Using this howto https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/KDE/Plasma_5_upgrade I upgraded my system from kde4 to plasma. After reboot I couldn't login into my desktop. Sddm shows me available accounts but when I select one and enter password sddm starts to do something but it stops. It have to be something related to consolekit because ck-list-sessions shows me that my vt7 session is active=false and realname =(null). But when I'm logged in into terminal consolekit shows that this session is active and realname = root. So consolekit is working with terminal but it dosen't want to work with sddm.
Make sure that consolekit is started in default runlevel, make sure that /etc/sddm.conf exists and pay attention to the sddm postinst message (check /etc/pam.d/system-login for sanity).
(In reply to Andreas Sturmlechner from comment #1) > Make sure that consolekit is started in default runlevel, make sure that > /etc/sddm.conf exists and pay attention to the sddm postinst message (check > /etc/pam.d/system-login for sanity). If this doesn't a little bit more debug info could help.
(In reply to Andreas Sturmlechner from comment #1) > Make sure that consolekit is started in default runlevel, make sure that > /etc/sddm.conf exists and pay attention to the sddm postinst message (check > /etc/pam.d/system-login for sanity). It doesn't matter if sddm is in default runlevel because xdm requires it to start. I tryed with consolkit started in default runlevel and not. /etc/sddm.conf does not exist. sddm postinst message: emerge --oneshot sddm Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Running pre-merge checks for x11-misc/sddm-0.13.0-r3 >>> Emerging (1 of 1) x11-misc/sddm-0.13.0-r3::gentoo >>> Installing (1 of 1) x11-misc/sddm-0.13.0-r3::gentoo >>> Jobs: 1 of 1 complete Load avg: 3.58, 2.75, 2.33 >>> Auto-cleaning packages... >>> No outdated packages were found on your system. * GNU info directory index is up-to-date. cat /etc/pam.d/system-login auth required pam_tally2.so onerr=succeed auth required pam_shells.so auth required pam_nologin.so auth include system-auth account required pam_access.so account required pam_nologin.so account include system-auth account required pam_tally2.so onerr=succeed password include system-auth session optional pam_loginuid.so session required pam_env.so session optional pam_lastlog.so silent session include system-auth session optional pam_ck_connector.so nox11 session optional pam_motd.so motd=/etc/motd session optional pam_mail.so
Is the sddm user in video group? Xsession Error log?
Created attachment 436562 [details] sddm.log
(In reply to Bartosz Krzeszewski from comment #3) > /etc/sddm.conf does not exist. Then you need to create one. No idea why sddm doesn't do it automatically. # sddm --example-config > /etc/sddm.conf
(In reply to Andreas Sturmlechner from comment #6) > (In reply to Bartosz Krzeszewski from comment #3) > > /etc/sddm.conf does not exist. > Then you need to create one. No idea why sddm doesn't do it automatically. > > # sddm --example-config > /etc/sddm.conf I made it but nothing has changed. I can see that plasma and my apps (eg ktorrent - autostart) are started but I don't have access to the desktop. I see only sddm splash screen. When I hit alt+ctrl+del there is this kde logout message (a top of sddm splash screen) but when I click logout this message disappers but nothing else happens. It is very strange. It seems that my plasma session is starting but something prevents me to interact with it. p.s. I wonder why such unstable and untested software like plasma has stable status in portage?
Delete any *.lock files inside ~/.config and ~/.cache
(In reply to Andreas Sturmlechner from comment #8) > Delete any *.lock files inside ~/.config and ~/.cache It happens on account with empty home directory so it is not it. I can use my desktop when I do this tick: when sddm splash screen stops I have to hit alt+ctr+del then esc and then alt+ctrl+del... (repeat 2-3 times) and my desktop appears but everything is locked, I cen see mouse cursor and move it but nothing is clickable. Then I have to wait for monitor turn off (power managment I think) and then when I move mouse screen is turned on and everything is working.
It looks like it is plasma bug. To login without problems I have to: 1. enter password 2. wait for splash screen (plasma splash) to stop 3. hit ctrl+alt+esc and kill splash, black screen appears and I can move mouse but no clicking 4. hit ctrl+esc (starts task manager) 2 or 3 times, sometimes more and then normal desktop appears 5. from start menu go to kde control center and select monitor settings 6. change my tv settings (I have tv and monitor) 7. now when I login again everything works without problems, no splash freezing
Any update on the matter?
(In reply to Andreas Sturmlechner from comment #11) > Any update on the matter? I think later KDE version fixed this issue.
Thanks for checking back.
