Re: [gdm-list] How to setup gdm on a basic system

[John Frankish <j-frankish slb com>]

> > > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 8:44 AM, John Frankish <j-frankish slb com wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to use gdm on a very basic system using components compiled separately, "linux from 
> > > > scratch" style using the 3.10.x version of the various gnome components.
> > > >
> > > > Although gdm starts, it does not start properly - there's no top panel, side panel, etc.

I'm still stuck with this, gdm cycles through the available vt until there are no more available and then 
stops, but I cannot figure out why.

I suppose I cannot start gdm like a "standard" window manager (fluxbox, jwm, etc) where X is started first 
and then the window manager, but how should gdm be started?

/var/log/gdm below

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gdm-simple-slave[22139]: Enabling debugging
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: Registering
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: starting slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: Starting slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: Creating proxy for /org/gnome/DisplayManager/Displays/_0
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: Got display ID: /org/gnome/DisplayManager/Displays/_0
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmServer: Starting X server process: /usr/local/bin/X :0 -background none -verbose 
-logverbose 7 -core -auth /var/run/gdm/auth-for-tc-E5OLhP/database -nolisten tcp vt0
gdm-simple-slave[22143]: GdmServer: Opening logfile for server /var/log/gdm/:0.log
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmServer: Started X server process 22143 - waiting for READY
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSimpleSlave: Started X server
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmServer: child (pid:22143) done (signal:6)
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSimpleSlave: server died with signal 6, (Aborted)
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: stopping slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSimpleSlave: Stopping simple_slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: Stopping slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmServer: Stopping server
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmCommon: sending signal 15 to process 22143
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: Child process 22143 was already dead.
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: slave finished
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: stopping slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GLib-GObject: g_object_ref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSimpleSlave: Stopping simple_slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: Stopping slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GLib-GObject: g_object_unref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: GdmSlave: Stopping slave
gdm-simple-slave[22139]: Slave finished

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(EE) 
Fatal server error:
(EE) Server is already active for display 0
        If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
        and start again.
(EE) 
(EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
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