Re: gdmlogin loop problem

[Tobias Pfeiffer <BoteDesSchattens web de>]

Hi!

At 20:23 13.06.2003 +0200, you wrote:
> on my debian-testing K7 PC I cannot login: When gdm starts, I only get
> the gray dotted X background and a small wristwatch symbol in the screen
> center, which is a little nervous.

Well, this was what happened to me when trying to use gdm instead of startx 
(see mail with subject "Metacity and gnome and startX and... whatever").

> "top" tells that there are is a sequence of gdmlogin processes. It seems
> that the gdmlogin can't bring the login screen and dies, then a new
> gdmlogin is started, and so on.

If I remember right, it was that gdmlogin that took up about 99% of the CPU 
usage.

> Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?

*riiiiiiiing*

> BTW: I can still switch to a terminal console and log in there, but
> after a while even this doesn't work anymore and the LEDs at the
> keyboard start blinking. Only way out is hard power-off.
>
> Please help! Any hint welcome.

Well actually no hint but... I do have a similar problem. Does gnome2 work 
for you at all, e.g. with startx?

> Greetings Hartmut

Bye
Tobias


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