Re: gdm fails to start
- To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
- Subject: Re: gdm fails to start
- From: Ralph Katz <ralph.katz@rcn.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:38:14 -0400
- Message-id: <[🔎] 42532166.9040505@rcn.com>
- In-reply-to: <3Q4II-2zZ-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
- References: <3PKAs-2zu-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <3PKAv-2zu-9@gated-at.bofh.it> <3Q1rE-86j-53@gated-at.bofh.it> <3Q2dR-lt-21@gated-at.bofh.it> <3Q45Y-1Ym-15@gated-at.bofh.it> <3Q4II-2zZ-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
On 04/05/2005 06:30 PM, Mike wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
>
>> Mike wrote:
>>
>>> I wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have been using xdm without problems. kdm also works (I just tried
>>>> it). gdm seems to be the only program affected.
>>>>
>>>> gdm worked fine on this computer previously. It presumably broke
>>>> during an upgrade, though there were several between now and the
>>>> last time the system rebooted, so I am not sure which one. Anyway,
>>>> I'm just about to try some older versions to see if I can find one
>>>> which works.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I tried the second newest version and it has the same problem. Dunno
>>> where to get any others short of the stable version which requires a
>>> bunch of libraries that I don't have.
>>>
>>> Michael Spang
>>>
>>>
>> Have you tried a purge and reinstall, or just a reinstall? If just the
>> reinstall, purge it first.
>>
> I did purge it. I even tried purging all of X. Still broke.
>
> Michael Spang
What's in /var/log/gdm?
Or /var/log/XFree86.* ?
Any clues?
Regards,
Ralph
Reply to: