[Bug 12175] New: gdm doesn't start

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Ubuntu | gdm

           Summary: gdm doesn't start
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: i386
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: gdm
        AssignedTo: seb128 at ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: karolbe at gmail.com
         QAContact: desktop-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com


gdm (gdm_2.8.0.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb but this applies also to older versions)
stopped working some time ago, I am not sure wheter it is because of gdm or
maybe because xserver has
changed.

Here is what I get in syslog after enabling debugging in the GDM:

Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_main: Here we go...
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_start_first_unborn_local: Starting :0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: loop check: last_start 0, last_loop 0, now:
1119612103, retry_count: 0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: Resetting counts for loop of death detection
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9235]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9235]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9235]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 9235
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9235]: Sending VT_NUM 9235 -1
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 9235
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 9235 -1'
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: Got VT_NUM == -1
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9235]: gdm_server_start: :0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9235]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
for :0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: mainloop_sig_callback: Got signal 17
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_cleanup_children: child 9235 returned 127
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_child_action: In remanage
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: loop check: last_start 1119612103,
last_loop 1119612103, now: 1119612103, retry_count: 1
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9244]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9244]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9244]: gdm_slave_run: Sleeping 1 seconds before
server start
Jun 24 13:21:43 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 9244
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9244]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 9244
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9244]: Sending VT_NUM 9244 -1
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 9244 -1'
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: Got VT_NUM == -1
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9244]: gdm_server_start: :0
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9244]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
for :0
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: mainloop_sig_callback: Got signal 17
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_cleanup_children: child 9244 returned 127
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_child_action: In remanage
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: loop check: last_start 1119612103,
last_loop 1119612103, now: 1119612104, retry_count: 2
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9245]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9245]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9245]: gdm_slave_run: Sleeping 1 seconds before
server start
Jun 24 13:21:44 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 9245
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9245]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 9245
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9245]: Sending VT_NUM 9245 -1
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 9245 -1'
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: Got VT_NUM == -1
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9245]: gdm_server_start: :0
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9245]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
for :0
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: mainloop_sig_callback: Got signal 17
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_cleanup_children: child 9245 returned 127
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_child_action: In remanage
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: loop check: last_start 1119612104,
last_loop 1119612103, now: 1119612105, retry_count: 3
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9234]: Will sleep 7 seconds before next X server
restart attempt
Jun 24 13:21:45 localhost gdm[9246]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0

I have tried already apt-get remove --purge gdm and then reinstall - didn't work.
xdm works - and it is at the moment the only way to start an X session...(startx
doesn't work either, it locks up the system...)

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