Re: [gdm-list] gdm can't start login screen

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Steve:

> I upgraded from SuSE 9.3 to SuSE 10.0 on a Dell Latitude D800 laptop.
> Since then I have not been able to get gdm to run.
> The nvidia splash screen displays, then I get the gray background of an 
> X server without a window manager. After 30 seconds or so, the screen 
> goes blank and repeats the display of the nvidia splash screen and the 
> server blankground.

There could be a lot of reasons why gdm might not start.  GDM might
be depending on a library that you don't have installed.  Check
"ldd /usr/lib/gdmlogin" and "ldd /usr/lib/gdmgreeter" to see if there
are any issues here.

Can you start up the xserver by hand?  Try running the xserver command
in the gdm.conf file from a terminal like this

cmd-to-run-xserver & sleep 10;DISPLAY=:0.0 xterm

That should give you an Xserver.  If this fails, then the problem is
probably with your Xserver.  Or perhaps you have to tweak the command
to start the Xserver.

If it works, try running gdmlogin in developer mode like this:

export DOING_GDM_DEVELOPMENT=1
/usr/lib/gdmlogin

That should cause the login program GUI to start up in development
mode.  You can't really log in this way, but it tests to see if the
GUI can be launched.  If it fails, any messages sent to the terminal
would probably highlight your problem.

Let me know if this helps.

Brian

> There are no obvious errors in the Xorg.0.log file.
>
> The /var/log/gdm/:0.log file contains about 5000 lines starting with the 
> following. gdm appears to be in a loop.
>
> I've tried getting rid of my .Xauthority file and the one in /root. That 
> didn't make any difference.
> My /etc/hosts file is okay. In terminal mode I can run yast and check 
> for online updates, run svn, etc. I can't run gdm.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Steve
>
> Here's gdm/:0.log:
>
> gdm_main: Here we go...
> gdm_start_first_unborn_local: Starting :0
> gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
> loop check: last_start 0, last_loop 0, now: 1130368855, retry_count: 0
> Resetting counts for loop of death detection
> gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
> gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
> Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 23437
> Sending VT_NUM 23437 -1
> gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 23437
> Handling message: 'VT_NUM 23437 -1'
> Got VT_NUM == -1
> gdm_server_start: :0
> gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
> gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
> gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 1 entries
> Sending COOKIE == <secret> for slave 23437
> Sending COOKIE 23437 7...
> Handling message: 'COOKIE 23437 7...'
> Got COOKIE == <secret>
> Sending AUTHFILE == /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth for slave 23437
> Sending AUTHFILE 23437 /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
> Handling message: 'AUTHFILE 23437 /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth'
> Got AUTHFILE == /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
> gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth 
> /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7'
> gdm_server_spawn: Forked server on pid 23440
> gdm_server_start: Completed :0!
> Sending VT_NUM == 7 for slave 23437
> Sending VT_NUM 23437 7
> Handling message: 'VT_NUM 23437 7'
> Got VT_NUM == 7
> Sending XPID == 23440 for slave 23437
> Sending XPID 23437 23440
> Handling message: 'XPID 23437 23440'
> Got XPID == 23440
> gdm_slave_run: Opening display :0
> Oct 26 16:20:56 kelem-laptop kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant 
> device at 0000:00:00.0.
> Oct 26 16:20:56 kelem-laptop kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 
> 0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
> Oct 26 16:20:56 kelem-laptop kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 
> 0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
> Oct 26 16:20:57 kelem-laptop kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant 
> device at 0000:00:00.0.
> Oct 26 16:20:57 kelem-laptop kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 
> 0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
> Oct 26 16:20:57 kelem-laptop kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 
> 0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
> Sending START_NEXT_LOCAL
> Handling message: 'START_NEXT_LOCAL'
> gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 23461
> Sending GREETPID == 23461 for slave 23437
> Sending GREETPID 23437 23461
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 23461'
> Got GREETPID == 23461
> gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new connection fd 8
> Handling user message: 'VERSION'
> Handling user message: 'GET_CONFIG_FILE'
> Handling user message: 'CLOSE'
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 0'
> Got GREETPID == 0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 23470
> Sending GREETPID == 23470 for slave 23437
> Sending GREETPID 23437 23470
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 23470'
> Got GREETPID == 23470
> gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new connection fd 8
> Handling user message: 'VERSION'
> Handling user message: 'GET_CONFIG_FILE'
> Handling user message: 'CLOSE'
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 0'
> Got GREETPID == 0
> gdm_slave_wait_for_login: In loop
> gdm_slave_wait_for_login: end verify for ''
> gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 23479
> Sending GREETPID == 23479 for slave 23437
> Sending GREETPID 23437 23479
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 23479'
> Got GREETPID == 23479
> gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new connection fd 8
> Handling user message: 'VERSION'
> Handling user message: 'GET_CONFIG_FILE'
> Handling user message: 'CLOSE'
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 0'
> Got GREETPID == 0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
> gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new connection fd 8
> Handling user message: 'VERSION'
> Handling user message: 'GET_CONFIG_FILE'
> Handling user message: 'CLOSE'
> gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 23488
> Sending GREETPID == 23488 for slave 23437
> Sending GREETPID 23437 23488
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 23488'
> Got GREETPID == 23488
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 0'
> Got GREETPID == 0
> gdm_slave_wait_for_login: In loop
> gdm_slave_wait_for_login: end verify for ''
> gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 23497
> Sending GREETPID == 23497 for slave 23437
> Sending GREETPID 23437 23497
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 23497'
> Got GREETPID == 23497
> gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new connection fd 8
> Handling user message: 'VERSION'
> Handling user message: 'GET_CONFIG_FILE'
> Handling user message: 'CLOSE'
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 0'
> Got GREETPID == 0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
> gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 23506
> Sending GREETPID == 23506 for slave 23437
> Sending GREETPID 23437 23506
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 23506'
> Got GREETPID == 23506
> gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new connection fd 8
> Handling user message: 'VERSION'
> Handling user message: 'GET_CONFIG_FILE'
> Handling user message: 'CLOSE'
> Handling message: 'GREETPID 23437 0'
> Got GREETPID == 0
> gdm_slave_wait_for_login: In loop
>
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