[gdm-list] Gdm hanging on startup.

[hyjial <hyjial yahoo fr>]

Hi list !
I am running Debian Etch with an almost default
install on a laptop Thinkpad T22 (PentiumIII, 256MB of
RAM).
When starting X on bootup (via gdm 2.16.4) for the
first time after the machine has been power off for
quite a long time (2-3 hours), the screen turns void
and neither keyboard nor mouse are responding. Then I
have to power it off the barbarian way and start it
again and this time all works fine.
I had a look in the log files :
Nothing to mention in /var/log/Xorg.0.log : the server
starts exactly the same way wether or not the computer
hangs.
Nothing to mention in /var/log/gdm/:0.log, either.
When turning debugging informations on, we can learn
from /var/log/daemon.log that gdm "stops" after
attempting to open the display : here is an extract
from the file :
>From /var/log/daemon.log :
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
debug/Enable to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/Greeter to string /usr/lib/gdm/gdmgreeter
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/ProxyReconnect to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/GraphicalThemedColor to string #76848F
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/ShowLastSession to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/InfoMsgFont to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/AutomaticLogin to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/Willing to string /etc/gdm/Xwilling
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/XineramaScreen to integer 0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/Logo to string
/usr/share/pixmaps/gdmDebianLogo.xpm
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/Xnest to string /usr/bin/Xnest -audit 0 -name
Xnest
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SoundOnLoginFile to string
/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/HaltCommand to string /sbin/shutdown -h now
"Shut Down via gdm."
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/BackgroundRemoteOnlyColor to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/MaxPending to integer 4
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/Chooser to string /usr/lib/gdm/gdmchooser
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/SuspendCommand to string /usr/bin/apm --suspend
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SoundOnLoginSuccess to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/MaxSessions to integer 16
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
gui/MaxIconWidth to integer 128
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SoundOnLoginFailure to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/GraphicalThemeDir to string
/usr/share/gdm/themes/
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/MaxWait to integer 15
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/XKeepsCrashing to string
/etc/gdm/XKeepsCrashing
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/LocaleFile to string /etc/gdm/locale.conf
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/FlexibleXServers to integer 5
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
chooser/ScanTime to integer 4
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/Configurator to string /usr/sbin/gdmsetup
--disable-sound --disable-crash-dialog
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
security/AllowRoot to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/DisplaysPerHost to integer 2
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/LockPosition to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
chooser/AllowAdd to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/InfoMsgFile to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/DoubleLoginWarning to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/RemoteWelcome to string Welcome to %n
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/FailsafeXServer to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/TimedLoginDelay to integer 30
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/BackgroundProgram to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SoundOnLoginFailureFile to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/RebootCommand to string /sbin/shutdown -r now
"Rebooted via gdm."
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/SoundProgram to string /usr/bin/play
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/IncludeAll to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
chooser/Multicast to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/RemoteGreeter to string /usr/lib/gdm/gdmlogin
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/Quiver to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/DisplayLastLogin to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/Group to string gdm
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SoundOnLogin to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/UserAuthFile to string .Xauthority
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/DefaultSession to string default.desktop
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/PidFile to string /var/run/gdm.pid
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/Use24Clock to string auto
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/RootPath to string
/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/DefaultWelcome to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
debug/Gestures to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/PositionX to integer 0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SetPosition to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/PostSessionScriptDir to string
/etc/gdm/PostSession/
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/PositionY to integer 0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
security/CheckDirOwner to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/PostLoginScriptDir to string
/etc/gdm/PostLogin/
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/GraphicalThemeRand to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/TimedLogin to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/MaxPendingIndirect to integer 4
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/TimedLoginEnable to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SystemMenu to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/KillInitClients to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
xdmcp/Enable to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/AutomaticLoginEnable to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/DefaultRemoteWelcome to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/VTAllocation to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
security/DisallowTCP to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/RestartBackgroundProgram to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/SoundOnLoginSuccessFile to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
security/UserMaxFile to integer 65536
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/BackgroundImage to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/ConsoleCannotHandle to string
am,ar,az,bn,el,fa,gu,hi,ja,ko,ml,mr,pa,ta,zh
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/ChooserButtonLogo to string
/usr/share/pixmaps/gdm-foot-logo.png
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/ServAuthDir to string /var/lib/gdm
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/ShowXtermFailsafeSession to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/GtkModulesList to string <NULL>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/BaseXsession to string /etc/gdm/Xsession
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/BackgroundProgramRestartDelay to integer 30
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
daemon/DefaultPath to string
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
gui/GtkRC to string
/usr/share/themes/Default/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
security/NeverPlaceCookiesOnNFS to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/UseCirclesInEntry to boolean false
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
greeter/BackgroundScaleToFit to boolean true
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2679]: set config key
security/RelaxPermissions to integer 1
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: gdm_main: Here we
go...
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]:
gdm_start_first_unborn_local: Starting :0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: gdm_display_manage:
Managing :0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: loop check: last_start
0, last_loop 0, now: 1188202385, retry_count: 0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: Resetting counts for
loop of death detection
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: gdm_slave_start:
Starting slave process for :0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: gdm_slave_start: Loop
Thingie
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: Sending VT_NUM == -1
for slave 2688
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: gdm_display_manage:
Forked slave: 2688
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: Handling message:
'VT_NUM 2688 -1'
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: Got VT_NUM == -1
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: gdm_server_start: :0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]:
gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]:
gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]:
gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 1
entries
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: Sending COOKIE ==
<secret> for slave 2688
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: Handling message:
'COOKIE 2688 f9...'
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: Got COOKIE == <secret>
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: Sending AUTHFILE ==
<secret> for slave 2688
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: Handling message:
'AUTHFILE 2688 /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth'
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2686]: Got AUTHFILE ==
/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2698]: gdm_server_spawn:
'/usr/bin/X :0 -dpi 96 -audit 0 -auth
/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7'
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: gdm_server_spawn:
Forked server on pid 2698
Aug 27 10:13:05 ilta gdm[2688]: do_server_wait: Before
mainloop waiting for server
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2688]: gdm_server_start:
After mainloop waiting for server
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2688]: gdm_server_start:
Completed :0!
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2688]: Sending VT_NUM == 7
for slave 2688
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2686]: Handling message:
'VT_NUM 2688 7'
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2686]: Got VT_NUM == 7
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2688]: Sending XPID == 2698
for slave 2688
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2686]: Handling message:
'XPID 2688 2698'
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2686]: Got XPID == 2698
Aug 27 10:13:06 ilta gdm[2688]: gdm_slave_run: Opening
display :0
---
Is it gdm related ? Or could the problem be
kernel-related ?
I have had the same problem with all distros I have
used that have come after Ubuntu 6.06, included, that
is : Ubuntu 6.06 and following, Knoppix (I can't
recall the version number but that's one of the first
one that was shipped on a DVD) and Etch. On the other
hand, I have tried OpenBSD 4.1 and 4.2 and had no
problem.
Moreover I have quite a time ago tried to recompile
the Linux kernel (both the stock version and the
2.6.21 which was the newest at that time), deleting
some modules and other things and then it worked.
Now I am just trying to understand why...
Hyjial.


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