[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-02-03 Thread dino99
Well, you was the only one affected by that problem (so a local issue i would say); and you now confirm 17.10 is not reproducing the bug; that's a good news, and enough to close it. ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because yo

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-02-02 Thread fermulator
Reporting back, not experiencing the bug anymore. How can this be closed as "obsolete"? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741511 Title: GDM3 display manager: logon const

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-01-22 Thread fermulator
over the next few days/weeks, since upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10 (gnome- shell 3.26.2), will monitor for this issue to reproduce -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741511 Titl

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-01-22 Thread fermulator
fun -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741511 Title: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY To manage notifications

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-01-15 Thread Daniel van Vugt
I would have said this: --- Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) reached end-of-life on January 13, 2018. See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be intereste

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-01-15 Thread dino99
That version is now dead http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, whic

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-01-08 Thread fermulator
Ha; selected LOCK SCREEN just now, and rolled up the GDM login, boom reproduced. SUSPECT: , in order to reproduce https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1739525, at the start of ever session, I've been restarting gnome-shell through gpb with: ``` gdb --args gnome-shell --repl

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-01-08 Thread fermulator
If it were a physical key stuck issue, the login screen would be attempting login much faster (there is a key repeat frequency for held down keys). I did confirm by "smushing" the keys. Also, if the user goes to a non-graphical PTY terminal, there are NO symptoms of "stuck keys". So it's definit

[Bug 1741511] Re: GDM3 display manager: logon constantly trying to "press enter" - unable to login using PTY

2018-01-08 Thread Daniel van Vugt
It sounds like you might have a key repeating, only logically in software, and only in gdm3. You may wish to: (a) Test a different keyboard, even briefly; or (b) When the problem happens again, on the login screen tap your Enter, Shift, Ctrl, Alt keys a few times each. If one is virtually stu