On Thu, Apr 02, 2020 at 04:29:10PM +0200, Marcus MERIGHI wrote: > >Synopsis: xenodm(1) fails to start X(7) > >Category: x11 > >Environment: > System : OpenBSD 6.6 > Details : OpenBSD 6.6-current (GENERIC.MP) #94: Wed Apr 1 17:23:43 > MDT 2020 > > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP > > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64 > Machine : amd64 > >Description: > When xenodm starts, the infamous grey screen with a mouse pointer can > be seen for a glimpse, vanishes and re-appears, in a loop. > "doas startx" works. > Two additional files attached: > Xorg.0.log.boot normal boot with xenodm trying to start X. > Xorg.0.log.startx no xenodm, X started with "doas startx" > This machine gets updated to latest -current often, mostly > daily. the regression can't be very old. > >How-To-Repeat: > rcctl enable xenodm; rcctl start xenodm > >Fix: > unknown.
Hi, can you send us the contents of /var/log/xenodm.log for the looping X server case ? I looks like xenodm fails to start the login widget for some reason. There may be some information there. You can also try to run xenodm -debug 255 > xenodm.log 2>&1 as root and look at / send the resulting log file. -- Matthieu Herrb
