). I actually forgot about the virtualbox-guest-additions package.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | | rottingdead wrote: |
Sorry, but another problem, it instaled, I can now see KDM, but it won't log me into KDE Desktop, it starts loading, then sends me right back to KDM Window Manager.. What's going on here now? And it doesn't display an error message. |
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rc-update add consolekit default
/etc/init.d/consolekit start
/etc/init.d/xdm restart
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then try to login again
if it's not that, then i reckon we should take KDM out of the equation (stop xdm, and 'rc-update del xdm'), get KDE working with startx
once it works with startx, it should work fine with KDM (again, this all assumes it's not just missing consolekit that's causing the problems)
NOTE: moved thread from OTG to Desktop Environments, as it seems to fit a bit better here (turns out even the first thing is desktop-setup-related, so) |
You're a moderator, how do you become one, is that just for being on forums for so long? Just a random question.. Or is there a setup you must go through, or al MOderators for that matter..
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You're a moderator, how do you become one, is that just for being on forums for so long? Just a random question.. Or is there a setup you must go through, or al MOderators for that matter.. |
more of a, "hrmm...we need more people to help killing spambots and calming down arguments; let's see if any of our regular users fit the bill..."
spending a large chunk of time on here trying to help out with tech stuff does draw attention. I've been gentooing since ~2004, still my distro of preference, and as I work from home I seem to always find myself available to be online. Well, except recently, been having to travel for work...
(also, im a very very new moderator) |
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | | rottingdead wrote: |
You're a moderator, how do you become one, is that just for being on forums for so long? Just a random question.. Or is there a setup you must go through, or al MOderators for that matter.. |
more of a, "hrmm...we need more people to help killing spambots and calming down arguments; let's see if any of our regular users fit the bill..."
spending a large chunk of time on here trying to help out with tech stuff does draw attention. I've been gentooing since ~2004, still my distro of preference, and as I work from home I seem to always find myself available to be online. Well, except recently, been having to travel for work...
(also, im a very very new moderator) |
Ooh man, another error, =(. (EE) AIGLX error: vboxvideo does not export required DRI Extension
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that shouldn't be a fatal error, just means 3D rendering wont be as quick (assuming you've turned 3D acceleration on in the VM)
create a new file, /etc/env.d/90xsession, and put this in:
then retry startx
What's happening is it's going and trying to start X, and indeed the X server will start, but nowhere have you told it which type of session to use (by setting XSESSION to the appropriate session type as found in /etc/X11/Sessions), so it starts the X servers and quits
doing the above with 90xsession sets the default to be KDE. Normally, as in when you login through KDM, this doesn't matter, since KDM is where you select what type of session to start. But when testing with startx, you either have to set up that 90xsession file, or, set up an .xinitrc file in your home directory
oh, also, you *may* need to add yourself to the 'video' group if you're doing this test as a regular user (and, ultimately, youll want to have your normal user in that group anyway)
If you haven't already:
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gpasswd -a yourusername video
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then logout, log back in for it to take effect.
That's the correct group for regular bare metal, I *think* that's the right group for virtualbox as well
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | that shouldn't be a fatal error, just means 3D rendering wont be as quick (assuming you've turned 3D acceleration on in the VM)
create a new file, /etc/env.d/90xsession, and put this in:
then retry startx
What's happening is it's going and trying to start X, and indeed the X server will start, but nowhere have you told it which type of session to use (by setting XSESSION to the appropriate session type as found in /etc/X11/Sessions), so it starts the X servers and quits
doing the above with 90xsession sets the default to be KDE. Normally, as in when you login through KDM, this doesn't matter, since KDM is where you select what type of session to start. But when testing with startx, you either have to set up that 90xsession file, or, set up an .xinitrc file in your home directory
oh, also, you *may* need to add yourself to the 'video' group if you're doing this test as a regular user (and, ultimately, youll want to have your normal user in that group anyway)
If you haven't already:
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gpasswd -a yourusername video
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then logout, log back in for it to take effect.
That's the correct group for regular bare metal, I *think* that's the right group for virtualbox as well |
=(, same error.
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