Install instructions unclear

[MNkoder]

so i started the script and then i got some key error, so i did what it said and fixed it, then some abuild error, fixed it and then when i ran it for the 3rd time came another abuild-apk error, i think it was regarding my user not in abuild group or something. So i added my user to the abuild group but still the same error showed up, tried multiple times, still showed that my user was not in the abuild group. Then i rebooted and now cant login, its showing a "-sh: exec: line 4: /home/em-en/.config/river/launch: Permission denied"

[user18130814200115-2]

Okay I will automate the abuild stuff, for now, this command should fix the permission denied stuff

chmod +x ~/.config/river/init ~/.config/river/keybinds ~/.config/river/launch ~/.gnupg/pinentry-tofi ~/.local/bin/*

I will look into this issue. Also, please update to the latest version, I just pushed some patches that will smoothe over your process.

[user18130814200115-2]

Also if you switch to tty2 with ctrl alt 2 you can login to the console like normal

[MNkoder]

alright now its showing "doas: usermod: command not found" , also you dont need to fix it right away, take your own time. I dont wanna trouble you lol

[user18130814200115-2]

Mmm okay, i’ll fix that later for real. For now, i think ‘apk add shadow’ should fix this issue.

Also don't worry about wasting my time, I am really happy to have someone interested who is willing to do some trial and error. It greatly helps the development process.

[MNkoder]

Mmm okay, i’ll fix that later for real. For now, i think ‘apk add shadow’ should fix this issue.

Also don't worry about wasting my time, I am really happy to have someone interested who is willing to do some trial and error. It greatly helps the development process.

glad you're taking it that way :)

[user18130814200115-2]

The latest verion of the install script should prevent the softlock you experienced. Did you manage to get things working in the meantime?

[MNkoder]

Hey really sorry for the late reply.. I've attached a picture, this is as far I could get. Please do lmk if it's not clear

[user18130814200115-2]

Okay that’s actually very close it seems. River is crashing somehow, and from this picture I can’t tell why.

If you login to tty2 with ctrl alt 2, please try running: ‘seatd-launch river’

if that still crashes, try installing a terminal emulator like foot and then running: ‘seatd-launch river -c foot’

If that still crashes, then you can try running without seatd-launch by first running ‘rc-service seatd start’ and then ‘river’ or ‘river -c foot’

Please let me know what happens with these. Then I can troubleshoot what exactly is going wrong :)

[MNkoder]

Okay that’s actually very close it seems. River is crashing somehow, and from this picture I can’t tell why.

If you login to tty2 with ctrl alt 2, please try running: ‘seatd-launch river’

if that still crashes, try installing a terminal emulator like foot and then running: ‘seatd-launch river -c foot’

If that still crashes, then you can try running without seatd-launch by first running ‘rc-service seatd start’ and then ‘river’ or ‘river -c foot’

Please let me know what happens with these. Then I can troubleshoot what exactly is going wrong :)

[user18130814200115-2]

Right. Please run ‘adduser $USER seat’ then log out and back in. then please try again :)

[MNkoder]

Right. Please run ‘adduser $USER seat’ then log out and back in. then please try again :)

nope still the same :(

[user18130814200115-2]

This failure is understandable with the auto launch for now (enabling seatd system service does not pay nicely with seatd-launch) What is the output of running river on tty2?

[MNkoder]

This failure is understandable with the auto launch for now (enabling seatd system service does not pay nicely with seatd-launch) What is the output of running river on tty2?

[user18130814200115-2]

Sorry for being unclear ‘rc-service seatd start’ and then ‘river’

[MNkoder]

Sorry for being unclear ‘rc-service seatd start’ and then ‘river’

[MNkoder]

hey I forgot to mention it is a vm, that day when I tested it, it was on my laptop, but today I'm doing it in a vm, would that be the problem?

[user18130814200115-2]

I doing think running in a vm should be a problem, though i never tested it.

We are making good progress though, seatd is not the problem. To resolve the error on screen now, run:

‘rc-service seatd start’ ‘export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=$(mkrundir)’ ‘river’

[MNkoder]

[user18130814200115-2]

Perfect, this is the error message i was actually trying to see (: Good thing is, the errors are no longer my fault :) rather they are a problem with river, more specifically wlroots.

So, the problem is that wlroots (the library used by river) fails to create a display environment. This problem could occur for several reasons, though i suspect the vm might be to blame. It could however also be a graphics driver issue, especially if you are using NVIDIA graphics.

I recommend trying to run river on the laptop, make sure you are in the seat group (useradd $USER seat) as before.

If you only have NVIDIA graphics, consider using the open source drivers https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#nvidia-users If you have Nvidia Graphics and integrated ones, try switching to integrated graphics only https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#i-have-a-multi-gpu-setup-like-intelnvidia-or-intelamd-and-sway-does-not-start--some-video-cards-cannot-display--full-screen-images-etc-will-be-corrupted

If you are really committed to the VM, then it is probably possible to setup GPU passthrough, though this is hard and I can’t really help you with it, since i have never done this.

I really wish i could help you more though this issue is a little out of my hands.

[MNkoder]

Perfect, this is the error message i was actually trying to see (: Good thing is, the errors are no longer my fault :) rather they are a problem with river, more specifically wlroots.

So, the problem is that wlroots (the library used by river) fails to create a display environment. This problem could occur for several reasons, though i suspect the vm might be to blame. It could however also be a graphics driver issue, especially if you are using NVIDIA graphics.

I recommend trying to run river on the laptop, make sure you are in the seat group (useradd $USER seat) as before.

If you only have NVIDIA graphics, consider using the open source drivers https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#nvidia-users

If you are really committed to the VM, then it is probably possible to setup GPU passthrough, though this is hard and I can’t really help you with it, since i have never done this.

I really wish i could help you more though this issue is a little out of my hands.

nah man thats alright, its probably something up with the vm. But my gpu is not nvidia, i have an amd gpu and yes i'll try to run it on my laptop