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sbbg
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 Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:54 am Post subject: SDDM starts normally but shows black screen. |
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Hi, gentoo folks,
I'm kind of stuck with sddm-0.14 and 0.15. SDDM work for me at 0.13 before.
Laucnhing KDE/IceWM with startx or starting XDM work very fine, though.
But I can't find anything wrong in X or sddm related log.
/var/log/sddm.log goes like:
| Code: | [06:55:26.959] (II) DAEMON: Initializing...
[06:55:26.974] (II) DAEMON: Starting...
[06:55:26.974] (II) DAEMON: Adding new display on vt 7 ...
[06:55:26.975] (II) DAEMON: Display server starting...
[06:55:26.975] (II) DAEMON: Running: /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -auth /var/run/sddm/{9070df10-9f49-4a5e-a1ec-69c046a96a9f} -background none -noreset -displayfd 18 vt7
[06:55:27.872] (II) DAEMON: Setting default cursor
[06:55:27.880] (II) DAEMON: Running display setup script "/usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup"
[06:55:27.885] (II) DAEMON: Display server started.
[06:55:27.885] (II) DAEMON: Socket server starting...
[06:55:27.886] (II) DAEMON: Socket server started.
[06:55:27.886] (II) DAEMON: Greeter starting...
[06:55:27.887] (II) DAEMON: Adding cookie to "/var/run/sddm/{9070df10-9f49-4a5e-a1ec-69c046a96a9f}"
[06:55:27.903] (II) HELPER: [PAM] Starting...
[06:55:27.903] (II) HELPER: [PAM] Authenticating...
[06:55:27.903] (II) HELPER: [PAM] returning.
[06:55:27.908] (II) DAEMON: Greeter session started successfully
[06:55:27.930] (II) DAEMON: Message received from greeter: Connect
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I also made sure that sddm user is in video group, and the permission of /var/lib/sddm looks fine.
What else should I check? Or is there a alternative display manager? (lightdm removed kde greeter in portage)
Thank you. |
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Fitzcarraldo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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SDDM does not work on my Clevo W230SS laptop (NVIDIA Optimus hardware) so I'm using LightDM with the LightDM GTK Greeter, which works fine with KDE Plasma 5. If you're interested in trying LightDM, below are the steps I used:
1. Merge x11-misc/lightdm and x11-misc/lightdm-gtk-greeter.
| Code: | clevow230ss fitzcarraldo # equery u lightdm
[ Legend : U - final flag setting for installation]
[ : I - package is installed with flag ]
[ Colors : set, unset ]
* Found these USE flags for x11-misc/lightdm-1.18.3:
U I
- - audit : Enable support for Linux audit subsystem using sys-process/audit
- - gnome : Add GNOME support
+ + gtk : Add support for x11-libs/gtk+ (The GIMP Toolkit)
+ + introspection : Add support for GObject based introspection
- - kde : Add support for KDE (K Desktop Environment)
- - qt4 : Add support for the Qt GUI/Application Toolkit version 4.x
+ + qt5 : Add support for the Qt 5 application and UI framework
clevow230ss fitzcarraldo # equery u lightdm-gtk-greeter
[ Legend : U - final flag setting for installation]
[ : I - package is installed with flag ]
[ Colors : set, unset ]
* Found these USE flags for x11-misc/lightdm-gtk-greeter-2.0.1-r1:
U I
- - branding : Enable Gentoo specific branding |
2. Re-merge kde-plasma/plasma-meta with USE="-sddm".
3. Remove the x11-misc/sddm package and kde-plasma/sddm-kcm package by using the command 'emerge --ask --depclean'.
4. Edit the file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf to include the line 'greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter' and the line 'display-setup-script=/etc/X11/Sessions/plasma'.
| Code: | clevow230ss fitzcarraldo # grep -v "^#\|^$" /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[LightDM]
session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession
[Seat:*]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession
display-setup-script=/etc/X11/Sessions/plasma
[XDMCPServer]
[VNCServer] |
5. Follow the steps in the 'Boot service' section of the Gentoo Wiki article 'LightDM'.
6. Create the above-mentioned Bash script /etc/X11/Sessions/plasma containing the following:
| Code: | #!/bin/bash
GPU=`eselect opengl list | grep \* | awk '{ print $2 }'`
if [ "$GPU" = "nvidia" ]; then
xrandr --setprovideroutputsource modesetting NVIDIA-0
xrandr --auto
fi |
7. Change the background specified in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf to whatever PNG file you want. Also uncomment the line '#indicators=' and add the indicators you want (see the various comments at the top of the configuration file for the options available). For example:
| Code: | clevow230ss fitzcarraldo # grep -v "^#\|^$" /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
[greeter]
background=/usr/share/backgrounds/mychosenbackground.png
indicators=~host;~spacer;~clock;~spacer;~language;~power |
Furthermore, irrespective of which DM you use, note that there is a bug in KDE Plasma 5 which means users' avatars are not set up properly, nor displayed correctly, by 'System Settings' > 'User Manager': https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336994
I used the procedure below to work around the bug.
1. I created a 96x96 PNG avatar /home/fitzcarraldo/Pictures/fitzcarraldo.png
2. I edited the file /var/lib/AccountsService/users/fitzcarraldo to contain the following (replace 'en_GB.utf8' with your language)
| Code: | [User]
Language=en_GB.utf8
XSession=plasma
SystemAccount=false
Icon=/var/lib/AccountsService/icons/fitzcarraldo |
3. I made sure that file has 644 permissions
| Code: | clevow230ss fitzcarraldo # ls -la /var/lib/AccountsService/users/fitzcarraldo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 104 Aug 5 16:43 /var/lib/AccountsService/users/fitzcarraldo |
4. I copied the avatar to the relevant directory and made sure it has 644 permissions
| Code: | clevow230ss fitzcarraldo # cp /home/fitzcarraldo/Pictures/fitzcarraldo.png /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/fitzcarraldo
clevow230ss fitzcarraldo # ls -la /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/fitzcarraldo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12667 Aug 5 16:23 /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/fitzcarraldo |
After rebooting, the desired avatar was displayed on LightDM's GTK Greeter screen, on the KDE Plasma 5 Lock screen, in 'System Settings' > 'Account Details' > 'User Manager', and at the top of the KDE Plasma 5 Application Launcher menu.
I recommend not using 'System Settings' > 'Account Details' > 'User Manager' until the bug is squashed, but you can copy the avatars of other users to /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/ and edit the other users' files in /var/lib/AccountsService/users/ as explained above. I have always used app-admin/superadduser on the command line to add new users, and it has never failed me. So you can add new users and specify their avatars without touching 'System Settings' > 'Account Details' > 'User Manager'.
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Clevo W230SS: amd64 nvidia-drivers & xf86-video-intel.
Compal NBLB2: ~amd64 xf86-video-ati. Dual boot Win 7 Pro 64-bit.
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sbbg
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:09 am Post subject: |
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Hi, Fitzcarraldo
You are GREATLY appreciated.
I also have a nvidia optimus laptop infected with this problem of SDDM.
I've followed your guide successfully, although the avatar problem is not happening for me now.
I cannot thank you more enough!
I am really glad I came here to meet real pro like you. |
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