Bug#897975: [gdm3] Same here, more info

[rastersoft]

Package: gdm3
Version: 3.28.1-1

I have this same problem since about ten days. This weekend I decided to 
do a clean install and found that I was unable: I deleted the system 
partition, booted an USB with debian netinst version, installed stable 
with just gnome shell, and everything worked fine. After updating to 
SID, it broke and GDM didn't show.

I retried several times, but always had the same result.

I tried to install Ubuntu 18.04, and everything worked fine.

Suspecting a hardware problem I tried to install a Windows 10 and did 
some hardware checks, but everything worked. I took the opportunity of 
checking my SSD disk and updated the firmware, just in case.

Installed again Debian from scratch, but had the same result than 
before: stable worked, SID didn't work.

Installed again Debian from scratch but update to SID without installing 
the AMD microcode for my ATI graphics card... The same result.

Installed again Debian from scratch but updated to SID without 
installing the Intel microcode for my Intel i5-4440 cpu... the same result.

Tried to remove the ATI card and use only the integrated Intel graphic 
card... again the same result (both with and without the intel 
microcode): when installing the stable from scratch, all worked fine; 
after updating to SID, GDM failed.

Changed the power supply just in case... the same result.

Here comes the interesting bit: tried to do the installation from 
scratch in a "classic" hard disk (magnetic hard disk, with plates and 
heads) and everything worked fine.

Tried again installing only in the SSD (without connecting the classic 
hard disk) and GDM failed again.

Installed again from scratch in the magnetic hard disk, without the SSD 
connected, and again it worked.

Booted again from the SSD, removed the files 
"/var/lib/gmd3/.ICEAuthority*", restarted GDM, and it worked.

Maybe there is some kind of race condition due to a too fast boot?


--- System information. ---
Architecture:
Kernel: Linux 4.16.0-1-amd64

Debian Release: buster/sid
500 unstable ftp.debian.org

--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
============================================-+-===============
libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.37) | 0.6.45-1
libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1) | 1:2.8.3-1
libc6 (>= 2.14) | 2.27-3
libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25) | 0.30-6
libcanberra0 (>= 0.2) | 0.30-6
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) | 2.36.11-2
libgdm1 (= 3.28.1-1) | 3.28.1-1
libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4) | 2.56.1-2
libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0) | 3.22.30-1
libkeyutils1 (>= 1.5.9) | 1.5.9-9.2
libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1) | 1.1.8-3.7
libselinux1 (>= 1.32) | 2.7-2+b2
libsystemd0 | 238-4
libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~) | 7.6.q-27
libx11-6 | 2:1.6.5-1
libxau6 | 1:1.0.8-1+b2
libxcb1 | 1.13-1
libxdmcp6 | 1:1.1.2-3
debconf (>= 0.5) | 1.5.66
OR debconf-2.0 |
gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (= 3.28.1-1) | 3.28.1-1
adduser | 3.117
libpam-modules (>= 0.72-1) | 1.1.8-3.7
libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-13.1) | 1.1.8-3.7
libpam-systemd | 238-4
gnome-session-bin (>= 3.10) | 3.28.1-1
gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.24) | 3.28.1-1
gnome-shell (>= 3.19.92) | 3.28.1-1
gnome-session | 3.28.1-1
OR x-session-manager |
OR x-window-manager |
OR x-terminal-emulator |
lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) | 9.20170808
librsvg2-common | 2.40.20-2
accountsservice (>= 0.6.35) | 0.6.45-1
policykit-1 (>= 0.105-5~) | 0.105-20
gsettings-desktop-schemas | 3.28.0-1
libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.35.0) | 2.56.1-2
dconf-cli (>= 0.20) | 0.28.0-2
dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.20) | 0.28.0-2
ucf | 3.0038
x11-common (>= 1:7.6+11) | 1:7.7+19
x11-xserver-utils | 7.7+8


Recommends (Version) | Installed
=============================-+-===========
zenity | 3.28.1-1
xserver-xephyr | 2:1.19.6-1
x11-xkb-utils | 7.7+4
xserver-xorg | 1:7.7+19
at-spi2-core | 2.28.0-3
desktop-base (>= 6) | 9.0.5


Suggests (Version) | Installed
=====================================-+-=============
libpam-gnome-keyring | 3.28.0.2-1
gnome-orca | 3.28.1-1
libpam-fprintd (>= 0.8.0-2) |

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		         RASTER    (Linux user #228804)
raster at rastersoft.com              http://www.rastersoft.com