Bug#858114: gdm3: Impossible to login for users created after system installation

[Francesco Ricci]

2017-03-18 15:29 GMT+01:00 Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org>:

> Am 18.03.2017 um 14:57 schrieb franx.ricci:
> > Package: gdm3
> > Version: 3.22.1-2
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > I have a new ASUS laptop and i just installed Debian stretch , removing
> completely Windows 10.
> >
> > I creates three more users for this machine, with gnome users manager,
> but nobody of them can do a correct login to his desktop.
> >
> > If i check the xorg log file of user that failes login i found these
> lines at the end:
> >
> > '''
> > [   158.567] (II) RADEON(G0): [DRI2]   VDPAU driver: radeonsi
> > [   158.567] (EE) RADEON(G0): failed to initialise surface manager
> > [   158.567] (EE) RADEON(G0): radeon_setup_kernel_mem failed
> > [   158.567] (EE)
> > Fatal server error:
> > [   158.567] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for gpu driver 0 -1
> > [   158.567] (EE)
> > [   158.567] (EE)
> > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
> >          at http://wiki.x.org
> >  for help.
> > [   158.567] (EE) Please also check the log file at
> "/home/francesca/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
> > [   158.567] (EE)
> > [   158.578] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
> > '''
> >
>
>
Thanks for your answer



> That looks like a driver/mesa or Xorg problem.
> Which version of xserver-xorg-core and libgl1-mesa-dri do you have
> installed.
>

These are the versions installed

Package: xserver-xorg-core
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.19.2-1
Installed-Size: 5804
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x at lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64


Package: libgl1-mesa-dri
Source: mesa
Version: 13.0.5-1
Installed-Size: 113504
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x at lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64



> I'm not quite sure which driver you use, i.e. xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
> or xserver-xorg-video-radeon. Maybe the X maintainers can chime in here.
>
> What kind of hardware do you have?
>

That's my hardware

sudo  lspci -nn | grep VGA
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
[AMD/ATI] Carrizo [1002:9874] (rev ca)

Maybe this hardware needs firmware which is not installed.
>

These are dmesg with firmware loading

sudo dmesg | grep -E 'drm|radeon' | grep -iE 'firmware|microcode'
[   13.279091] [drm] Found UVD firmware Version: 1.87 Family ID: 11
[   13.285678] [drm] Found VCE firmware Version: 52.4 Binary ID: 3
[   16.828883] [drm] Loading hainan Microcode
[   17.193903] radeon 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware
radeon/hainan_pfp.bin
[   17.460472] radeon 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware
radeon/hainan_me.bin
[   17.481748] radeon 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware
radeon/hainan_ce.bin
[   17.482952] radeon 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware
radeon/hainan_rlc.bin
[   17.483968] radeon 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware
radeon/hainan_mc.bin
[   17.484423] radeon 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware
radeon/hainan_k_smc.bin



>
> On a cursory glance this doesn't look like a gdm problem per se.
>
>
>
Please tell me If it's better that I report bug trough Xorg




> --
> Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
> universe are pointed away from Earth?
>
>

Francesco
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