I want to stress this is a live session

to repeat

download xfce daily iso
create a live usb with iso
boot it
expected results - XFCE desktop
actual results - XDM login box


On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:49 AM, Wolfden <[email protected]> wrote:

> The daily XFCE hasn't boot properly in the last 3 weeks. I figured as we
> switched over to systemd it would work out eventually, but posting anyway.
>
> XFCE boots up to the XMD login box, which is a weird looking box, I don't
> recall ever seeing this.
>
> I check the /etc/conf.d/xdm and display manager is set to "xdm"  I believe
> it should be set to "gdm" since that is what is installed.  I change to
> "gdm" than issue
>
> systemctl stop xdm
> systemctl status xdm and it reports it dead
> systemctl start xdm
>
> and I am brought back to the xdm login box, as if systemd doesn't use the
> /etc/conf.d/xdm file.  I have no idea if it does or doesn't as I a noob to
> systemd.
>
> So hoping to look at log files and apparently systemd don't make the log
> files?  I can't find /var/log/messages or /var/log/dmesg
>
> A side note, I have to edit the grub line and remove all that fancy
> graphical commands to get display to work.  If I leave the default grub
> line as is, my monitor goes to sleep and I can't do a thing to get it to
> display.  ctrl alt f1 does nothing.  If I remove everything starting with
> splash to --quiet in grub I get my display.  Intel graphics - I can maybe
> get more info once the xdm issue is solved.
>
> What is best way to get info on the xdm issue?
>
> --
> KJS
> ~wolfden~
>



-- 
KJS
~wolfden~


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