Re: [gdm-list] GDM crashes ubuntu 10.04

[dbclinton <dbclin gmail com>]

Thanks again

On Mon, 2010-05-10 at 13:18 +0800, Halton Huo wrote:
> > Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session
> > file /var/lib/gdm/.config/metacity/sessions/10400180e75aafd9ea127344177343700600000010150006.ms: Failed to open file '/var/lib/gdm/.config/metacity/sessions/10400180e75aafd9ea127344177343700600000010150006.ms': No such file or directory
> > ** (process:1028): DEBUG: Greeter session pid=1028 display=:0.0
> >   
> This is weird to me. gdm user should not have any restore sessions.
> Could you remove them?

I've booted since the last crash so that might have cleared some
sessions out, but either way /var/lib/gdm/.config is empty - no folders
and no files (not even hidden). And just to be sure, I
checked /opt/ltsp/i386/var/lib and (the thin client environment) and
there wasn't even a /gdm folder - which I assume is normal.

> > I did manage to get the debug addition to custom.conf a few seconds
> > before the crash but I couldn't see anything that appeared especially
> > relevant in messages.log - what kind of thing should I look for?
> >   
> You need restart GDM after modifying custom.conf.

I looked through the messages log from today's boot and there don't seem
to be any warnings...except this:
==================
May 10 12:36:08 rishon kernel: [    0.194442] * The chipset may have
PM-Timer Bug. Due to workarounds for a bug,
May 10 12:36:08 rishon kernel: [    0.194444] * this clock source is
slow. If you are sure your timer does not have
May 10 12:36:08 rishon kernel: [    0.194446] * this bug, please use
"acpi_pm_good" to disable the workaround
May 10 12:36:08 rishon kernel: [    0.194494] pci 0000:00:1f.0: quirk:
region 0800-087f claimed by ICH4 ACPI/GPIO/TCO
May 10 12:36:08 rishon kernel: [    0.194499] pci 0000:00:1f.0: quirk:
region 0880-08bf claimed by ICH4 GPIO
===============
> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart 
> > By the way, the last crash (this afternoon) only brought down my desktop
> > but my thin clients were all happily chugging away for at least an hour
> > afterwards. That crash began as I typed in my password to get past the
> > screen saver (which, by the way, is set NOT to lock upon activation!).
> > Thanks so much!
> >   
> What thin clients are you connecting in? SunRay?

Just old PCs connecting via PXE through network cable.
Thanks!