Re: [gentoo-user] Problem on installing Gnome (gnome-light) (gnome-light started)

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem on installing Gnome (gnome-light) (gnome-light started)

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Bo,

Tke for your advice.

> To get equery you need to emerge app-portage/gentoolkit.
> 
> # emerge app-portage/gentoolkit.

# emerge app-portage/gentoolkit

# equery check gnome-base/gnome-session
gnome-session not found

# equery check gdm
gdm not found

# emerge gnome-session
and manually upgraded 16 conf files.

# emerge gdm
and manually upgraded 14 conf files.

# /etc/init.d/xdm stop && /etc/init.d/xdm start

# nano /etc/rc.conf
un-commented DISPLAYMANAGER="xdm"
and changed "xdm" to "gdm"


rebooted PC.  Display manager started with login page displayed.

Login as root

Gnome-light started with its logo displaying a while and faded out with
following warning:-
- There was an error starting Gnome Settings Daemon
- Something such as themes, sounds, or background setting   
  may not work correct
- The Setting Daemon restarted too many times
- The last error message was
  There was an unknown activation error
  Gnome will still try to restort the Settings Daemon next
  time your login
* * * END * * *


Evoked Xterm window
# shutdown -r now

Gnome-light started and died as previously.

Before I was not aware gnome-session not coming with gnome-light and
gdm not installed.


B.R.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem on installing Gnome (gnome-light) (SOLVED with gnome-light running)

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Bo,

Further to my late posting, I have Gnome-light up running with further
2 steps:-

- ran "revdep-rebuild"
- ran "emerge gnome-light"
- update conf files
- rebooted PC
- login as user
- gnome-light 2.14 started
  (a warning popup:
   The panel encountered a problem while
   loading "OAFHD:GBOME_Miexer Applet"
   Delete)
   Deleted the file

Checking /var/log/messages, found following problems

1)
Sep  8 11:20:08 localhost dhcpcd[4191]: timed out waiting for a 
valid DHCP $$ service net.eth0
Sep  8 11:20:08 localhost rc-scripts:         netmount was not 
started.

2)
Sep  8 11:33:44 localhost dhcpcd[4135]: timed out waiting for a 
valid DHCP $

I don't need netmount.  Dynamic IP is provided on connecting broadband.

This is only a test on building Gentoo and Gnome-light.  After test 
finished, I'll emerge Gnome to replace Gnome-light.  Tks.


B.R.
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