[ubuntu-za] Logon screen problems

[Wesley Werner]

Im all out of ideas on this one David, perhaps as you said, upgrading
again. Maybe since starting virtual box as a session, it left some
service or a config that's conflicting with gnome sessions? Try the
virtual box support page as well.

On 3/8/10, David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk) <ethnopunk at telkomsa.net> wrote:
>
>
> David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk) wrote:
>> David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk) wrote:
>>
>>> Wesley Werner wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Now trying to figure out how to restore my login.
>>>>
>>>>     Does anybody know how to start login screen in terminal?
>>>>
>>>>     Any ideas appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>     DRL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can try reconfigure login, I think it's the gdm package for Gnome
>>>> (correct me if I'm wrong?)
>>>>
>>>> sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I think it's got something to do with this posting:
>>> http://www.techsupportforum.com/alternative-computing/linux-support/428856-solved-ubuntu-freezes-after-login-normal-mode-but-not-recovery-mode-gnome.html
>>>
>>> Either runlevel problem, or
>>> bug either in usplash, i e need to turn off usplash. Will let you know
>>> when I have more time to debug.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Okay, I think I've figured this one out. It was a corrupted gdm.conf file.
>>
>> I downgraded to gdm-2.0
>>
>> http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-downgrade-gnome-display-manager-2-28-to-2-20-in-ubuntu-9-10-karmic.html
>>
>> I can now login normally but get a warning message "invalid number of
>> arguments falling back to default session" when I login. Session happens
>> as per normal. Only hassle is the Jaunty login screen which I always
>> hated. Now I am going to try and upgrade again. Wish Back in Time had a
>> better interface for selecting exactly which part of the system needs to
>> be recovered, because I am sure there is an easier way to avoid this in
>> the first place. Never a dull day in Ubuntuland, that's for sure.
>>
>> DRL
>>
>>
>
> Guess I'm replying to my own posts, because somebody will read this or
> google the posting and there's some weirdness in the system since I
> downgraded the GDM. Basically every time I boot up I get a message:
>
> Server busy, do you want to start GDM in a different location. If I do
> nothing it attempts to start at :0, if I F7 at this time I login with my
> KDE login screen. The system isn't stable because it keeps doing this
> every time I boot up, so there is some veracity to the one posting about
> the usplash and runlevels. Will try upgrading again when I have the time
> and enough courage.
>
> DRL
>
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