[arch-general] Xmonad session fails since upgrade
Dear Archers, I've had a working Xmonad installation since May, I start it via GDM and "/usr/share/xsessions/xmonad.desktop" as described in Arch wiki. However, since the latest "pacman -Syu" GDM just tells me it was unable to start the Xmonad session. I've issued "xmonad --recompile" several times, which didn't help. "~/.xmonad/xmonad.errors" is brand new, but empty. my latest related updates: [2011-12-17 11:11] upgraded xmobar (0.13-2 -> 0.14-1) [2011-12-17 11:11] Reading package info from stdin ... done. [2011-12-17 11:11] upgraded xmonad (0.9.2-2.1 -> 0.9.2-3) [2011-12-17 11:11] Reading package info from stdin ... done. [2011-12-17 11:11] upgraded xmonad-contrib (0.9.2-3 -> 0.9.2-4) [2011-12-17 11:28] Running 'pacman -S xmonad-contrib' [2011-12-17 11:29] Reading package info from stdin ... done. [2011-12-17 11:29] upgraded xmonad-contrib (0.9.2-4 -> 0.9.2-4) [2011-12-17 11:32] Running 'pacman -S xmonad' [2011-12-17 11:32] unregistering xmonad-0.9.2 would break the following packages: xmonad-contrib-0.9.2 (ignoring) [2011-12-17 11:32] Reading package info from stdin ... done. [2011-12-17 11:32] upgraded xmonad (0.9.2-3 -> 0.9.2-3) [2011-12-18 18:48] Running 'pacman -Syu' [2011-12-18 18:48] synchronizing package lists [2011-12-18 18:48] starting full system upgrade [2011-12-18 18:49] unregistering xmonad-0.9.2 would break the following packages: xmonad-contrib-0.9.2 (ignoring) [2011-12-18 18:49] Reading package info from stdin ... done. [2011-12-18 18:49] upgraded xmonad (0.9.2-3 -> 0.10-1) [2011-12-18 18:49] Reading package info from stdin ... done. [2011-12-18 18:49] upgraded xmonad-contrib (0.9.2-4 -> 0.10-1) [2011-12-18 18:49] upgraded xorg-server-common (1.11.2-2 -> 1.11.3-1) [2011-12-18 18:49] upgraded xorg-server (1.11.2-2 -> 1.11.3-1) (END) Please advise, Thank you. Best, Mathias
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 07:08:50PM +0100, Mathias Huber wrote:
However, since the latest "pacman -Syu" GDM just tells me it was unable to start the Xmonad session. I've issued "xmonad --recompile" several times, which didn't help. "~/.xmonad/xmonad.errors" is brand new, but empty.
I've -Syu'ed and (0.10) xmonad still works here. But I start it from .xinitrc instead of using a login manager. -- Ivan Sichmann Freitas GNU/Linux user #509059
Am 18.12.2011 20:01, schrieb Ivan Sichmann Freitas:
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 07:08:50PM +0100, Mathias Huber wrote:
However, since the latest "pacman -Syu" GDM just tells me it was unable to start the Xmonad session. I've issued "xmonad --recompile" several times, which didn't help. "~/.xmonad/xmonad.errors" is brand new, but empty.
I've -Syu'ed and (0.10) xmonad still works here. But I start it from .xinitrc instead of using a login manager.
It may be more of a GDM/Gnome-issue really: I've just successfully called "xmonad --replace", which gave me working Xmonad but a crashed Gnome (which suggested I log out, but I didn't). Best, Mathias
Try nuking your $HOME/.Xauthority prior to starting xmonad from .xinitrc. I had a spate of similar problems that were only solved by removing it in my bash .profile script on each login. No longer seems to be necessary, I never tracked down the root cause, but the solution (rm .Xauthority) was solid. Apologies for the voodoo advice. Ethan Schoonover Github/Freenode: altercation - Solarized: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 12:19, Mathias Huber <huber@mathiashuber.de> wrote:
Am 18.12.2011 20:01, schrieb Ivan Sichmann Freitas:
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 07:08:50PM +0100, Mathias Huber wrote:
However, since the latest "pacman -Syu" GDM just tells me it was unable to start the Xmonad session. I've issued "xmonad --recompile" several times, which didn't help. "~/.xmonad/xmonad.errors" is brand new, but empty.
I've -Syu'ed and (0.10) xmonad still works here. But I start it from .xinitrc instead of using a login manager.
It may be more of a GDM/Gnome-issue really: I've just successfully called "xmonad --replace", which gave me working Xmonad but a crashed Gnome (which suggested I log out, but I didn't).
Best, Mathias
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Ethan Schoonover
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Ivan Sichmann Freitas
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Mathias Huber