Bug 10510

Summary: GNOME won't start on Cauldron+updates testing - startx/prefdm/new user - all other DEs work fine.
Product: Mageia Reporter: Shlomi Fish <shlomif>
Component: RPM PackagesAssignee: Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: critical    
Priority: Normal CC: fundawang, mageia, olav
Version: Cauldron   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: gnome-session-3.8.2.1-2.mga4.src.rpm CVE:
Status comment:

Description Shlomi Fish 2013-06-12 16:06:47 CEST
Description of problem:

GNOME won't start on x86-64 Cauldron + updates_testing. Tried using:

1. startx.

2. In a new user.

3. From prefdm ("systemctl start prefdm.service")

All other DEs (KDE, LXDE, IceWM) start fine.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Cauldron/updates_testing.

My machine is a Core i3 x86-64 machine with Intel Graphics.

How reproducible:

Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start GNOME.


Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:
Manuel Hiebel 2013-06-12 23:01:49 CEST

CC: (none) => fundawang, mageia, olav

Comment 1 Shlomi Fish 2013-06-17 20:22:35 CEST
OK, I was able to fix it by installing task-gnome-minimal (which was not previously installed and installed several dependencies). I wonder if this should be handled more gracefully.

Regards,

-- Shlomi Fish
Comment 2 Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-17 20:15:42 CEST
Fixed as per comment #1

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: NEW => RESOLVED