Can't start gnome-session after system update.

hi all
I have done a whole system update .
pacman -Syu
and now I can't start the desktop environment.
I tried to delete the xorg.conf and create new 1 and then copy it to /etc/X11
X -configure
but that didn't work.
and when I am trying to create new xorg file I got an error message telling me that the number of screens detected is not matched , I am using a laptop .
I checked ~/.xinitrc and /etc/rc.conf and everything is right.
any suggestion??
Last edited by YYaaSSeeRR (2012-11-19 08:11:06)

ETNyx wrote:
Hi,
you did not give enough information but i had simillar problem cant start gdm look there https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=153240 anyway search trought your logs or post them to forum
when I am trying to create new xorg file through this order
X -configure
I get an error message telling me that the number of created screens doesn't match the number of detected devices. "I am using a laptop BTW".
and I can't log in, I just got the black screen and when launching startx I got the gnome shell session but after 2 seconds of that I got a failure in Gnome and have to log out.
Last edited by YYaaSSeeRR (2012-11-20 07:25:55)

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