Gdm should be started as the last one ;) so if there is anything in your /etc/rc.local it should be at the end of rc.local. This is a known problem which still not seems to be resolved, debian has/had the same problem.
arjan On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 07:36 -0800, Link Dupont wrote: > I had gdm as the last one in DAEMONS. That is what was causing the > problem in the first place. I've found its saner to use inittab rather > than the gdm init-script. > > On Mar 17, 2005, at 6:39 AM, Linus Casassa wrote: > > > I know the answer! > > > > in /etc/rc.conf > > > > DAEMONS=(!syslog-ng hotplug !pcmcia network !netfs !crond sshd mysqld > > httpd gdm) > > > > gdm MUST be the last one ;) > > > > > > On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 00:04:53 -0800, Link Dupont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> What seems to have fixed it for me is not using the initscript. > >> Instead, set your default runlevel to 5 & change the > >> x:5:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon to > >> x:5:respawn:/opt/gnome/bin/gdm -nodaemon. Like Strat suggests > >> > >> On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:31:23 +0000, Jacobo Arvelo UNIX4ALL > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> El dom, 31-10-2004 a las 19:01 +0100, RedShift escribi�: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Link Dupont wrote: > >>>>> Hey Archers, > >>>>> > >>>>> I have a question about a rather annoying GDM bug that's been > >>>>> really > >>>>> getting on my nerves. > >>>>> I start GDM from within my $DAEMONS in /etc/rc.conf. I put it as > >>>>> the > >>>>> last daemon to be started, and, when GDM starts up, the keyboard > >>>>> input > >>>>> is totally disabled. Nothing I try to type works. I then can ssh > >>>>> into > >>>>> the system, restart gdm (/etc/rc.d/gdm restart), and keyboard input > >>>>> works. Then, if I try jumping to a tty (CTRL+ALT+F1) doesn't > >>>>> actually > >>>>> get me to a tty. Instead, I see a "snapshot" of my X-server. It > >>>>> looks > >>>>> like a frame from the video buffer. > >>>>> None of this happens if I remove gdm from the $DAEMONS & start GDM > >>>>> myself by logging in as root & running /etc/rc.d/gdm start. > >>>>> Does anyone have any ideas? > >>>>> > >>>>> Link > >>>> > >>>> Whoah, I'm now having exactly the same problem! > >>> > >>> here too, It seems to be a common problem. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> arch mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Peace love and penguins > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> arch mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > arch mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > > _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
