I can confirm this bug for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) Alpha 3 / PC (Intel x86) desktop CD with the latest updates on a IBM Thinkpad R51 1830-WAY, too. After a fresh install I updated and rebooted the system. >From now on my login also goes straight to recovery console. gdm does not start.
Some log strings: ============= gdm-binary[714]: WARNING: Unable to find users: no seat-id found gdm-binary[1351]: WARNING: Unable to find users: no seat-id found gdm-session-worker[993]: pam_ck_connector(gdm-autologin:session): nox11 mode, ignoring PAM_TTY :0 gdm-session-worker[993]: GLib-GObject-CRITICAL: g_value_get_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed gdm-session-worker[1360]: GLib-GObject-CRITICAL: g_value_get_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed Workaround: ========== Once logged into recovery console type 'sudo service gdm stop' and than 'sudo service gdm start' (if I tried to start gdm directly, I received the message that gdm is already running). gdm comes up fine. ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- gdm-binary[2671]: WARNING: Unable to find users: no seat-id found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433928 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs