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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 2:45 am    Post subject: Problem with 'startx' Reply with quote

Okay, so im starting to solve problems with this forum, its really usefull!
So, here its whats happening, i get this : http://i.imgur.com/wpt71.png
I dont know how to solve it, also i dont understand why i dont have the Xorg --configure command.
Thanks a lot!!!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

--configure is dead upstream. You should not use it. There should be no need as X now auto detects most configurations by its itself.

It looks like you did not install X. Emerge xorg-server
You can test it with X -retro && sleep 5 && killall X This should give you a grey screen for 5 seconds and then kill it. You should be able to see your mouse cursor.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Doctor wrote:
--configure is dead upstream. You should not use it. There should be no need as X now auto detects most configurations by its itself.

It looks like you did not install X. Emerge xorg-server
You can test it with X -retro && sleep 5 && killall X This should give you a grey screen for 5 seconds and then kill it. You should be able to see your mouse cursor.

X command not found
Also, yes i did emerge the xorg-server.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to here you installed xorg-server with the option to build the X server explicitly disabled, thus rendering it useless.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

c0bra

First
Code:
emerge app-portage/gentoolkit

then paste back the output of
Code:
equery u xorg-server

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ant P. wrote:
According to here you installed xorg-server with the option to build the X server explicitly disabled, thus rendering it useless.

You are right, im sorry.

BillWho: i added all the blue flags (the only i didnt is the minimal one, since i want the full installation) .
Now i get this : http://i.imgur.com/GQjbG.png

You guys are so wise, im learning a lot.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

c0bra

Before things get too confusing here, this is what would need to be set for xorg-server:
Code:
[ebuild   R    ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.13.0-r1  USE="ipv6 nptl suid udev xorg -dmx -doc -kdrive -minimal (-selinux) -static-libs -tslib -xnest -xvfb" 0 kB

You shouldn't have to change anything to get these settings. If you made any other changes in make.conf, please undo them :wink:

As for the other errors first try
Code:
emerge -uavDN @world

If this gives you any trouble then:
Code:
echo ">=app-text/docbook-sgml-utils-0.6.14-r1 jadetext" >> /etc/portage/package.use

echo "media-libs/mesa-9.0 xa" >> /etc/portage/package.use

Then try the world update again.

If all the above succeed, then
Code:
emerge -av xorg-server


If that works, remember that you have to install a window manager to test it. You can emerge twm and xterm to test X. That info is outlined on this page http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml

UPDATE:

One thing I might of forgot is:
Code:
echo "x11-base/xorg-server udev" >>/etc/portage/package.use

I have it in my package.use and I'm not sure if it's necessary, but just in case :wink:
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BillWho wrote:
c0bra

Before things get too confusing here, this is what would need to be set for xorg-server:
Code:
[ebuild   R    ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.13.0-r1  USE="ipv6 nptl suid udev xorg -dmx -doc -kdrive -minimal (-selinux) -static-libs -tslib -xnest -xvfb" 0 kB

You shouldn't have to change anything to get these settings. If you made any other changes in make.conf, please undo them :wink:

As for the other errors first try
Code:
emerge -uavDN @world

If this gives you any trouble then:
Code:
echo ">=app-text/docbook-sgml-utils-0.6.14-r1 jadetext" >> /etc/portage/package.use

echo "media-libs/mesa-9.0 xa" >> /etc/portage/package.use

Then try the world update again.

If all the above succeed, then
Code:
emerge -av xorg-server


If that works, remember that you have to install a window manager to test it. You can emerge twm and xterm to test X. That info is outlined on this page http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml

UPDATE:

One thing I might of forgot is:
Code:
echo "x11-base/xorg-server udev" >>/etc/portage/package.use

I have it in my package.use and I'm not sure if it's necessary, but just in case :wink:

Its working! Thanks a lot. Im now installing XFCE and the Awesome windows manager.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

c0bra

Don't forget to unmerge twm and/or xterm if you installed them to test X :wink:
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I generally build xterm, xclock and twm directly after xorg-server, and run them
as a test of X, but I've never had to unmerge them - they just stay as a fallback
if starting the main WM fails.

Will
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moved from Installing Gentoo to Desktop Environments.
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