Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:14:27 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: andy@neu.net Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gnome fails to start after upgrade Message-ID: <1132028067.66848.15.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.56.0511142256550.3583@Mira.dandy.net> References: <20051106214417.8A06316A422@hub.freebsd.org> <Pine.LNX.4.56.0511071826400.20076@Mira.dandy.net> <1131917518.26538.19.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <Pine.LNX.4.56.0511142256550.3583@Mira.dandy.net>
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On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 23:10 -0500, andy@neu.net wrote:
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> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
>=20
> > On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 18:59 -0500, andy@neu.net wrote:
> > > I just finsihed running the 2.12 upgrade script on 6.0 release, it
> > > reported that it
> > > finished sucessfully. However, after a reboot Gnome will not start. =
I
> > > had gnome_enable in rc.conf, and when it boots I get the following er=
ror
> > > on the console:
> > > Nov 7 16:05:47 alum gdm[668]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0=
1)
> > > Nov 7 16:05:47 alum gdm[668]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 1=
1)
> > > Nov 7 16:05:51 alum gdm[686]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0=
0)
> > > Nov 7 16:05:51 alum gdm[686]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0=
1)
> > > Nov 7 16:05:51 alum gdm[686]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 1=
1)
> > > Nov 7 16:05:59 alum gdm[704]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0=
0)
> > > Nov 7 16:05:59 alum gdm[704]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0=
1)
> > > Nov 7 16:05:59 alum gdm[704]: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 1=
1)
> > >
> > > If I issue /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session from a prompt I get:
> > > (gnome-session:1035): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> > >
> > > So, I removed gdm_enable from rc.conf. I am able to get into an xwin=
dow
> > > environment by typing startx. Then when I am in xwindows if I issue
> > > /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session, Gnome will open in many different xwind=
ows.
> > >
> > > The following is from .xsession-errors:
> > >
> > > /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with =
wtmp
> > > and utmp
> > > /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/X11R6/bin/sessre=
g -a
> > > -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x
> > > "/usr/X11R6/share/gnome/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "ro
> > > ot"
> > > /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
> > > /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: /usr/bin/ssh-a=
gent
> > > -- gnome-session
> > > SESSION_MANAGER=3Dlocal/alum.foo.bar:/tmp/.ICE-unix/519
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > esd: Esound sound daemon already running or stale UNIX socket
> > > /tmp/.esd/socket
> > > This socket already exists indicating esd is already running.
> > > Exiting...
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > ** (gnome-session:519): WARNING **: Esound failed to start.
> > >
> > > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > ** (gnome-panel:815): WARNING **: Failed to add file monitor for
> > > file:///root/.gtk-bookmarks: Unsupported operation
> > >
> > >
> > > ** (gedit:829): CRITICAL **: bonobo_mdi_set_restoring_state: assertio=
n
> > > `priv->restoring_state && restoring_state' failed
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > >
> > > ** (gedit:829): CRITICAL **: bonobo_mdi_set_restoring_state: assertio=
n
> > > `priv->restoring_state && restoring_state' failed
> > >
> > > (Gecko:889): Gdk-WARNING **: gdk_property_get(): length value has wra=
pped
> > > in calculation (did you pass G_MAXLONG?)
> > > Window manager warning: Broken client! Window 0x2200019 (cvsup) chang=
ed
> > > client leader window or SM client ID
> > > Window manager warning: Broken client! Window 0x2200019 (cvsup) chang=
ed
> > > client leader window or SM client ID
> > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
> > > id: 102190883c000113104947600000005230000
> > > handle: 9
> > > connection: 0x80a6400
> > > properties:
> > > ((name "RestartStyleHint") (type "CARD8") (value "^B"))
> > > ((name "_GSM_Priority") (type "CARD8") (value "^@"))
> > > ((name "Program") (type "ARRAY8") (value "gnome-smproxy"))
> > > ((name "DiscardCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "rm") (valu=
e
> > > "/root/.gnome2//.gnome-smproxy-GZcdDY"))
> > > ((name "CloneCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "gnome-smprox=
y")
> > > (value "--sm-config-prefix") (value "/.gnome-smproxy-GZcdDY/"))
> > > ((name "RestartCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "gnome-smpr=
oxy")
> > > (value "--sm-config-prefix") (value "/.gnome-smproxy-GZcdDY/") (value
> > > "--sm-client-id") (value
> > > "102190883c000113104947600000005230000"))
> > > id: 102190883c000113104947600000005230001
> > > handle: 10
> > > connection: 0x8131000
> > > properties:
> > > ((name "DiscardCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "rm") (valu=
e
> > > "-f") (value "/root/.metacity/sessions/1131072252-893-3445051405.ms")=
)
> > > ((name "CloneCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "metacity"))
> > > ((name "RestartCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "metacity")
> > > (value "--sm-save-file") (value "1131072252-893-3445051405.ms"))
> > > ((name "Program") (type "ARRAY8") (value "metacity"))
> > > ((name "UserID") (type "ARRAY8") (value "root"))
> > > ((name "RestartStyleHint") (type "CARD8") (value "^B"))
> > > ((name "ProcessID") (type "ARRAY8") (value "813"))
> > > ((name "CurrentDirectory") (type "ARRAY8") (value "/root"))
> > > ((name "_GSM_Priority") (type "CARD8") (value "^T"))
> > > id: 102190883c000113104947700000005230002
> > > handle: 6
> > > connection: 0x8131980
> > > properties:
> > > ((name "CurrentDirectory") (type "ARRAY8") (value "/root^@"))
> > > ((name "ProcessID") (type "ARRAY8") (value "815^@"))
> > > ((name "Program") (type "ARRAY8") (value "gnome-panel^@"))
> > > ((name "CloneCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "gnome-panel"=
)
> > > (value "--sm-config-prefix") (value "/gnome-panel-AxvXcI/"))
> > > ((name "RestartCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "gnome-pane=
l")
> > > (value "--sm-config-prefix") (value "/gnome-panel-AxvXcI/") (value
> > > "--sm-client-id") (value "102
> > > 190883c000113104947700000005230002") (value "--screen") (value "0"))
> > > ((name "UserID") (type "ARRAY8") (value "root^@"))
> > > ((name "RestartStyleHint") (type "CARD8") (value "^B"))
> > > ((name "_GSM_Priority") (type "CARD8") (value "("))
> > > id: 102190883c000113104947700000005230003
> > > handle: 7
> > > connection: 0x8131b00
> > > properties:
> > > ((name "CurrentDirectory") (type "ARRAY8") (value "/root^@"))
> > > ((name "ProcessID") (type "ARRAY8") (value "817^@"))
> > > ((name "Program") (type "ARRAY8") (value "nautilus^@"))
> > > ((name "CloneCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "nautilus") (=
value
> > > "--sm-config-prefix") (value "/nautilus-fWQu53/"))
> > > ((name "RestartCommand") (type "LISTofARRAY8") (value "nautilus")
> > > (value "--sm-config-prefix") (value "/nautilus-fWQu53/") (value
> > > "--sm-client-id") (value "102190883
> > > c000113104947700000005230003") (value "--screen") (value "0"))
> > > ((name "UserID") (type "ARRAY8") (value "root^@"))
> > > ((name "_GSM_Priority") (type "CARD8") (value "("))
> > > ((name "RestartStyleHint") (type "CARD8") (value "^B"))
> > > id: 102190883c000113104947700000005230004
> > > handle: 4
> > >
> > > Is there any more info that would be helpful in debugging this proble=
m?
> > > What else should I do to troubleshoot this issue?
> > > Any and all help is appreciated.
> >
> > Try copying /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf
> > to /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/gdm.conf, and see if that fixes GDM for you.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> Joe:
>=20
> Thanks for the suggestion, however it did not work. I think the problem
> is that the framebuffer device (fbdev) is missing. What is fbdev, how
> does it get installed, is there a procedure to fix it if it breaks? When
> I type /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session on the command line, I get back the
> following:
>=20
> (gnome-session:599) : Gtk WARNING **: cannot open display:
You can't do this! You need an X server running first. If you run
startx, then run gnome-session from an xterm, it should work. As to why
GDM is not working, I can't help you. It works for me with the default
configuration.
>=20
> I followed the upgrade instructions, and the upgrade completed
> successfully. This is the second time I have had this happen on this
> upgrade. I did not see anything in the documentation about this. Is
> there a step that I missed somewhere? Has anyone else had this problem?
> What else can I try, I have another box that I need to upgrade?
Following the instructions worked for me. I use gdm, and I have never
had this problem.
>=20
> Also, I have a question about packages. Installing gnome is really easy
> when you can issue "pkg_add -r gnome2". I do not want to track the
> developemnt branch, how do you know when you can use pkg_add and get 2.12=
?
Consult the FAQ: http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q21
Joe
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