[SOLVED] Trying to install Xorg, missing packages?

Question

I hope don't become a pain here, but I really want to get an arch system working...
So after I installed the base system, the first thing I wanted to do is get the x server up and running.  I ran the command
pacman -S xorg
and when it goes, I get the error
error: failed retrieving file 'libxmu-1.0.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz......
I have the Virginia Tech mirror first, then ibiblio, and then the archlinux.org repo as a fallback, and none of them can retrieve that file, and thus the xorg install fails.
Any ideas of what I need to do?
Thanks,
Nathan
Last edited by claudius753 (2008-11-30 06:59:56)

Answer 1

I've just re-installed Arch ( x86_64 ) using the Irish mirror
Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/x86_64
and
it works fine. Never had a problem with the Irish nor French mirrors. As I believe it's your first time installing Arch, here's a quick run-down of what
I do on a new install:
After the base-system is installed;
1> Edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist to your preferred mirrors.
2> run 'adduser' to add a normal user. ( Groups: wheel,disk,audio,video,optical,storage,lp )
3> pacman -Syu to sync everything to your mirror.
4> pacman -S xorg cpio
5> pacman -S kde kde-l10n-uk (if you want kde)
5> pacman -S ttf-bitstream-vera ttf-ms-fonts ttf-dejavu artwiz-fonts terminus-font ( the last one is good for a konsole font ).
6> pacman -S tk alsa-utils gdb
7> pacman -S nvidia ( if you have an nvidia card )
8> nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite
9> Edit /etc/inittab; The only sections we're interested in are these. This is how they should look ( to boot into kde );
## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
#id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
id:5:initdefault:
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null
Note the new path to kdm !!!
At his point I usually 'pacman -S opera thunderbird' as well. Then, to get the 64-bit flash-plugin:
Edit /etc/pacman.conf
Uncomment the 'Testing' branch
pacman -Sy to update
pacman -S flashplugin to install
re-edit /etc/pacman.conf and comment out the Testing branch again.
Reboot.
Hope this helps in some way...
Deej