Arch Linux ARM "startx" failing to work

[WCHD]

I was casually setting up 4 systems from PINN (a RPi tool), on my RPi 3 Model B
Suddenly, while I was almost finished setting Arch Linux ARM (arch2 port for RPi), "startx" returned error (1) with more actions from Xinit. I remember a line that said "Connection Refused".
I was messing with this for about 5 hours today, into the night. I cannot attach the log file, since I am new to Arch Linux (I am used to Debian, however)
Help?

[fruitoftheloom]

I was casually setting up 4 systems from PINN (a RPi tool), on my RPi 3 Model B
Suddenly, while I was almost finished setting Arch Linux ARM (arch2 port for RPi), "startx" returned error (1) with more actions from Xinit. I remember a line that said "Connection Refused".
I was messing with this for about 5 hours today, into the night. I cannot attach the log file, since I am new to Arch Linux (I am used to Debian, however)
Help?

ArchLinuxArm is a command line Linux Operating System, by default it has no desktop environment.

Therefore your choices are to install a desktop environment or use Manjaro Linux.

[geev03]

I was casually setting up 4 systems from PINN (a RPi tool), on my RPi 3 Model B
.......
Help?

... install a desktop environment or use Manjaro Linux.

Manjaro Linux is more useful on a 4GB RAM rPi4

[jojopi]

Suddenly, while I was almost finished setting Arch Linux ARM (arch2 port for RPi), "startx" returned error (1) with more actions from Xinit. I remember a line that said "Connection Refused".

Is it possible you simply ran out of disk space?

Otherwise, you are going to have to pay more attention to the error messages, and probably also check the Xorg log. I do not know if that would be /var/log/Xorg.0.log, or ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log, or something else in Arch.

[GlowInTheDark]

Suddenly, while I was almost finished setting Arch Linux ARM (arch2 port for RPi), "startx" returned error (1) with more actions from Xinit. I remember a line that said "Connection Refused".

Also, you need to identify if this was working and then stopped working vs. it never working at all.

Other posters have suggested the possibility that X was never installed on the system at all, which is consistent with a barebones Arch Linux Arm install. But in that case, typing "startx" would return a "Command not found" type error. That is not what has been reported in this thread.

Anyway, as noted, if it is in the "was working but stopped working" category, then, yes, running out of disk space seems to be the #1 cause.

[fruitoftheloom]

Suddenly, while I was almost finished setting Arch Linux ARM (arch2 port for RPi), "startx" returned error (1) with more actions from Xinit. I remember a line that said "Connection Refused".

Also, you need to identify if this was working and then stopped working vs. it never working at all.

Other posters have suggested the possibility that X was never installed on the system at all, which is consistent with a barebones Arch Linux Arm install. But in that case, typing "startx" would return a "Command not found" type error. That is not what has been reported in this thread.

Anyway, as noted, if it is in the "was working but stopped working" category, then, yes, running out of disk space seems to be the #1 cause.

The xinit program allows a user to manually start an Xorg display server

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit

[WCHD]

I know about it being command-line, I saw people get desktop on it, and Manjaro is not of my preference.
I was installing Cinnamon dwm, is that the problem? Does Cinnamon not work on RPi?

[WCHD]

I was casually setting up 4 systems from PINN (a RPi tool), on my RPi 3 Model B
.......
Help?

... install a desktop environment or use Manjaro Linux.

Manjaro Linux is more useful on a 4GB RAM rPi4

I clearly said RPi 3 model B.

[WCHD]

Suddenly, while I was almost finished setting Arch Linux ARM (arch2 port for RPi), "startx" returned error (1) with more actions from Xinit. I remember a line that said "Connection Refused".

Is it possible you simply ran out of disk space?

Otherwise, you are going to have to pay more attention to the error messages, and probably also check the Xorg log. I do not know if that would be /var/log/Xorg.0.log, or ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log, or something else in Arch.

Can't attach xorg log, new to arch, sorry. I do know, however, that error (1) occurred. It said "screen not found", I was using a Samsung TV as my monitor. Am I not understanding something about ee1?

[cjan]

did you try any display manager?