Bug#453828: gdm crashes/restarts X when configuring from the actions menu

[Brent S. Elmer, Ph.D.]

When I tried to install xserver-xorg from unstable it completely broke
X.  When I booted the X error was that it couldn't find module type1.  I
commented out Load "type1" in my xorg.conf and tried again.  Then it
told me it couldn't load v4l so I commented that out.  Then it told me
it couldn't load mga.  I have a Matrox card.  I gave up and reverted to
xserver-xorg from testing which wasn't easy.  With the gdm from unstable
and xserver-xorg from testing, gdm still crashes in the configuration
window.

On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 12:40 +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Le samedi 01 décembre 2007 à 08:51 -0500, Brent S. Elmer, Ph.D. a
> écrit :
> > Package: gdm
> > Version: 2.18.4-1
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
> > When I select configure from the actions menu on the gdm login screen, 
> > it asks me for root password then it opens the configuration window and 
> > I get a busy cursor for a few seconds then gdm crashes and restarts X
> > and brings me back to the gdm login window.
> 
> Does it still happen with the latest gdm and xserver-xorg packages from
> unstable?
> 
> If it does, please check the contents of the /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old
> file.
> 
> Thanks,