Bug 52838

Summary:	gdm fails to start X server
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo>
Component:	[OLD] GNOME	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	1.4
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Lindsay Haisley 2004-06-02 18:59:17 UTC

I don't know if this is a local config problem or a gdm problem, but I keep my root-level X configuration stuff pretty close to stock, so if something doesn't work, it's usually a genuine bug somewhere.  This has happened post-upgrade to gnome 2.6.

Gdm fails repeatedly to start, finally giving me a message about how the display server has restarted 6 times, etc. I can still run my gnome desktop from a CLI prompt with startx, so it's not an X problem.  Each failure generates the same series of very cryptic log messages, e.g.
  
Jun  2 20:06:08 [gdm] failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0 0)
Jun  2 20:06:08 [gdm] failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0 1)
Jun  2 20:06:08 [gdm] failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 1 1)
Jun  2 20:06:12 [gdm] failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0 0)
Jun  2 20:06:12 [gdm] failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0 1)
Jun  2 20:06:12 [gdm] failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 1 1)

I've re-emerged gdm a couple of times with no luck.  I'll be glad to try any suggestions any of the gentoo developers want me to try out, although I'll be gone a bunch during the next 3 weeks so I may be slow to respond.

Comment 1 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-06-02 19:35:32 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 52837 ***