Installed arch linux on windows 8 laptop and with GNOME

Hi all,
I am trying to learn more about linux and decided to go the Arch Linux way. I've battled through a bunch of issues before I got to this point so I might have fudged something along the way.
The current issue is that I install GNOME, and it boots up into GNOME, and I select my username and type my password, and then I see black screen with blinking cursor for 10 seconds after which I am returned to GNOME login screen. It doesn't do a system reboot before going back to the login screen.
The only way to stop this is to put in my livecd arch-linux usb drive and then delete GNOME, after which arch linux will boot back into terminal. (I wish I knew how to do this without using the usb drive)
What should I look at for hints? I don't see any output when this loop happens.
Thanks!

Ok that works and I can log in. However I don't see any familiar drives mounted. Anyway, I have the output from journalctl. Here it is
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Started User Manager for UID 120.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost org.a11y.Bus[311]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost org.a11y.Bus[311]: Successfully activated service 'org.a11y.atspi.Registry'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost org.a11y.atspi.Registry[318]: SpiRegistry daemon is running with well-known name - org.a11y.atspi.Registry
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost gnome-session[307]: gnome-session[307]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file orca-autostart.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost gnome-session[307]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file orca-autostart.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.UPower' unit='upower.service'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Daemon for power management...
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.UPower'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Started Daemon for power management.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost upowerd[335]: (upowerd:335): UPower-Linux-WARNING **: energy 49.705840 bigger than full 49.698200
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Mounting FUSE Control File System...
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost kernel: fuse init (API version 7.23)
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Mounted FUSE Control File System.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ColorManager' unit='colord.service'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Manage, Install and Generate Color Profiles...
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost gnome-session[307]: Entering running state
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.ColorManager'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Started Manage, Install and Generate Color Profiles.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1' unit='rtkit-daemon.service'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Starting RealtimeKit Scheduling Policy Service...
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Successfully called chroot.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Successfully dropped privileges.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Successfully limited resources.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Running.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Canary thread running.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Watchdog thread running.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost systemd[1]: Started RealtimeKit Scheduling Policy Service.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "SHP", prod id 5153
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) intel(0): Modeline "3200x1800"x0.0 373.25 3200 3248 3280 3360 1800 1803 1808 1852 -hsync -vsync (111.1 kHz eP)
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Successfully made thread 381 of process 381 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '120' high priority at nice level -11.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost colord[374]: /usr/lib/colord/colord-sane: error while loading shared libraries: libsane.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Successfully made thread 389 of process 381 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '120' RT at priority 5.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost rtkit-daemon[382]: Supervising 2 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.bluez' unit='dbus-org.bluez.service'
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.bluez.service': Unit dbus-org.bluez.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost pulseaudio[381]: [pulseaudio] module-gconf.c: Unable to read or parse data from client.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost pulseaudio[381]: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-gconf" (argument: ""): initialization failed.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost pulseaudio[381]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Module load failed.
Mar 07 18:34:57 localhost pulseaudio[381]: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.systemd1.LoadFailed: Unit dbus-org.bluez.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.locale1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.locale1.service'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Locale Service...
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.locale1'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Started Locale Service.
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost gnome-session[307]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: Failed to launch ibus-daemon: Failed to execute child process "ibus-daemon" (No such file or directory)
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.GeoClue2' unit='geoclue.service'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Location Lookup Service...
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1' unit='wpa_supplicant.service'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Starting WPA supplicant...
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Successfully activated service 'fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Started WPA supplicant.
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.GeoClue2'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Started Location Lookup Service.
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost polkitd[247]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:c1 (system bus name :1.15 [gnome-shell --mode=gdm], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale C)
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost gnome-session[307]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: No permission to trigger offline updates: Polkit.Error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Action org.freedesktop.packagekit.trigger-offline-update is not registered
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost org.gnome.OnlineAccounts[311]: goa-daemon-Message: goa-daemon version 3.14.3 starting
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.UDisks2' unit='udisks2.service'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Disk Manager...
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost udisksd[428]: udisks daemon version 2.1.4 starting
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost dbus[209]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.UDisks2'
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost udisksd[428]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 on the system message bus
Mar 07 18:34:58 localhost systemd[1]: Started Disk Manager.
Mar 07 18:34:59 localhost gnome-session[307]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Sat Mar 07 2015 18:34:58 GMT+0000 (UTC)
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost gdm-password][441]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session): session opened for user asadali by (uid=0)
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[1]: Starting user-1000.slice.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[1]: Created slice user-1000.slice.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[1]: Starting User Manager for UID 1000...
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session opened for user asadali by (uid=0)
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Session c2 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd-logind[207]: New session c2 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[1]: Started Session c2 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Starting Sockets.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Reached target Sockets.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Starting Paths.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Reached target Paths.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Starting Timers.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Reached target Timers.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Starting Basic System.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Reached target Basic System.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Starting Default.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Reached target Default.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[445]: Startup finished in 4ms.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost systemd[1]: Started User Manager for UID 1000.
Mar 07 18:35:11 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
Mar 07 18:35:32 localhost gnome-session[453]: WARNING: IceLockAuthFile failed: Permission denied
Mar 07 18:35:32 localhost gdm-password][441]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session): session closed for user asadali
Mar 07 18:35:32 localhost gnome-session[453]: gnome-session[453]: WARNING: IceLockAuthFile failed: Permission denied
Mar 07 18:35:32 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
Mar 07 18:35:32 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on eDP1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
Mar 07 18:35:32 localhost gdm-session-worker[441]: <3>GLib: Source ID 39 was not found when attempting to remove it
Mar 07 18:35:32 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (--) synaptics: DLL0665:01 06CB:76AD UNKNOWN: touchpad found
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost gdm-password][475]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session): session opened for user asadali by (uid=0)
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Session c3 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost systemd-logind[207]: New session c3 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost systemd[1]: Started Session c3 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost gdm[213]: GLib-GObject: g_object_set_data: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost gdm[213]: GLib-GObject: g_object_get: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost gdm[213]: GLib-GObject: g_object_set_data_full: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Mar 07 18:37:09 localhost gdm[213]: gdm_display_get_timed_login_details: assertion 'GDM_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
Mar 07 18:37:10 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
Mar 07 18:37:30 localhost gnome-session[484]: WARNING: IceLockAuthFile failed: Permission denied
Mar 07 18:37:30 localhost gnome-session[484]: gnome-session[484]: WARNING: IceLockAuthFile failed: Permission denied
Mar 07 18:37:30 localhost gdm-password][475]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session): session closed for user asadali
Mar 07 18:37:30 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
Mar 07 18:37:30 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on eDP1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
Mar 07 18:37:30 localhost gdm-session-worker[475]: <3>GLib: Source ID 40 was not found when attempting to remove it
Mar 07 18:37:30 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (--) synaptics: DLL0665:01 06CB:76AD UNKNOWN: touchpad found
Mar 07 18:37:34 localhost gdm-Xorg-:0[241]: (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
Mar 07 18:38:21 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Getty on tty4...
Mar 07 18:38:21 localhost systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty4.
Mar 07 18:38:27 localhost login[503]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user asadali by LOGIN(uid=0)
Mar 07 18:38:27 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Session c4 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:38:27 localhost systemd-logind[207]: New session c4 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:38:27 localhost systemd[1]: Started Session c4 of user asadali.
Mar 07 18:38:27 localhost login[503]: LOGIN ON tty4 BY asadali
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 2
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost systemd-udevd[163]: error opening USB device 'descriptors' file
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost colord[374]: /usr/lib/colord/colord-sane: error while loading shared libraries: libsane.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost kernel: usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost colord[374]: /usr/lib/colord/colord-sane: error while loading shared libraries: libsane.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost colord[374]: /usr/lib/colord/colord-sane: error while loading shared libraries: libsane.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_ether
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost kernel: rndis_host 1-2:1.0 usb0: register 'rndis_host' at usb-0000:00:14.0-2, RNDIS device, 02:56:06:5d:63:36
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver rndis_host
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost colord[374]: /usr/lib/colord/colord-sane: error while loading shared libraries: libsane.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Mar 07 18:40:43 localhost kernel: rndis_host 1-2:1.0 enp0s20u2: renamed from usb0
Mar 07 18:40:49 localhost sudo[526]: asadali : TTY=tty4 ; PWD=/home/asadali ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/systemctl restart dhcpcd
I only posted a piece of it.
By the way, I got this file by using startX (becuase otherwise i didnt have permissions), used > to output it to a file, mounted a usb flash drive, copied it to flash drive, used a windows computer to copy the file to my ubuntu laptop (because the folder wouldn't show up in the ubuntu computer) and then posted it here. There has to be a better way to post a debug manage on here.

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