Bug#897338: sddm: Cannot launch SDDM at boot time and from console
> Is X started at all?
It seems that X is not started. Checked it using 'top' command and searching 'Xorg' process.
> What's the output of `` update-alternatives --query sddm-debian-theme `` ?
Name: sddm-debian-theme
Link: /usr/share/sddm/themes/debian-theme
Status: auto
Best: /usr/share/sddm/themes/debian-maui
Value: /usr/share/sddm/themes/debian-maui
Alternative: /usr/share/sddm/themes/debian-maui
Priority: 40
> It seems that there is a known issue upstream with some nvidia drivers:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sddm/+bug/1762885
> https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues/1019
>
> Are you using a nvidia card? Can you please check if the problem goes away
> with an older version of the nvidia drivers?
No, I don't use NVidia graphics cards, I reproduced the bug on VirtualBox.
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