[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-17 Thread Aleh
Glance, if at you such problem, here Bug #736018. To me has helped, I will be glad if will help you)) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-17 Thread James Hunt
If those who experienced this problem could help with testing a fix for bug 436936, I have attached a new gdm.conf to bug 436936. Thanks very much! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Greg Faith
Confirmed gdm (2.32.0-0ubuntu11) natty fixed my Natty today. Very very quickly fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ub

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
right, copy error, thanks for pointing it ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
You reopen bug #436936 and not this bug. ;) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ub

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package gdm - 2.32.0-0ubuntu11 --- gdm (2.32.0-0ubuntu11) natty; urgency=low * debian/gdm.upstart: revert recent update it has issues and break gdm on quite some configurations (lp: #735805) -- Sebastien BacherWed, 16 Mar 2011 18:00:32 +0100 ** Ch

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
I've reopened bug #735805 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/l

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
This change prevents gdm from starting in recovery mode, but sadly also in the normal mode. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing li

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread James Hunt
@Benjamin: ok - I think that's why I added the "unknown" check which clearly caused problems for some systems. The change below *should* stop gdm from starting in recovery mode: 31 if [ "$curr" = S -o -z "`echo $UPSTART_EVENTS|egrep -o "\"`" ] 32 then 33

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
When I boot to recovery mode, gdm is started. That's not the behavior that I expect from the recovery mode. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread James Hunt
@Benjamin: thanks for testing! Could you also confirm that if you boot to recovery mode (single user mode) that once you've at a shell, running "telinit 2" displays gdm as expected? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
That change fixes the bug for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread James Hunt
It's looking like the problem may be with the runlevel test here: 31 if [ "$curr" = S -o "$prev" = unknown ] 32 then 33 # Single-user mode 34 plymouth quit || : 35 exit 0 36 fi I've attached a version of /et

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Fabio Marconi
Well reproducible by me on the first computer too, so it is not a grub issue but how explained at #2 happens not every boot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to

Re: [Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Xavier Guillot
Bug also reproductible at each start, on Ubuntu Natty 64 bits updated. Command "sudo service gdm start" in console mode works, launches GDM and normal session. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Fabio Marconi
switch/switch off -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Fabio Marconi
@James, for the first system i make it working rewriting grub (but I want to switch them many times to evaluate), for the second it works with gdm.conf replacing, but not rewriting grub two systems of two (intel) Fabio -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
** Attachment added: "bug-735805-udev.txt.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/735805/+attachment/1911924/+files/bug-735805-udev.txt.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
I logged into tty1 and ran "sudo start gdm". Attached the same log after the GDM login. ** Attachment added: "bug-735805-syslog-after-manual-start.txt.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/735805/+attachment/1911923/+files/bug-735805-syslog-after-manual-start.txt.gz -- You r

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
On my system it is constantly reproducible. Attached the requested log files. ** Attachment added: "bug-735805-syslog.txt.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/735805/+attachment/1911922/+files/bug-735805-syslog.txt.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread James Hunt
@Fabio - two out of how many systems? Is it consistently reproducible for those two systems? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing l

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Fabio Marconi
this is reproduced on two systems with today's updates -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread James Hunt
It's looking like the change I made for bug 436936 might be the culprit, but I am unable to recreate this issue at present. Please could follow the steps below to run Upstart in debug mode: 1. Hold down SHIFT key before the splash screen appears (this will then display the grub menu). 2. Type, "

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Fabio Marconi
I can reproduce it everytime, with the variant that if on first I don't start x, gdm start is rejected, once gdm is started no unity available, only background, starting another session i can have panels only on gnome classical -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
I replaced /etc/init/gdm.conf with the old upstart job (as requested in comment #3) and gdm starts. Therefore this bug is a breakage in the upstart job. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/73

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Sebastien Bacher
seems to be due to the fix for bug #436936 then ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => huntja (jhunt) ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Assignee: hu

Re: [Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Xavier Guillot
A temporarily solution while waiting bug is corrected, try to log in terminal with Ctrl + Alt + F1, and then run command sudo service gdm start It seems to work (not tested for the moment on Natty 64 / my computer) On 16/03/2011 11:41, cedric wrote: > > This bug affects me when running on Dell

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread cedric
I also confirm that replacing /etc/init/gdm.conf by the file provided in comment #3 by Martin corrected the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start --

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread cedric
This bug affects me when running on Dell D630, but not running on Dell E4310 (My ubuntu runs from a USB hard disk) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start --

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Martin Pitt
For determining whether the cause is the upstart change or the patches, can you please replace /etc/init/gdm.conf with http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- desktop/gdm/ubuntu/download/308/gdm.upstart-2009090824-vvx39yazv82iznd9-1/gdm.upstart?start_revid=308 and check if it still happens? I su

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-16 Thread Harry
Also confirming this issue. In my 64-bit Natty with NVidia 285GTX and nvidia-current the gdm failure does not happen every time. Still, I experience this bug perhaps once every five start ups. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-15 Thread Luke Yelavich
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 735805] Re: GDM fails to start

2011-03-15 Thread Benjamin Drung
** Tags added: regression-release -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735805 Title: GDM fails to start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m