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How to Save X Session — ArchLinux+Openbox
I use Arch Linux and Openbox. How can I save the state of my current openbox/X session and later restart them?
The scenario is like this: I've several browsers windows open, terminals, file ...
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1answer
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Arclinux running xfce4 fails to start
I run archlinux xfce4 with auto-login and auto start. After upgrading today 07-MAY-13 the X fails without leaving a error message in Xorg.0.log.
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Desktop Manager doesn't start with xorg
I've just installed Arch and I have installed gnome, but when I type startx I have the following problem
waiting for X server to shut down Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.c: ...
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2answers
475 views
Start X after automatic login
I have a working automatic login to a virtual console after boot.
Now I want the X server to start automatically, instead of typing startx.
This worked before, but after switching to systemd, X would ...
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1answer
517 views
Xorg not working on Arch Linux
I installed Arch i686 on a VirtualBox VM (I have an nvidia GT610). I ran the following commmand as root:
pacman -S nvidia
After installation and rebooting, I ran
pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit ...
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2answers
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bash commands don't seem to run in .xinitrc
I am trying to run some bash commands in my .xinitrc script, but the window manager starts without these commands running properly.
I run Arch Linux with the window manager is called "awesome", and I ...
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0answers
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Some GUI programs hung up
Today I decided to migrate to systemd. Everything work quite good, but I have problem with few GUI programs - they hung up after draw window (see img at the end of msg). Program in which I discovered ...
3
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1answer
176 views
emacs --daemon crashing after closing emacsclient -c
I start emacs daemon with the following commnad.
$ emacs --daemon
This seems to work.
After this I start emacs client as follows
$ emacsclient -c
Whenever I close the emacsclient, the server ...
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1answer
2k views
X.org no screens found Arch Linux [closed]
When I try to issue the startx command in Arch Linux in Virtualbox, it gives me the DREADED "Fatal error: no screens found". How to fix?
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1answer
410 views
Laptop falls-back to Vesa video-driver
I own Dell Inspiron 15R SE (7520) and I have installed Arch Linux on it. It seems that I have two video-cards so I have installed both drivers + Vesa driver (pardon me if that's wrong).
dagrevis@haze ...
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1answer
2k views
Cannot add new mode in xrandr for external monitor
Today I was trying to connect my second monitor to my notebook. I have:
nvidia graphic card
304.43 drivers [support xrandr 1.2]
archlinux [up-to-date]
awesome wm
xrandr 1.3
My problem is with ...
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2answers
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Arch suspend when I close laptop lid?
I'm in fluxbox on Arch on a Macbook 5,1. New to linux. I'm trying to get Arch to suspend when I close my laptop. Lately I've just been using sudo pm-suspend.
I installed slimlock, and inserted
...
3
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1answer
195 views
Terminal not displaying correctly after quitting Xorg
I am running a fresh arch-linux install (as of 17/07/12) with the ATI catalyst drivers (as mentioned on the wiki page).
When I run xinit, everything works fine and looks great but when I exit the ...
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2answers
215 views
Display problem - Random grid appears on screen
I have recently started using Arch with nvidia driver (I had a lot of problems getting nouveau to even work so I decided to try nvidia) and I started experiencing rather odd problems. Every now and ...
3
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1answer
296 views
Auto login problems with slim
I have installed Arch and am having problems with the auto login options within slim.conf. I have installed the following X packages:
xorg-server
xorg-xinit
xorg-twm, xterm
and for the graphics: ...
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1answer
619 views
How to recompile my xorg-server in ArchLinux
I installed catalyst, so I needed to downgrade to xorg-server-1.11 from xorg-server-1.12. Now I use the [xorg111] repo and I understood that because of the udev, which works for the new xorg-server I ...
3
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1answer
833 views
Unicode characters in uxterm and dwm statusbar
This is a realm I've never really meddled in before. So I apologize if I'm missing something completely obvious.
I would like to display chinese characters in dwm's status bar, more specifically I ...
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2answers
6k views
startx error when setting up X server on archlinux
I am trying to install X on my archlinux home desktop. I get this error when trying to start it (startx/xinit):
[root@computer ~]# startx
xauth: file /root/.Xauthority does not exist
xauth: file ...
3
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1answer
595 views
Thinkpad disable TrackPoint
I have a new thinkpad x220t running Arch Linux.
There seems to be a problem in the products hardware architecture as the TrackPoint is moving when you convert the thinkpad into tablet mode and put ...
0
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1answer
316 views
Is there any X windows system, which is HTML, CSS, Javascript? Such as Web Browser?
For dacades X windows system is either BASH, C or etc. But is there any X windows system or any wrapper which can interpret HTML, CSS, Javascript to general Windows system?
I would like to build ...
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3answers
180 views
KDE4 does not finish loading
I've installed and configured xorg on arch (using these instructions) and kdebase. I've added dbus and kdm to daemons. After the login with kdm, but before finishing loading the deskop all stops and i ...
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1answer
170 views
Pixelization of KDE screen
I am using Arch Linux on an Acer Aspire 5920G and KDE 4.6.5 as WM. All installed packages are up-to-date.
Starting some days ago I got few strange artifacts that spread all over the screen. ...
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2answers
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Setting dual monitor with different resolutions using ati open source driver
I have two Monitors and am using Arch Linux, setup like this:
1280x1024(primary)
1680x1050.(secondary)
ATI RADEON X1300
Open source ATI driver
On the boot screen my primary monitor(17") have ...
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4answers
821 views
touchpad's click isn't working on Arch installation with Gnome
The touchpad's click isn't working(doesn't click when tapped) on my Arch installation with Gnome; I've already installed xf86-input-synaptics. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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arch installation- startx not working
I went through the Arch installation yesterday, everything seemed to be going fine but when I ran startx it gave an error(in image below)-
Is it a problem with the graphics card driver? My laptop ...
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1answer
839 views
Show Display Numbers on each Display
On Windows, there is an option to click on a button in the display properties called like "Identify Displays", it then shows a number over each monitor for a few seconds so that you know which display ...
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1answer
1k views
startx results in blank screen
I just installed Xorg on Arch Linux but when I run startx, I only get a blank screen. What could be the problem here?
