can not start gnome

Kompi · Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 8:10 pm Post subject:

*head scratch* something is really weird with your configuration. It shouldn't be that complicated to get a silly login manager to start. If you type as root in a console "kdm -debug 255 -error /var/log/kdm.log" thing nothing happens? Is there anything in /var/log/kdm.log afterwards? Does the screen flicker or something (indicating X trying to start up)?

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Kompi,

I absolutely agree with you - It should be much easier to get it work out - something in is wrong here and the main problem is that it is quiet difficult to debug it.

OK - when I type "kdm -debug 255 -error /var/log/kdm.log" nothing happens - The screen does not flicker and the console return to the red root.
Regarding /var/log/kdm.log: There are many lines - please advise me how to copy and paste it here -
one suspected line: "kdm [1916] error: cannot lock pid file /var/run/kdm.pid, another xdm is running (pid 1776)"
Afterward there are some lines starting with: "initializing built-in extension ..." then "loading extension GLX"
"resize called 1280 1024" and then these lines:
"KCrash: Aplication 'kmdgreet' crashing...
KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/drkongi directly
(EE) Server terminated successful (0) closing log file"

I hope it can give any hint...

Thanks

Kompi · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject:

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Kompi,

After stopping xdm I do not get the previous error (another xdm is running) but the same result. Here are some lines:
"KCrash: Aplication 'kmdgreet' crashing...
KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/drkongi directly
-> no data, lost connection to greeter"

In the the head of this log file there is a note said that syslog collects the messages regarding kdm -
Is it refer to the file 'messages' or other one? In messages I found a line:
"kdm: received unknown or unexpected command -2 from greeter" and another line:
"kdm: Abnormal termination of greeter for display :0 code 125 signal 0".

Thanks

satan2010 · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2014 Posts: 1

User: Kompi
Topic: can not start gnome
Post: post 7471710
Reason: Do as you suggest, lightdm work, but gdm wrong. how can I slove the problem?

Kompi · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:17 pm Post subject:

hi pman!

Sry I haven't answered in while. A was a bit busy over the last weeks. Have you made any progress in the mean time?

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

desultory · Bodhisattva Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 9410

Merged the post from satan2010, which had been somewhat buried in the reports topic.

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Dear Kompi,

I am back in business... I have arranged another computer, with much better performances,
and without graphic Nvidia's card (only Intel on board) - which may caused to some difficulties during the previous installation.
Also, I installed only gentoo system - without windows or other linux dist - so I am quite optimistic to get DE working asap.
However I have got problem with systemd installation so I will open a new post and I would appreciate your support as you had done before!

Thanks

Tony0945 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:21 pm Post subject: