Bug 10510 - GNOME won't start on Cauldron+updates testing - startx/prefdm/new user - all other DEs work fine.
Summary: GNOME won't start on Cauldron+updates testing - startx/prefdm/new user - all ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal critical
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Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2013-06-12 16:06 CEST by Shlomi Fish
Modified: 2015-05-17 20:15 CEST (History)
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Source RPM: gnome-session-3.8.2.1-2.mga4.src.rpm
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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.


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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
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