[Nix-dev] Beginner's problem

[Nicolas Pierron]

Hi Jörg,

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 15:47, Jörg F. Wittenberger
<Joerg.Wittenberger at softeyes.net> wrote:
> Unfortunately I have some trouble to get startet.  I tried installing
> xorg-server and followed the lines of
> https://svn.nixos.org/repos/nix/configurations/trunk/misc/eelco-dutibo.nix
> and
> https://svn.nixos.org/repos/nix/configurations/trunk/misc/nicolas.b.pierron/mooloolaba.nix
> section "xserver" but I did not come too far.

Some parts of my configuration does not work with the main line of
NixOS.  I am sorry about that.

> Started at the command line as "Xorg" it complains about missing fonts.
> Let alone that it would start upon reboot.

As NixOS use Nix to install program safely, you may have some problem
by running command by hand (missing shell variables and default
paths).  Have you tried to start the xserver with the created
upstart-job ?  Try to start your xserver with the command:

$ initctl start xserver

In my configuration, I don't even have the Xorg command (even as
root), so pasting your configuration file could help us to find what's
wrong and to fix your problem.

Thanks for your bug report.

-- 
Nicolas Pierron
http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasbpierron
- If you are doing something twice then you should try to do it once.