Bug#366516: marked as done (boot process of fresh etch installation does not lead to graphic login: inconsistent paths /usr/bin vs /usr/bin/X11)
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and subject line Bug#365134: fixed in xdm 1:1.0.4-1
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Package: xdm
Version: 1.0.1-6
Inconsistencies in downgrading from sid to etch lead me to completely
reinstalling Debian. So, this report is about Debian etch as of today.
I installed from the CD image
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_beta2/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso.
I deselected "desktop" and "standard" to prevent the gnome overhead from
being installed. After rebooting into the fresh system, I updated apt and
upgraded the installed packages via ftp. Then, I installed xserver-xorg,
xdm, my preferred window manager, a few other packages, and all their
friends-and-relations.
(1) At some stage, startx failed because some scripts expect xdm to reside
in /usr/bin/X11 whereas etch installed it in /usr/bin. A symbolic link
helped.
At this stage, if not earlier, I was able to start X11 from tty1 via startx.
(2) /etc/inittab comes with default runlevel=2. It seems that I have to
change this manually.
(3) After the n-th reboot, no progress: still a vt100 login to tty1
instead of the graphic X11 login screen. At last, I found an enlightening
message in xdm.log: "server /usr/bin/X cannot be executed" "server open
failed for :0, giving up" and so on. Another link towards /usr/bin/X11
helped.
xdm developers: _please_ prevent Debian from becoming gnome-only.
- Joachim
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: xdm
Source-Version: 1:1.0.4-1
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xdm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
xdm_1.0.4-1.diff.gz
to pool/main/x/xdm/xdm_1.0.4-1.diff.gz
xdm_1.0.4-1.dsc
to pool/main/x/xdm/xdm_1.0.4-1.dsc
xdm_1.0.4-1_i386.deb
to pool/main/x/xdm/xdm_1.0.4-1_i386.deb
xdm_1.0.4.orig.tar.gz
to pool/main/x/xdm/xdm_1.0.4.orig.tar.gz
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 365134@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
David Nusinow <dnusinow@debian.org> (supplier of updated xdm package)
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Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 23:25:22 -0400
Source: xdm
Binary: xdm
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1:1.0.4-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: David Nusinow <dnusinow@debian.org>
Changed-By: David Nusinow <dnusinow@debian.org>
Description:
xdm - X display manager
Closes: 365134
Changes:
xdm (1:1.0.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* New upstream release
* Version x11-common dependency. Thanks Olivier Ponsini, Ian Bruce,
and Steve Langasek. (closes: #365134)
Files:
c32ce876345fa99f051715cfc3522a45 887 x11 optional xdm_1.0.4-1.dsc
955b252276271071488893201cfead48 481966 x11 optional xdm_1.0.4.orig.tar.gz
096816e6f2aac9a0fdcf77194525576a 198470 x11 optional xdm_1.0.4-1.diff.gz
4943e9d159893e05c36f93ad185b771b 157966 x11 optional xdm_1.0.4-1_i386.deb
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