Bug#339790: marked as done (Automatic VT allocation is unreliable)

Fri Nov 25 09:33:10 UTC 2005

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Package: gdm
Version: 2.8.0.6-1

The default automatic VT allocation (VTAllocation option in 
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf) is unreliable. It assigns all X servers VT8. This 
leads to a hang when a second X server is started via gdmflexiserver.

To reproduce:
1. Start GDM via "/etc/init.d/gdm".
2. Log in as normal user.
3. Start gdmflexiserver.

The newly started X server is also assigned VT8. It becomes highly 
unresponsive and usually hangs after a while. It is usually possible to 
get back to a usable system by killing all instances of X server and GDM 
via root console, but sometimes screen just turns black and stays that 
way until a reboot. No, the system does not crash. I can reboot via 
CTRL+ALT+DEL and I can hear MOC playing music.

The fix is to simply set VTAllocation=false by default in 
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf. I did not dig deep into this but a comment in 
gdm.conf saying...

Automatic VT allocation.  Right now only works on Linux.  This way
we force X to use specific vts.  turn VTAllocation to false if this
is causing problems.

...does suggest that this feature might not be reliable.

My system:
Up to date Debian Sid (except binutils held at 2.16.1-2);
Vanilla kernel 2.6.14.2 I compiled myself;
Binary NVIDIA drivers 1.0-7676 from nvidia.com;

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Source: gdm
Source-Version: 2.8.0.6-2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gdm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

gdm_2.8.0.6-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gdm/gdm_2.8.0.6-2.diff.gz
gdm_2.8.0.6-2.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gdm/gdm_2.8.0.6-2.dsc
gdm_2.8.0.6-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gdm/gdm_2.8.0.6-2_i386.deb

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 339790 at bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

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Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:52:06 -0800
Source: gdm
Binary: gdm
Architecture: source i386
Version: 2.8.0.6-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ryan Murray <rmurray at debian.org>
Changed-By: Ryan Murray <rmurray at debian.org>
Description: 
 gdm        - GNOME Display Manager
Closes: 339790
Changes: 
 gdm (2.8.0.6-2) unstable; urgency=low
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   * Apply patch from CVS to fix new auto VT allocation method (closes: #339790)
Files: 
 1592e238751b00789399e48268d70e4b 701 gnome optional gdm_2.8.0.6-2.dsc
 006cf3faf884319bc12049c988613f4d 71117 gnome optional gdm_2.8.0.6-2.diff.gz
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