Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-28 Thread Gary Johnson
Bone Baboon writes: > Here is my operating-system declaration: > > I don't see anything out of the ordinary here. I don't use the nomodeset kernel-arguments setting though. Perhaps that's just needed with your hardware? > .Xauthority is an empty file. > > .Xdefaults has the contents: > ``` > X

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-26 Thread Bone Baboon
Gary Johnson writes: > Hmm...that's odd. %desktop-services contains both the gdm-service and > the elogind-service, which should bring X along for the ride. It sounds > like something in your configuration is preventing these services from > presenting you with a graphical login screen. > > Coul

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-25 Thread Gary Johnson
Bone Baboon writes: >> Looking at my configuration now, I think the problem might be dbus. >> Do you have dbus-service enabled? I suspect there might be an >> implicit dependence between X and udev (which is probably what is >> responsible for creating /dev/dri/card0) on dbus, that might not be >

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-24 Thread Bone Baboon
Vladimir Sedach writes: > Do you get graphics with a login manager service? I do not get graphics with GDM. There is just a blinking cursor on tty7. > Looking at my configuration now, I think the problem might be dbus. > Do you have dbus-service enabled? I suspect there might be an > implicit

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-24 Thread Bone Baboon
Joshua Branson writes: > Do any of the officially supported guix wm's or desktop environments > work for you? I have tried the `emacs-exwm` package and the `lxqt-desktop-service-type` service. But I do not get a graphical login I am only getting a blinking cursor on tty7.

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-24 Thread Bone Baboon
Sergiu Ivanov writes: > I also started using EXWM recently and it works without any issues > for me (actually it works better than I expected). > > However, I use the default login manager (elogind) from > %desktop-services, which picks up EXWM automatically for me. I don't > manually start the

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-23 Thread Gary Johnson
Bone Baboon writes: > > Thank you for the detailed instructions. > > When I follow the instruction and boot I am taken to vt7 which has only > a blinking cursor. I never get a graphical login for X. The system is > responsive and I can switch to other virtual terminals. > > On vt1 there is output

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-23 Thread Sergiu Ivanov
Thus quoth Bone Baboon on Tue Mar 23 2021 at 04:22 (+0100): > Gary Johnson writes: > >> I run EXWM under Guix System. > > It is good to hear that someone else is able to successfully use EXWM > with Guix. I also started using EXWM recently and it works without any issues for me (actually it wo

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread Bone Baboon
Gary Johnson writes: > I run EXWM under Guix System. It is good to hear that someone else is able to successfully use EXWM with Guix. > You don't need to manually start Xorg > with xinit, startx, or any other command. First, make sure that you are > installing emacs and emacs-exwm into your pa

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread Leo Famulari
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 10:11:57PM -0400, nylxs wrote: > or it could be not broken, Thanks for the hint!

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread Leo Famulari
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 07:34:25PM +0100, Vincent Legoll wrote: > Hello Gary, > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 PM Gary Johnson wrote: > > [...] Nicely described stuff > > I think this would make a nice additional recipe for the cookbook. > > WOGT ? (What Other Guixers Think) Absolutely! People

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread Vincent Legoll
Hello Gary, On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 PM Gary Johnson wrote: > [...] Nicely described stuff I think this would make a nice additional recipe for the cookbook. WOGT ? (What Other Guixers Think) -- Vincent Legoll

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread Leo Famulari
On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 07:21:06PM -0400, nylxs wrote: > Becuse he wants to. > This is always a loaded question making an excuse to avoid answering > it. It should just work from the command line, no excuses, because the > user wants it that way. It has never been simple on Guix System to use x

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread Gary Johnson
> March 21, 2021 6:31 PM, "Bone Baboon" wrote: > > I am trying to manually run `xinit` so that I can use Emacs X Window > Manager (EXWM). I have EXWM configured in my Emacs configuration file. > I have a small number of important graphical applications I want to > run in EXWM (web browser, Jami, q

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread Bone Baboon
Thanks for your reply. jbra...@dismail.de writes: > March 21, 2021 6:31 PM, "Bone Baboon" wrote: > > May I ask why you are trying to manually run xinit? Is your favorite wm > or desktop environment not packaged as a service in Guix? Ahh, I see you > are just trying to start Emacs. Very awes

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-22 Thread nylxs
On 3/21/21 7:05 PM, jbra...@dismail.de wrote: > May I ask why you are trying to manually run xinit? Becuse he wants to. This is always a loaded question making an excuse to avoid answering it. It should just work from the command line, no excuses, because the user wants it that way.

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-21 Thread Vladimir Sedach
Bone Baboon writes: > The command also fails with a similar log when prefixed with sudo. Well, that rules out the setuid issue. Do you get graphics with a login manager service? I tried getting xinit running as you have, but gave up at the same step: no /dev/dri/card0 device node. Looking at

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-21 Thread Joshua Branson
Bone Baboon writes: > Thanks for your reply. > > jbra...@dismail.de writes: > >> March 21, 2021 6:31 PM, "Bone Baboon" wrote: >> > I am trying to manually run `xinit` so that I can use Emacs X Window > Manager (EXWM). I have EXWM configured in my Emacs configuration file. > I have a small numbe

Re: Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-21 Thread jbranso
March 21, 2021 6:31 PM, "Bone Baboon" wrote: > I am trying to start `xorg` from the Linux console virtual terminal 1 > (vt1) using `xinit`. I have not got `xorg` working yet and would > appreciate any assistance. May I ask why you are trying to manually run xinit? Is your favorite wm or desktop

Start Xorg server using xinit manually

2021-03-21 Thread Bone Baboon
I am trying to start `xorg` from the Linux console virtual terminal 1 (vt1) using `xinit`. I have not got `xorg` working yet and would appreciate any assistance. Thank you --- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx GPU: AMD ATI 05:00.0 Picasso I have just completed a `guix update`