[arch-general] graphical display management

[Mark Lee]

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On 03/20/2014 06:50 PM, Guus Snijders wrote:
> Op 20 mrt. 2014 18:36 schreef "message" <letter at openmailbox.org> het
> volgende:
>>
> [ gdm ]
>>
>> After power-on, the computer
>> starts with a sign-in prompt.
>> Normal user does not work.
>> Signed in as root [...]
>
> Ok, now we're getting somewhere.
> When the logon as user "does not work", do you get an error message?
>
> mvg, Guus
Salutations,

Do you have the correct graphics drivers installed (xf86-video-*)? At
least xf86-video-vesa should work. See
<https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Driver_installation>

In addition, '# systemctl enable gdm'  links to
/etc/system/display-manager.service. If you read the file you'll find
it's /usr/lib/systemd/system/gdm.service. When enabled it should skip
the tty prompt and go straight to the gdm login manager (grey
background, usually lists the users in the system).

Regards,
Mark
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