Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:58:25 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: knowtree@aloha.com Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gdm start and load goes high logging off Message-ID: <1114045105.26702.1.camel@gyros> In-Reply-To: <200504201938.j3KJcVQ18577@yoda.pixi.com> References: <200504201938.j3KJcVQ18577@yoda.pixi.com>
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--=-GzZC7pdt5YX6LYXhZUcL Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 09:38 +0000, knowtree@aloha.com wrote: > FreeBSD 4.11 STABLE, Gnome 2.10 > Yesterday I ran a conplete port update. I hoped it would fix a problem th= at > turned up about a week ago, but the only change was that now gdm does not > start. >=20 > 1. What is the recommended way to have gdm start at the end of the boot > sequence? It was working fine until this morning. I checked that gdm.sh i= s > in /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d and that looked fine. I fiddled with /etc/ttys in > what I think was the old way, like this: >=20 > #ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure > ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/gdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure >=20 > This works, but I should have had to change anything. This may be related > to my second problem. You should read the pkg-message for gdm as well as /usr/ports/UPDATING. Gdm should not be started out of /etc/ttys. >=20 > 2. When I click on Desktop / Log Out gdm-binary goes nuts, stealing more > and more cpu time, eventually over 90%. If I cancel the logout, the load > *does not* return to normal. >=20 > I had my system set to dim the desktop when the logoff confirmation windo= w > was displayed. Now it does not dim. >=20 > When I log off I get an error message that multiload-applett-2 has quit > unexpectedly. I assume that's because it is being flooded. >=20 > While troubleshooting this issue I noticed that gdm-binary is quite activ= e > all the time, generally third or forth in process table displayed by the > "top" command. Why woiuld it need to be so active when I'm already logged > on? It should be dormant, at the bottom of the list. >=20 > I also have a problem with sound, but I think it is unrtelated and will > post separately. There is a gdm bug open about gdm-binary taking up too much CPU time. Search through GNOME Bugzilla, and you'll find it. Joe >=20 > Gary Dunn > Honolulu > knowtree@aloha.com >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-GzZC7pdt5YX6LYXhZUcL Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCZvqxb2iPiv4Uz4cRAuBlAJ96zscvvFiJmMLG34Nm6Tn8J8E1zQCfSYLB fDzohFuo7nxnTb1kvVtu3aQ= =/CbP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-GzZC7pdt5YX6LYXhZUcL--
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