Re: [gentoo-user] sddm no longer working
On 04/04/18 23:14, Alexander Puchmayr wrote: > Hi there, > > After last update, on one machine sddm-0.17.0-r1 no longer does not anything > anymore. Systemd starts the service, and systemctl status shows that the sddm > is running, and also ps jax shows a running sddm. > > apollo ~ # systemctl status sddm > ● sddm.service - Simple Desktop Display Manager >Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/sddm.service; enabled; vendor preset: > disabled) >Active: active (running) since Wed 2018-04-04 16:41:28 CEST; 2s ago > Docs: man:sddm(1) >man:sddm.conf(5) > Main PID: 8350 (sddm) >CGroup: /system.slice/sddm.service >└─8350 /usr/bin/sddm > > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo systemd[1]: Started Simple Desktop Display Manager. > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Initializing... > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Logind interface found > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Starting... > > But thats all. It does not create a log file (/var/log/sddm.log not touched, > no > entry), it does not start X (no process). It seems like sddm is starting and > waiting for something I don't know. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Alex > > Had something similar (non-systemd) - make sure you complete all the X updates, run revdep-rebuild and then re-emerge sddm. BillK
Re: [gentoo-user] sddm no longer working
Am Mittwoch, 4. April 2018, 17:20:17 CEST schrieb Jack: > On 2018.04.04 11:14, Alexander Puchmayr wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > After last update, on one machine sddm-0.17.0-r1 no longer does not > > anything anymore. Systemd starts the service, and systemctl status > > shows that the sddm is running, and also ps jax shows a running sddm. > > > > apollo ~ # systemctl status sddm > > ● sddm.service - Simple Desktop Display Manager > > > >Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/sddm.service; enabled; vendor > > > > preset: disabled) > > > >Active: active (running) since Wed 2018-04-04 16:41:28 CEST; 2s ago > > > > Docs: man:sddm(1) > > > >man:sddm.conf(5) > > > > Main PID: 8350 (sddm) > > > >CGroup: /system.slice/sddm.service > > > >└─8350 /usr/bin/sddm > > > > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo systemd[1]: Started Simple Desktop Display > > Manager. > > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Initializing... > > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Logind interface found > > Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Starting... > > > > But thats all. It does not create a log file (/var/log/sddm.log not > > touched, no entry), it does not start X (no process). It seems like > > sddm is starting and waiting for something I don't know. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alex > > Can you start X manually? Is there anything relevant in > /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Yes, I can start X manually, and it seems to work. But sddm does not even start X. > Are all sddm config files OK? I think so. They look the same as before the update (where it worked fine) Alex
Re: [gentoo-user] sddm no longer working
On 2018.04.04 11:14, Alexander Puchmayr wrote: Hi there, After last update, on one machine sddm-0.17.0-r1 no longer does not anything anymore. Systemd starts the service, and systemctl status shows that the sddm is running, and also ps jax shows a running sddm. apollo ~ # systemctl status sddm ● sddm.service - Simple Desktop Display Manager Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/sddm.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2018-04-04 16:41:28 CEST; 2s ago Docs: man:sddm(1) man:sddm.conf(5) Main PID: 8350 (sddm) CGroup: /system.slice/sddm.service └─8350 /usr/bin/sddm Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo systemd[1]: Started Simple Desktop Display Manager. Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Initializing... Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Logind interface found Apr 04 16:41:28 apollo sddm[8350]: Starting... But thats all. It does not create a log file (/var/log/sddm.log not touched, no entry), it does not start X (no process). It seems like sddm is starting and waiting for something I don't know. Any ideas? Thanks, Alex Can you start X manually? Is there anything relevant in /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Are all sddm config files OK?
