Bug 12878 - After installing Mageia and booting the kernel GDM crashes
Summary: After installing Mageia and booting the kernel GDM crashes
Status: RESOLVED OLD
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: 4
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal minor
Target Milestone: Mageia 5
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2014-02-25 16:19 CET by Kristoffer Grundström
Modified: 2015-10-27 06:57 CET (History)
3 users (show)

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Source RPM: gdm
CVE:
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Attachments
Here's the Xorg.log-file if you need it (74.15 KB, text/plain)
2014-02-26 19:14 CET, Kristoffer Grundström
Details
This is the file before I installed the commersial nouveau driver (16.35 KB, text/plain)
2014-02-26 19:26 CET, Kristoffer Grundström
Details
Here's the log-file from after I switched from KDM to GDM (28.50 KB, text/plain)
2014-02-26 19:27 CET, Kristoffer Grundström
Details
journalctl log-file (28.02 KB, text/plain)
2014-02-26 19:31 CET, Kristoffer Grundström
Details

Description Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-25 16:19:16 CET
Description of problem: I have installed Mageia 4 with either the net-iso or the DVD-iso and chose MATE, GNOME, CINNAMON as desktop environments and everything went fine until I after the installation was done rebooted and booted the installed kernel, I saw that GDM crashed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.10.0

How reproducible: Everytime I install Mageia 4.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use either net-install or DVD-install for x86_64.
2. Choose Advanced installation with MATE, GNOME and CINNAMON.
3. Reboot.
4. Boot to the current kernel.
5. Voila! GDM crashes.

A possible solution to implement somehow is to open a tty, login as your username and type:

cd /etc/X11/
mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.new

Login as root and type: updatedb && sync && init 6

Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:
Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-25 16:19:31 CET

CC: (none) => kristoffer.grundstrom1983
Target Milestone: --- => Mageia 5

Comment 1 Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-25 16:37:30 CET
This graphics card is integrated on the laptop-motherboard for the Toshiba Satellite L755-1DR so it's kindda hard replacing the card.
Comment 2 Thierry Vignaud 2014-02-25 18:21:42 CET
Please attach (not paste):
/var/log/gdm/*

Is there anything interesting in journalctl output?

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
CC: (none) => olav, thierry.vignaud

Comment 3 Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-26 12:36:59 CET
Sure. The weird thing is that changing some screen settings the same way that I did in Mageia 3 seems to trigger this issue. If I just do a fresh install without changing the screen settings GDM loads without any issue.
Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-26 18:32:47 CET

Summary: After installing Mageia and booting the kernel GDM crashes => After installing Mageia and booting the kernel KDM crashes

Comment 4 Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-26 19:14:40 CET
Created attachment 5013 [details]
Here's the Xorg.log-file if you need it
Comment 5 Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-26 19:26:59 CET
Created attachment 5014 [details]
This is the file before I installed the commersial nouveau driver
Comment 6 Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-26 19:27:41 CET
Created attachment 5015 [details]
Here's the log-file from after I switched from KDM to GDM
Comment 7 Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-26 19:31:00 CET
Created attachment 5016 [details]
journalctl log-file
Thierry Vignaud 2014-02-26 22:07:17 CET

Attachment 5015 mime type: application/octet-stream => text/plain

Thierry Vignaud 2014-02-26 22:07:45 CET

Attachment 5014 mime type: text/x-log => text/plain

Thierry Vignaud 2014-02-26 22:07:52 CET

Attachment 5013 mime type: text/x-log => text/plain

Thierry Vignaud 2014-02-26 22:08:04 CET

Attachment 5016 mime type: text/x-log => text/plain

Kristoffer Grundström 2014-02-27 12:23:37 CET

Summary: After installing Mageia and booting the kernel KDM crashes => After installing Mageia and booting the kernel GDM crashes

Comment 8 Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-03 11:35:56 CEST
Relevant information had been provided. However, the bug is now quite old. Kristoffer, can you still reproduce?
Comment 9 Kristoffer Grundström 2015-05-03 16:14:43 CEST
Well, only IF I just choose to switch to GDM and just have GNOME installed.
Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-03 18:23:05 CEST

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)

Comment 10 Samuel Verschelde 2015-09-21 13:20:27 CEST
Mageia 4 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2015-09-19. It is is no longer 
maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug 
fix updates.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you plan to 
fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' to a later 
Mageia version.

Bug Reporter: Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we weren't 
able to fix it before Mageia 4's end of life. If you are able to reproduce it 
against a later version of Mageia, you are encouraged to click on "Version" and 
change it against that version of Mageia. If it's valid in several versions, 
select the highest and add MGAxTOO in whiteboard for each other valid release.
Example: it's valid in cauldron and Mageia 5, set to cauldron and add MGA5TOO.

Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's lifetime, 
sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events. Often a more recent Mageia 
release includes newer upstream software that fixes bugs or makes them obsolete.

If you would like to help fixing bugs in the future, don't hesitate to join the
packager team via our mentoring program [1] or join the teams that fit you 
most [2].

[1] https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Becoming_a_Mageia_Packager
[2] http://www.mageia.org/contribute/
Comment 11 Marja Van Waes 2015-10-27 06:57:42 CET
As announced over a month ago, Mageia 4 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2015-09-19. It is is no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug fix updates.

This issue may have been fixed in a later Mageia release, so, if you still see it and didn't already do so: please upgrade to Mageia 5 (or, if you read this much later than this is written: make sure you run a currently maintained Mageia version)

If you are able to reproduce it against a maintained version of Mageia, you are encouraged to 
1. reopen this bug report, by changing the "Status" from "RESOLVED - OLD" to "REOPENED"
2. click on "Version" and change it against that version of Mageia. If you know it's valid in several versions, select the highest and add MGAxTOO in whiteboard for each other valid release.
Example: it's valid in cauldron and Mageia 5, set to cauldron and add MGA5TOO.
3. give as much relevant information as possible. If you're not an experienced bug reporter and have some time: please read this page:
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_report_a_bug_properly

If you see a similar issue, but are _not_sure_ it is the same, with the same cause, then please file a new bug report and mention this one in it (please include the bug number, too). 


If you would like to help fixing bugs in the future, don't hesitate to join the
packager team via our mentoring program [1] or join the teams that fit you 
most [2].
[1] https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Becoming_a_Mageia_Packager
[2] http://www.mageia.org/contribute/

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


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