[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
We're not going to fix this issue for karmic or lucid since we don't want to risk regressing anyone, but going forward the plan is to move failsafe-x into a separate package called xdiagnose. ** Changed in: gdm-2.20 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Won't Fix ** Changed in: gdm-2.20 (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: New = Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 Title: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
This bug still re-appears in lucid. The underlying problem seems to be that /etc/init.d/failsafe-x.conf is in the wrong package. x11-common should know nothing about gdm and yet here is a gdm referencing file, so as soon as you stop using gdm 2.3, the system is broken. This file should be in the gdm package - along with its supporting cast of files, or perhaps in a separate package where there is need for common elements amongst display managers. I came up against this problem with re-deploying gdm 2-20 in the lucid environment (to get multi-seat working). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 Title: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
** Tags added: regression-update ** Tags removed: regression-updates -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 Title: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
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[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I don't use gdm, and hit this bug. I was able to make the dialog go away by moving these files out of /etc/init: gdm.conf failsafe-x.conf plymouth* usplash.conf I'm sure I didn't need to eliminate all of those, but just failsafe-x.conf alone didn't do it so I cast a wider net. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/gdm -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/karmic-updates/gdm -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Xubuntu 9.10 user with ONLY gdm xfce installed, and 6hrs of his life he will never get back. Rant follows, solution at end: Boy did this ruin and waste my entire day. I had to reboot to get ALSA backports because the mic on my 3810T is broken with karmic, and actually even with backports it's still broken when using pulseaudio, but fine if I kill pulse. I figured I could get rid of the hideous gdm (non-)theme on my Xubuntu in the process. Unfortunately all the gdm 'theme' changing HOWTOs (by which they really just mean BG or icons) relied on gnome-appearance-properties from gnome-control-center, which would add about 120mb of crap an XFCE user on an SSD neither desires nor has the space for. And the one laudable attempt to spare users the pain of this gdm regression (https://launchpad.net/gdm2setup) failed to change the gdm BG, only xsplash's. I digress. After an hour wasted, I decided to downgrade to gdm-2.20 to get some themes. Mistake! Fine, /usr/bin/X11R6 no longer exists and someone forgot to fix gdm.conf before putting this in the repositories. No big deal. Reboot. Blank screen. No access to any VTs (tty1-6). Can boot in single-user, and pull S30gdm out of rc2.d. Oh wait, why are those scripts there? No changes seem to have any effect. Another hour disappears. Finally I blindly: log into a blank console, configure networking, add routes, start sshd, and use a colleague's computer to access my machine. ps -ef ... failsafeXServer? WTF is this? Now the painful discovery of this nightmare called 'upstart' (I should've known something was fishy when Ubuntu lacked an inittab) Adorably, failsafeXServer is referred to as 'bulletproof-X' in /etc/init/failsafe-x.conf. Hah! Not for Intel chipsets. Fortunately this allowed me to find this thread, and Kevin Christmas's blessed post (#30) about hacking 'vesa' to 'intel' in xorg.conf.failsafe. Finally I can boot into some sort of low graphics mode, and I begin to feel at home in this thread. So, why isn't it booting gdm?? Oh, it's checking for a /etc/X11/default-display-manager, which I don't have... maybe that'll fix it. Nope. OK I'll just comment that out of init/gdm.conf. Still no go. Wait, what on earth is gdm-binary?? So basically gdm-2.20 is broken in these ways a) Refers to /usr/bin/X11R6 in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf stale /etc/init/gdm.conf depends on: b) default-display-manager c) gdm-binary ...which don't exist... and this was complicated by the broken 'vesa' driver on intel chipsets. WHAT WORKED: Creating /etc/X11/default-display-manager with /usr/sbin/gdm and Changing 'gdm-binary' to '/usr/sbin/gdm' in /etc/init/gdm.conf. WHAT HELPED: 'vesa' to 'intel' in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe Still confused: should gdm be run through the init scripts (S30gdm) or via upstart? Why do both exist? There seems to be a mix and match of daemons that start through one or the other... which feels like anything but clean design. Can someone explain, or correct me? PS. Why is this a 'low' priority: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/498732 And why is that bug in gdm and not gdm-2.20? Is the broken init/gdm.conf left over from gdm, or did it come with gdm-2.20? -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
This bug affects my multiseat system with Karmic. I am using just gdm and due to the latest gdm doesn't support multiseat I had to downgrade to gdm 2.20. When my X is starting, there are some error messages in the xorg.log which do not affect any functionality as far as I can say (II) config/hal: Adding input device Logitech 2.4GHz Cordless Desktop (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device UVC Camera (046d:0990) (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Logitech 2.4GHz Cordless Desktop (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 1.00 (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 1.00 (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Logitech 2.4GHz Cordless Desktop (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Sleep Button (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Logitech 2.4GHz Cordless Desktop (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) (II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) The failsage-X, particulary the failsafeXInit script detects these messages it attempts to start the failsafe X even though the original X session is working just fine. Then I get problem that the failsafe X runs into conflict with the original X session and I get message There already appears to be an X server running on display :0. Since I cannot figure out how to get rid of the error messages in my xorg log I have to disable failsafe X as described in comment #32. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Just one more comment, if this bug was fixed in latest gdm, to allow people who use multiseat system to take advantages of this fix, it would be nice if can be backported to gdm 2.20. ** Tags added: multiseat -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Yes, there is a task open on this bug report for the gdm-2.20 package, but it doesn't appear that anyone has taken responsibility yet for fixing the bug there. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Just saying that comment #32 solves this problem for anyone using gdm-2.20 also. ** Also affects: gdm-2.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Upgraded a Dell laptop Ubuntu 8.04 - 8.10 - 9.04 - 9.10. The last upgrade introduced a problem: upon boot there is a popup (of which only the top is visible, the rest is below the bottom edge of the screen) telling me Ubuntu running in low-graphics mode. Upon ^C I get a console prompt, and startx correctly starts X. The problem reappears upon reboot. Commenting out the last line in /etc/init/failsafe-x.conf avoids the popup. (Now no X is started at all, but I am happy with that and can start X with startx when desired.) -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I am aware of this; I know the details of this problem, having discovered it independently in the days I spent figuring out why Ubuntu failed to boot on my laptop into either X or single-user mode. If kdm was used, then this bug also occurred in single-user mode because the configuration check occurs before the single-user check and returned a non-zero exit status. The failsafe-x init script lacks a sanity check to not run when booting into single-user mode, like kdm and gdm do have. While it is true that this bug cannot currently be triggered, this package is *failsafe* X. If care cannot be taken to make sure it doesn't kill the system due to driver problems, extreme care should at least be taken to ensure it does not break existing, more fail-proof, failsafe methods. If the gdm script ever accidentally returns a non-zero exit status from a future change for whatever reason, this bug will happen again and we will attempt to launch failsafe-x on single-user mode. This is especially unfortunate; presumably if I'm booting into recovery mode, it means that failsafe X already failed and launching it again only risks further disabling the user's machine. It would be good engineering to, for instance, add a check in failsafe-x's script. If not by listening for the starting-dm event, at least do the same /proc/cmdline check that gdm does. Perhaps change the start on rule to start on (stopped gdm EXIT_STATUS=[!0] and starting-dm) But I don't know upstart particularly well, and I cannot test this on my machine; any attempt to bring up failsafe X results in killing it. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I'd really like to purge my systems of this failsafe-x nonsense. Is there documentation some where that explain how to disable the ironically named program? When I was bit by this bug, I didn't have access to another computer to search for a solution. I didn't have a console to read the logs. I didn't have a boot disc either. I had no way of getting a boot disc. I was hosed. It was awful, simply awful. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
This bug was fixed in the package gdm - 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 --- gdm (2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low * debian/gdm.upstart: Do not fail with exit status !=0 on startup when disabled. LP: #491483 -- Philip Muskovac yo...@gmx.net Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:30:05 +0100 ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Can someone tells to people like me that does not have gdm installed at all, but only kdm, how they can have this bug fixed? We opened a new bug but we ended up dupe of this. However I do not see kdm here involved in the patching. ** Also affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
This bug also affected single-user mode. While it no longer occurs after the fix, the script for failsafe-x should be disabled when booting with kernel option single. It is otherwise extremely ironic that this so- called failsafe-x has the potential to (and in fact did) cause the real failsafe boot option to fail. gdm and kdm currently check for this. A similar check should be added. Likewise, kdm's init config should get the similar patch, to avoid this problem from occurring in a possible future kdm-based failsafe X to complement the one that current depends on gdm. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Actually, can failsafe-x be set up to never run unless starting-dm has been emitted? I see a initctl emit starting-dm DM=kdm and a similar line in gdm.conf. I don't know how upstart works, but presumably one can configure it to only consider running if starting-dm has occurred. That seems like a more reasonable fix to failsafe X's propensity to start unwanted and hang machines. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
If you don't have gdm installed, you don't have this bug. The failsafe-X job is only ever run when gdm tries to run and fails. I've reviewed the set of bugs marked as duplicates of this one, and un- duped those that don't match - including bug #459639, which appears to be the one under discussion. This bug was never a kdm bug; closing the kdebase-workspace tasks as invalid. ** Changed in: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
This bug also affected single-user mode. It affected only systems that had both kdm and gdm installed, with kdm configured as the preferred DM. Users with only gdm installed were not affected by this bug, with or without booting in single-user mode, because the gdm job already exits '0' if it detects the system was booted in single user mode. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: Fix Released = Fix Committed -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I'm waiting for 3 weeks for a patch for my Laptop(Intel), my home PC(NVIDIA) and my PC at work(NVIDIA). What a shame that such things could happen. It cost me so much time. Is Karmic a beta? When will the repositories be updatet? -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
Re: [Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
dm [2009-12-08 10:33 -]: When will the repositories be updatet? It will move to -updates when the package in -proposed got confirmed to work. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I have activated 'proposed' in sources.list. deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-proposed restricted main multiverse universe But I can't see the 'gdm (2.29.1-0ubuntu3)' -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Sorry, the package had a bad version number; I uploaded 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 to karmic-proposed now. But I can't see the 'gdm (2.29.1-0ubuntu3)' That's the version for lucid, not for karmic. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
This bug affects only KDM (Kubuntu) users, why is not mentioned in the above list? -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
s/only/also -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Surprise, with the new GDM package I have a usable notebook again. It seems, the patch does what it should. Thank you for all the help. But I think, such a bug should be found before so many users get an unusable system. Thanks DM -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
** Tags added: verification-done ** Tags removed: verification-needed -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I also have just tried out the proposed gdm fix and am all up and running again. Thanks to all who have helped with this one. My situation was Ubuntu install where I added kubuntu-desktop and chose kdm, hence gdm and kdm co-resident. As laptop had intel graphics I got as others with intel graphics have commented only garbled console and no X. Initial workaround for me was to remove the splash option in grub interactively. But now all working fine. Thanks again. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I feel Steve Langasek's opinion makes sense (post #54). GDM should not exit with non zero stauts when it is disabled. If it exits with 0 then failsafe-x will not start and we won't have issue with KDM. If GDM is disabled or loaded correctly the failsafe-x should not start. I know I am mixing many things together but ... Another question is what if KDM failed to start correctly? Should the failsafe-x start? -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Triaged ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid ** Also affects: gdm (Ubuntu Karmic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: xorg (Ubuntu Karmic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: New = Triaged -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
After analyzing the complete issue, I do not understand how this update was released without realizing the various kinds of (kde, gdm, xdm etc) users. :( -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Debdiff for lucid with the fix from Steve. It works fine here. ** Attachment added: gdm_2.29.1-0ubuntu3.debdiff http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36537002/gdm_2.29.1-0ubuntu3.debdiff -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Debdiff for karmic-proposed ** Attachment added: gdm_2.28.1-0ubuntu3.debdiff http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36537015/gdm_2.28.1-0ubuntu3.debdiff ** Attachment removed: xorg_7.4+3ubuntu11.debdiff http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36504330/xorg_7.4%2B3ubuntu11.debdiff -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Although the proposed patch will fix this, it isn't the best approach. The failsafeXServer script should be split off from gdm, made its own package, and should be aware of all possible login managers. The man page init(5) has a lovely example: stop on stopping gdm or stopping kdm What's wanted is for /etc/init/failsafe-x.conf to say something like: start on stopped $(basename $(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager)) I don't know if Upstart's parsing supports that sort of shell pipeline substitution. I also don't know if it is true in all cases that the _service_ (gdm, xdm etc.) name and the name of the binary shoved into /etc/X11/default-display-manager match in this manner. So the above is only a conceptual example. What is even more wanted is a concept of a generic service in Upstart. Similar to how several .deb packages can provide a single service (Java plugin, web browser, etc.); similar to how /etc/alternatives works: start on stopped display-manager and some other parts of the system deal with mapping display-manager to whatever it's supposed to be. BTW this problem has entirely to do with gdm's X failsafe script vs. other login managers, and nothing to do with kernel releases, choice of video driver, etc. I'm having the problem with xdm + nVidia open source driver (whatever it's called). Another possible field workaround, besides switching to gdm or patching one of the mentioned scripts, would be to _remove_ gdm. This might be difficult, depending on what else is marked dependent on it. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Hmmm, in fact I see that the various failsafe* files are part of the x11-common package, not of gdm. The simple fact that x11-common is laying files down in directory /etc/gdm is a warning flag (I'm mildly surprised that `lintian` doesn't complain about it). -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
@Bela: I completely agree with you that this isn't the best solution. But we should at least upload the existing fix/workaround now to fix the regression and then maybe open another bug about adding other DM support to failsave-x in lucid. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
** Branch linked: lp:~ubuntu-desktop/gdm/ubuntu -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Accepted gdm into karmic-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance! ** Tags added: regression-updates ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: Triaged = Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
I had success with Philip's gdm patch! kdm[1064]: X server died during startup and kdm[1064]: Failed to start X server. Starting failsafe X server. are not to be found in the syslog. PLEASE refactor this upstart sprawl. This was a very painful bug for me. As an Intel IGP owner, I wasn't even given a terminal to fall back to. It would be a shame if this bug reared its head again. I have fixed packages queued in my ppa for anyone that doesn't want to build gdm on their own (or wait for the official update). https://launchpad.net/~kachristmas/+archive/ppa -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
This bug was fixed in the package gdm - 2.29.1-0ubuntu3 --- gdm (2.29.1-0ubuntu3) lucid; urgency=low * debian/gdm.upstart: Do not fail with exit status !=0 on startup when disabled. LP: #491483 -- Philip Muskovac yo...@gmx.net Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:33:05 +0100 ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Released -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Please disregard the packages in my PPA and use the official proposed packages. Martin Pitt beat me by a minute. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Hi ! (sorry for my bad english) sorry I don't read all answer... your problem is a same of that = https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/459639 ? -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
Re: [Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
No, you say in post #13 there that you do NOT have gdm installed, this bug is about failsave-x launching while gdm is installed. On 12/08/2009 12:03 AM, jajaX wrote: Hi ! (sorry for my bad english) sorry I don't read all answer... your problem is a same of that = https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/459639 ? -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Is the official update out? Or I need to wait for a while? I know I can take it from proposed but still would prefer from the official updates. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
@Philip Muskovac: What you mentioned in post #66, I would like to get updates on the same. As I also agree with Bela as the failsafe-x should be aware of all the DMs installed on the system. Could you please let me/us know if some different bug is opened to resolve the same. -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)
Manish, we need to test it from -proposed first and ensure that the update does not cause regressions and fixes the problem. So any help with that and feedback is appreciated. Thank you! ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Karmic) Importance: Undecided = High -- Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
