From unknown Mon Aug 18 14:17:25 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#35296 <35296@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#35296 <35296@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: gdm doesn't always start at boot Reply-To: bug#35296 <35296@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:17:25 +0000 retitle 35296 gdm doesn't always start at boot reassign 35296 guix submitter 35296 Julien Lepiller severity 35296 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Apr 15 17:27:23 2019 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Apr 2019 21:27:23 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35665 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hG98N-0005Cv-ID for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:27:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:48035) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hG98M-0005Ch-7y for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:27:22 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:57231) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hG98G-00027N-U0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:27:17 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:34169) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hG98F-0006Ni-54 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:27:16 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hG98E-00025p-Am for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:27:15 -0400 Received: from lepiller.eu ([2a00:5884:8208::1]:50272) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hG98D-00023d-Rd for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:27:14 -0400 Received: from sybil.lepiller.eu (89-92-10-229.hfc.dyn.abo.bbox.fr [89.92.10.229]) by lepiller.eu (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id c0e4b43c (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256:NO) for ; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:27:08 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:26:56 +0200 From: Julien Lepiller To: bug-guix@gnu.org Subject: gdm doesn't always start at boot Message-ID: <20190415232656.7e35fab5@sybil.lepiller.eu> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.3 (GTK+ 2.24.32; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2a00:5884:8208::1 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Hi, I've recently reconfigured my system and now have the default gdm login screen. Unfortunately, it doesn't always shouw up at boot (waiting a few minutes doesn't help), so I end up having to log in on the tty and restart the xorg-server service (which is marked as running). From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Apr 16 16:22:04 2019 Received: (at 35296) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2019 20:22:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38035 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hGUai-000211-Aq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:22:04 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:60463) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hGUag-00020V-3G for 35296@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:22:02 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:55965) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hGUaa-0001fe-EP; Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:21:56 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=49426 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1hGUaZ-000811-Oe; Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:21:56 -0400 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= To: Julien Lepiller Subject: Re: bug#35296: gdm doesn't always start at boot References: <20190415232656.7e35fab5@sybil.lepiller.eu> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 27 Germinal an 227 de la =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:21:54 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20190415232656.7e35fab5@sybil.lepiller.eu> (Julien Lepiller's message of "Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:26:56 +0200") Message-ID: <87mukpd7kt.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 35296 Cc: 35296@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Hello! Julien Lepiller skribis: > I've recently reconfigured my system and now have the default gdm login > screen. Unfortunately, it doesn't always shouw up at boot (waiting a > few minutes doesn't help), so I end up having to log in on the tty and > restart the xorg-server service (which is marked as running). When GDM fails to show up, does /var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg*.log or ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg*.log show any hints? Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Apr 19 04:15:49 2019 Received: (at 35296) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Apr 2019 08:15:49 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43318 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hHOgW-0006TB-RD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:15:49 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:43599) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hHOgU-0006Sy-Ub for 35296@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:15:47 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:46957) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHOgO-0001XY-5q; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:15:40 -0400 Received: from [2001:660:6102:320:e120:2c8f:8909:cdfe] (port=41836 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1hHOgN-0004Uo-Q7; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:15:40 -0400 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= To: Julien Lepiller Subject: Re: bug#35296: gdm doesn't always start at boot References: <20190415232656.7e35fab5@sybil.lepiller.eu> <87mukpd7kt.fsf@gnu.org> <20190418203446.56fe99a5@sybil.lepiller.eu> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 30 Germinal an 227 de la =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:15:37 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20190418203446.56fe99a5@sybil.lepiller.eu> (Julien Lepiller's message of "Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:34:46 +0200") Message-ID: <877ebqif6e.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 35296 Cc: 35296@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Hello, (Please keep the bug Cc=E2=80=99d.) Julien Lepiller skribis: > Le Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:21:54 +0200, > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s a =C3=A9crit : [...] >> When GDM fails to show up, >> does /var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg*.log or >> ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg*.log show any hints? > Attached is the xorg log file. Thanks. > [ 155.937] (**) Option "fd" "25" > [ 155.937] (II) event3 - USB Optical Mouse: device removed > [ 155.937] (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch > [ 155.937] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:67 > [ 155.937] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:66 > [ 155.937] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:70 > [ 155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:68 > [ 155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:65 > [ 155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 226:0 > [ 155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:69 > [ 155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:72 > [ 155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:64 > [ 12676.770] (EE)=20 > Fatal server error: > [ 12676.770] (EE) systemd-logind disappeared (stopped/restarted?) > [ 12676.770] (EE)=20 > [ 12676.770] (EE)=20 > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support=20 > at http://wiki.x.org > for help.=20 On my machine I have the =E2=80=9Cgot pause=E2=80=9D messages, but these ar= e the last messages and then everything works. Does /var/log/messages show anything regarding elogind? It could be that the real problem lies with elogind, although that bit has been reliable in my experience. Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Nov 19 09:55:46 2021 Received: (at 35296-close) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Nov 2021 14:55:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40319 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mo5Io-0002fs-1k for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:55:46 -0500 Received: from lepiller.eu ([89.234.186.109]:39314) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mo5Im-0002fm-C5 for 35296-close@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:55:45 -0500 Received: from lepiller.eu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lepiller.eu (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id a4e0e093 for <35296-close@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:55:42 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=lepiller.eu; h=date:from :to:subject:message-id:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=dkim; bh=wyN7PcgTFVxRsupuHlXeO2STx DimTX86WPoNwfk3jA4=; b=lHnxI9baAjeAvfGRpNM3Apxylt2FEBV4Q/7MyZbgt 3qvNx6C1FVS5ASi4oaSKRnWaGsdJ2ef6uFtor9blN3PvAMOiLiH21uM5Mkwvd6/O ZOYAn3hqEbToAUJEawropmoo4LWvooKWaYfiy/XhRkLpfcpOJWpnakpoDSAIXilt 463aH2IobX45Yu9iSXX/pHR0CAEuJam1Wmw9zvHIbcvnbRC85GGwwzKt10F5M5My TieqdHNTppsL2dspqWeb8hTAHmh1VGkrUqj9HGHsUGbRcmKVcKePLnrGtZYeO71W 5rwm8xBs36rTO9nFANMRrKaTjZU+2veKFYg/cNdeHYYiw== Received: by lepiller.eu (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id 16d74970 (TLSv1.3:AEAD-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256:NO) for <35296-close@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:55:41 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:55:38 -0500 From: Julien Lepiller To: 35296-close@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: gdm doesn't always start at boot User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android Message-ID: <44F067CF-1B79-4ACB-A40B-66DB87C444ED@lepiller.eu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=----UKH28IH8B7STE32JE74NFAFMM9FYJ1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 35296-close X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) ------UKH28IH8B7STE32JE74NFAFMM9FYJ1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I haven't been able to reproduce it in a long time, so closing=2E ------UKH28IH8B7STE32JE74NFAFMM9FYJ1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I haven't been able to reproduce it in a long ti= me, so closing=2E ------UKH28IH8B7STE32JE74NFAFMM9FYJ1-- From unknown Mon Aug 18 14:17:25 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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