Bug#681282: gdm3: After upgrade from squeeze to wheezy, the login screen does not start

root mroe at gmx.de
Sun Sep 22 18:29:06 UTC 2013


Package: gdm3
Version: 3.4.1-8
Severity: normal


After upgrading from squeeze to wheezy, the graphical login screen does not start.
This occurs when starting using kernel 2.6.32-5-686.
Instead the system stays in text mode and the screen is black with the cursor shown
in the left upper corner. The cursor cannot be moved.
I then can switch to the console login by pressing Alt + F1 and login as root.
I have only the command line.
I also tried using xdm, but then the text console login appears directly.

When starting the system using kernel 2.6.26-2-686 the graphical login appears
with the user selection.
But maybe due to some FAILS when starting up, the keyboard and mouse does not work in this case.

Thanks in advance for help.

Kind regards
 

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.5
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gdm3 depends on:
ii  accoun 0.6.21-8                          query and manipulate user account 
ii  adduse 3.113+nmu3                        add and remove users and groups
ii  dconf- 0.12.1-3                          simple configuration storage syste
ii  dconf- 0.12.1-3                          simple configuration storage syste
ii  debcon 1.5.49                            Debian configuration management sy
ii  dpkg   1.16.10                           Debian package management system
ii  gir1.2 1.32.1-1                          Introspection data for some FreeDe
ii  gir1.2 1.32.1-1                          Introspection data for GLib, GObje
ii  gnome- 3.4.2.1-4                         GNOME Session Manager - GNOME 3 se
ii  gnome- 3.4.2.1-4                         GNOME Session Manager - Minimal ru
ii  gnome- 3.4.2.1-4                         GNOME Session Manager - GNOME fall
ii  gnome- 3.4.2+git20121218.7c1322-3+deb7u1 daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  gnome- 3.4.1.1-2                         GNOME terminal emulator applicatio
ii  gsetti 3.4.2-3                           GSettings deskop-wide schemas
ii  libacc 0.6.21-8                          query and manipulate user account 
ii  libatk 2.4.0-2                           ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libatt 1:2.4.46-8                        Extended attribute shared library
ii  libaud 1:1.7.18-1.1                      Dynamic library for security audit
ii  libc6  2.13-38                           Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcai 1.12.2-3                          The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libcai 1.12.2-3                          The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libcan 0.28-6                            GTK+ 3.0 helper for playing widget
ii  libcan 0.28-6                            simple abstract interface for play
ii  libdbu 1.6.8-1                           simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbu 0.100.2-1                         simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libfon 2.9.0-7.1                         generic font configuration library
ii  libgdk 2.26.1-1                          GDK Pixbuf library
ii  libgli 2.33.12+really2.32.4-5            GLib library of C routines
ii  libgli 2.33.12+really2.32.4-5            Programs for the GLib library
ii  libgtk 3.4.2-6                           GTK+ graphical user interface libr
ii  libpam 1.1.3-7.1                         Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii  libpam 1.1.3-7.1                         Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii  libpam 1.1.3-7.1                         Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libpan 1.30.0-1                          Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  librsv 2.36.1-1                          SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  libsel 2.1.9-5                           SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  libupo 0.9.17-1                          abstraction for power management -
ii  libwra 7.6.q-24                          Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii  libx11 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1                  X11 client-side library
ii  libxau 1:1.0.7-1                         X11 authorisation library
ii  libxdm 1:1.1.1-1                         X11 Display Manager Control Protoc
ii  libxkl 5.2.1-1                           X Keyboard Extension high-level AP
ii  libxra 2:1.3.2-2+deb7u1                  X11 RandR extension library
ii  lsb-ba 4.1+Debian8+deb7u1                Linux Standard Base 4.1 init scrip
ii  metaci 1:2.34.3-4                        lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  policy 0.105-2                           GNOME authentication agent for Pol
ii  twm [x 1:1.0.6-1                         Tab window manager
ii  upower 0.9.17-1                          abstraction for power management
ii  x11-co 1:7.7+3~deb7u1                    X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc
ii  x11-xs 7.7~3                             X server utilities
ii  xterm  278-4                             X terminal emulator

Versions of packages gdm3 recommends:
ii  at-spi2-core              2.5.3-2        Assistive Technology Service Provi
ii  desktop-base              7.0.3          common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  gnome-icon-theme          3.4.0-2        GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 3.4.0-2        GNOME desktop icon theme (symbolic
ii  x11-xkb-utils             7.7~1          X11 XKB utilities
pn  xserver-xephyr            <none>         (no description available)
ii  xserver-xorg              1:7.7+3~deb7u1 X.Org X server
ii  zenity                    3.4.0-2        Display graphical dialog boxes fro

Versions of packages gdm3 suggests:
ii  gnome-orca                    3.4.2-2    Scriptable screen reader
ii  gnome-shell                   3.4.2-7    graphical shell for the GNOME desk
ii  gok                           2.30.0-1   GNOME Onscreen Keyboard
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring          3.4.1-5    PAM module to unlock the GNOME key

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/gdm3/daemon.conf changed:
[daemon]
[security]
[xdmcp]
[greeter]
[chooser]
[debug]
Enable = true


-- debconf information:
* shared/default-x-display-manager: gdm3
  gdm3/daemon_name: /usr/sbin/gdm3



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