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gdm fails to start after login hardy

Bug #179628 reported by jtholmes
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #136529: Can't log in after upgrading. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

Fresh install of Hardy daily-live/current 12/31/2007 hardy-desktop-i386.iso gnome

install went fine
first startup of new os
login page worked fine
gdm failed to start or is hanging
blank screen with mouse pointer nothing else displays

killed gdm
executed startx
display is fine can start terminal windows etc.

killed startx
started 'X' by itself
started icewm
icewm functioned fine

be glad to help with debugging this one as I could gain some gnome skills

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jtholmes (jtholmes) wrote :

blank screen should read
all gold screen with nothing but the mouse cursor

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jtholmes (jtholmes) wrote :

additional information i left off

nvidia fx5200 pny video card
nvidia drivers loaded nvidia logo displays

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jtholmes (jtholmes) wrote :

after much testing and googling i have determined that
gdm is running but the first desktop window that has the
gnome look (i.e. application, places, system etc.)
 is not there. all i have is a gold screen with
a white mouse cursor and no buttons etc. on the mouse
are active.

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jtholmes (jtholmes) wrote :

after more investigation i found that i could do the following
get to console 1 via CNTL-ALT + 1
login as normal user not root
execute sudo gdm
gdm starts up
switch to console 7
login as same normal user
get gold screen with white mouse cursor

then

CNTL+ATL + 2
login as normal user
execute sudo gnome-session
gnome-session starts

switch to console 7
gnome window is displayed
with applications, places system etc.

all features work but any logout and relogin
kills gnome-session and I have to manually
restart it from console 2 (or any other console
other than 7) for thing to work again.

an abbreviated method that also worked
boot normally
try to login
get gold screen wth mouse cursor
CNTL+ALT + 1
login as normal user
export DISPLAY=:0.0
sudo gnome-session

switch to console 7
message 'session running as privileged user'
continue quit
select continue
after a bit gnome-session is up

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jtholmes (jtholmes) wrote :

due to my inexperience with gnome desktop i have
reported the wrong bug

bug report should say
gnome-session fails to display gnome desktop

process get thru to x-session-manager (gnome-session)
and the gnome desktop never displays

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jtholmes (jtholmes) wrote :

close this bug it is identical to 157622 and i commented there

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