I installed Alpine linux from the alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso disk on a
virtual machine under qemu.
I configured the machine with virt-manager. I had the following options
for the virtual display hardware: Cirrus, VGA, VMVGA, Xen and QLX. I
selected QLX, because I found and installed the xf86-video-qxl driver
package.
I installed Xorg and Xfce4 according to:
http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/XFCE_Setup . I added a new file
~/.xinitrc with a single line "exec startxfce4".
When I start the graphical desktop with 'rc-service lxdm start' I get
the nice login screen of xfce4. I can enter my user name and my
password, but it just shows the login screen again. I don't see any
error message. Same behaviour, if I try to login with root.
I looked at the /var/log/lxdm.log file (attached to this message),
googled some of the error messages, but didn't find anything usable.
What do I have to change or add to be able to login?
Many thanks
Roland
Hi,
On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:23:50 +0200
Roland Senn <rsx@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> I installed Alpine linux from the alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso disk on a> virtual machine under qemu.> > I configured the machine with virt-manager. I had the following options> for the virtual display hardware: Cirrus, VGA, VMVGA, Xen and QLX. I> selected QLX, because I found and installed the xf86-video-qxl driver> package.
Ok, this should be easy to reproduce, and I want this to work
out-of-the box from qemu. I want fix this.
> I installed Xorg and Xfce4 according to:> http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/XFCE_Setup . I added a new file> ~/.xinitrc with a single line "exec startxfce4".> > When I start the graphical desktop with 'rc-service lxdm start' I get> the nice login screen of xfce4. I can enter my user name and my> password, but it just shows the login screen again. I don't see any> error message. Same behaviour, if I try to login with root. > > I looked at the /var/log/lxdm.log file (attached to this message),> googled some of the error messages, but didn't find anything usable.
...
> ** Message: create ConsoleKit session fail
Can you please check that consolekit is installed?
-nc
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Yes, consolekit was and is installed!
Roland
Am Freitag, den 23.10.2015, 18:19 +0200 schrieb Natanael Copa:
> Hi,> > On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:23:50 +0200> Roland Senn <rsx@bluewin.ch> wrote:> > > I installed Alpine linux from the alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso disk on a> > virtual machine under qemu.> > > > I configured the machine with virt-manager. I had the following options> > for the virtual display hardware: Cirrus, VGA, VMVGA, Xen and QLX. I> > selected QLX, because I found and installed the xf86-video-qxl driver> > package.> > Ok, this should be easy to reproduce, and I want this to work> out-of-the box from qemu. I want fix this.> > > > I installed Xorg and Xfce4 according to:> > http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/XFCE_Setup . I added a new file> > ~/.xinitrc with a single line "exec startxfce4".> > > > When I start the graphical desktop with 'rc-service lxdm start' I get> > the nice login screen of xfce4. I can enter my user name and my> > password, but it just shows the login screen again. I don't see any> > error message. Same behaviour, if I try to login with root. > > > > I looked at the /var/log/lxdm.log file (attached to this message),> > googled some of the error messages, but didn't find anything usable.> > ...> > > ** Message: create ConsoleKit session fail> > Can you please check that consolekit is installed?> > > -nc> > > ---> Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org> Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org> --->
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I will reinstall the virtual machine today later in the evening. The
first time I did some customization like installing bash, sudo, git,
make etc and creating a sudo user. Most probably I installed the
X-System with the sudo user.
Next time, I will immediately install X-System directly after the base
system as a root user..
So wait with any further investigations until I have reinstalled.
Thanks for your help!
Roland
Am Freitag, den 23.10.2015, 22:18 +0200 schrieb Roland Senn:
> Yes, consolekit was and is installed!> > Roland> > > > > Am Freitag, den 23.10.2015, 18:19 +0200 schrieb Natanael Copa:> > Hi,> > > > On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:23:50 +0200> > Roland Senn <rsx@bluewin.ch> wrote:> > > > > I installed Alpine linux from the alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso disk on a> > > virtual machine under qemu.> > > > > > I configured the machine with virt-manager. I had the following options> > > for the virtual display hardware: Cirrus, VGA, VMVGA, Xen and QLX. I> > > selected QLX, because I found and installed the xf86-video-qxl driver> > > package.> > > > Ok, this should be easy to reproduce, and I want this to work> > out-of-the box from qemu. I want fix this.> > > > > > > I installed Xorg and Xfce4 according to:> > > http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/XFCE_Setup . I added a new file> > > ~/.xinitrc with a single line "exec startxfce4".> > > > > > When I start the graphical desktop with 'rc-service lxdm start' I get> > > the nice login screen of xfce4. I can enter my user name and my> > > password, but it just shows the login screen again. I don't see any> > > error message. Same behaviour, if I try to login with root. > > > > > > I looked at the /var/log/lxdm.log file (attached to this message),> > > googled some of the error messages, but didn't find anything usable.> > > > ...> > > > > ** Message: create ConsoleKit session fail> > > > Can you please check that consolekit is installed?> > > > > > -nc> > > > > > ---> > Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org> > Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org> > ---> > > > > > > ---> Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org> Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org> --->
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Good news! My Alpine linux is now working!!
The main problem was the little drop down control "Desktop" at the
bottom of the login screen:
When I click at the little triangle to open the drop down box, nothing
happens! However, when I click into the text "default option", it shows
2 selections (default and xfce4). When I choose xfce4 and then login,
everything works perfectly.
Many thanks for your support!
Regards
Roland
Am Samstag, den 24.10.2015, 08:34 +0200 schrieb Roland Senn:
> I will reinstall the virtual machine today later in the evening. The> first time I did some customization like installing bash, sudo, git,> make etc and creating a sudo user. Most probably I installed the> X-System with the sudo user. > Next time, I will immediately install X-System directly after the base> system as a root user..> > So wait with any further investigations until I have reinstalled.> > Thanks for your help!> Roland> > Am Freitag, den 23.10.2015, 22:18 +0200 schrieb Roland Senn:> > Yes, consolekit was and is installed!> > > > Roland> > > > > > > > > > Am Freitag, den 23.10.2015, 18:19 +0200 schrieb Natanael Copa:> > > Hi,> > > > > > On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:23:50 +0200> > > Roland Senn <rsx@bluewin.ch> wrote:> > > > > > > I installed Alpine linux from the alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso disk on a> > > > virtual machine under qemu.> > > > > > > > I configured the machine with virt-manager. I had the following options> > > > for the virtual display hardware: Cirrus, VGA, VMVGA, Xen and QLX. I> > > > selected QLX, because I found and installed the xf86-video-qxl driver> > > > package.> > > > > > Ok, this should be easy to reproduce, and I want this to work> > > out-of-the box from qemu. I want fix this.> > > > > > > > > > I installed Xorg and Xfce4 according to:> > > > http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/XFCE_Setup . I added a new file> > > > ~/.xinitrc with a single line "exec startxfce4".> > > > > > > > When I start the graphical desktop with 'rc-service lxdm start' I get> > > > the nice login screen of xfce4. I can enter my user name and my> > > > password, but it just shows the login screen again. I don't see any> > > > error message. Same behaviour, if I try to login with root. > > > > > > > > I looked at the /var/log/lxdm.log file (attached to this message),> > > > googled some of the error messages, but didn't find anything usable.> > > > > > ...> > > > > > > ** Message: create ConsoleKit session fail> > > > > > Can you please check that consolekit is installed?> > > > > > > > > -nc> > > > > > > > > ---> > > Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org> > > Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org> > > ---> > > > > > > > > > > > > ---> > Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org> > Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org> > ---> > > > > > > ---> Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org> Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org> --->
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