Re: [gentoo-user] cannot properly start gdm

[covici@ccs.covici.com]

Thanasis <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org> wrote:

> On 06/03/2016 10:19 AM, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > Thanasis <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On 06/03/2016 09:14 AM, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >>> Hi.  I am having problems starting gdm using the latest from the gnome
> >>> overlay.  Its been going on for a while and started about end of March.
> >>> Here is a log file of what goes on and I cannot get orca to even start,
> >>> so something is definitely wrong here.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> https://covici.com/owncloud/index.php/s/DD4pmEiaD1CSmi9
> >>>
> >>> I hope some kind soul can help, this is getting frustrating.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >>>
> >>
> >> The problem may be related to nautilus not working.
> >> Try logging in at a console (tty) terminal and running startx
> >> (startx is from the x11-apps/xinit package)
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for your reply, but I never use nautilus, I can't even log in to
> > the system.
> >
> >
> nautilus is part of gnome (if you use it ...)
> Do you mean, you cannot login, not even in terminal (without X)?

I mean I cannot log into a user with gdm, I don't even get the gdm login
screen.  I can login normally to a textconsole.

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