Xorg issues with eeePC 1000HE

Question

Hello,
I'm trying to install Arch Linux and everything is going well until the part where I have to test Xorg. The first test (X -config <path>) always results in the same thing, black screen, nothing else. But the note in the beginner's guide says that it might be normal, so I proceed to the seconds test.
When logged in as root, startx works (a few term windows and a small analog clock), yet xinit just displays a small white term in the corner of the screen but keyboard and mouse don't work. When logged in as a non-root user (like it says I should be), both startx and xinit result in the same thing as xinit on root.
I've tried about 5 different xorg.conf configurations, and reinstalled Xorg twice.
System:
EeePC 1000HE with latest Arch Netinstall i686
Requested files:
~/.xinitrc > http://dpaste.com/85721
/etc/X11/xorg.conf > http://dpaste.com/85722
/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old > http://dpaste.com/85723
If you need any more information please do ask me, I'm not very experienced with UNIX but I'm not an absolute newbie either.
Thanks very much for helping

Answer 1

timttmy wrote:
Salamantis wrote:#!/bin/sh
# ~/.xinitrc
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)
# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
# exec startxfce4
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice
exec xterm
Do you mean exec twm instead of exec xterm?
The description of the window manager you started as root resembled twm.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … 2F.xinitrc
That's what I'm trying to do now...
...but wait, is it supposed to be like this and I'm only thinking something is wrong?
run on root = multiple term windows and analog clock
run on user = very, VERY simple white box in the corner of the screen and black surrounding everything else?
loafer wrote:Your user shouldn't be in the hal group, but it should be in the storage and optical groups.
Okay I removed the user from hal, but it was already in optical and storage.
Last edited by Salamantis (2009-08-26 19:43:54)