X server not working [SOLVED]

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

I recently did a "emerge world" update and after it was done updating , i installed drivers for x11-xorg and then tried to reboot and no xdm or x when i type "startx". Im currently using sysresccd and when trying to chroot into my system im getting the following error:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject:

snakeo2,

You are trying to chroot from a 32 bit environment to a 64 bit environment, or vice versa.
SystemRescueCD boots 32 bit by defualt. To boot into 64 bit you have to ask it. Read the menu when it boots.

You cannot chroot from 32 to 64 bit, 64 bit to 32 bit is possible but you don't need it.
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gorkypl · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 444 Location: Kraków, PL

Also there is no point in using rescue cd if you are able to login, but just X does not work. You can fix X from console as well.

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

thanks Neddy

here is what i've done so far. Re-emerged xorg-server, installed x11-drivers, still X server not able to start.

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

here is more info:

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

went ahead and recompiled the kernel, enabled KMS, re-emerged xorg-server, x11-drivers, ran revdep-rebuild and now when i run "startx" i'm now able to get xcfe running. However, when i boot, xdm is not working. I've edited my /etc/conf.d/xdm and selected "kdm" as my preferred display manager but it's not working. Any ideas are welcomed.
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windscape · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:02 pm Post subject:

Hi,

As root, run rc-update add xdm default

You also want to make sure that dbus is in the default runlevel as well. To do that, as root, run rc-update | grep dbus
If dbus is not in the default runlevel, then add it as root by running rc-update add dbus default

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

xdm has been added to run default level, dbus as well:

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

left the last part out:

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

Went ahead and added the following line to my /etc/env.d/90xsession

gorkypl · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 444 Location: Kraków, PL

It may sound silly, but... do you have kdm installed? If yes, then take a look at /var/log/kdm.log (or xdm.log or similar).

Chiitoo · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject:

Teegrins~

snakeo2 · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1237

@chiitto

Thanks much. An "ugh" moment..that was it....removed the extra quotes and kdm started right up. Time to mark this thread solved and start a new one for "migrating to rc.conf"....getting tons of errors for that everytime i boot up.
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Chiitoo · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject:

Hurray for it being only that. \ö/

The most simple things oft are the most difficult ones to spot (been there too many times myself).

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