Re: [gentoo-user] cannot properly start gdm

[covici@ccs.covici.com]

David Abbott <dabbott@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 12:19 PM,  <covici@ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> > David Abbott <dabbott@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 10:25 AM,  <covici@ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> >> > David Abbott <dabbott@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 9:46 AM,  <covici@ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> >> >> > Thanasis <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On 06/03/2016 12:25 PM, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >> >> >>  I can login normally to a textconsole.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Try to login to a textconsole, and run:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> startx
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > No joy there, either.  The server seems to be there, but not much else.
> >> >> > session-binary starts, but gnome-shell is not there.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> >> >> > How do
> >> >> > you spend it?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >          John Covici
> >> >> >          covici@ccs.covici.com
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Post your ~/.xinitrc and post the log created when you use startx please.
> >> >>
> >> >> -- David
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > The original log when I try to start gdm is here
> >> >
> >> > https://covici.com/owncloud/index.php/s/DD4pmEiaD1CSmi9
> >> >
> >> > If you need what I get from the startx, let me know.
> >> >
> >> I thought I did?
> >
> > OK, here it is
> > https://covici.com/owncloud/index.php/s/MnE7NzEz1nfqUlP
> >
> > --
> > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > How do
> > you spend it?
> >
> >          John Covici
> >          covici@ccs.covici.com
> >
> 
> John I still don't see your ~/.xinitrc when you use startx. Post the
> contents please. Is your video card a Nvidia Optimus?
> https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-996474-start-0.html
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NVIDIA/Optimus
No, its not optimus, its a Gforce 650.

I don't have the file you are looking for.  My .Xsession-errors is quite
old.

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

         John Covici
         covici@ccs.covici.com