Re: [gentoo-user] Login manager occasionally fails to show

["Markus Gustafsson" <markus@gustafsson.io>]

This is my /var/log/sddm.log from an unsuccessful upstart:

> [11:57:20.087] (II) DAEMON: Initializing...
> [11:57:20.090] (II) DAEMON: Starting...
> [11:57:20.090] (II) DAEMON: Logind interface found
> [11:57:20.091] (II) DAEMON: Adding new display...
> [11:57:20.091] (II) DAEMON: Loaded empty theme configuration
> [11:57:20.092] (II) DAEMON: Xauthority path: "/run/sddm/xauth_LWFoRx"
> [11:57:20.092] (II) DAEMON: Using VT 7
> [11:57:20.092] (II) DAEMON: Display server starting...
> [11:57:20.092] (II) DAEMON: Writing cookie to "/run/sddm/xauth_LWFoRx"
> [11:57:20.092] (II) DAEMON: Running: /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -background none -seat seat0 vt7 -auth /run/sddm/xauth_LWFoRx -noreset -displayfd 16
> [11:57:21.377] (II) DAEMON: Setting default cursor
> [11:57:21.394] (II) DAEMON: Running display setup script  "/usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup"
> [11:57:21.395] (II) DAEMON: Display server started.
> [11:57:21.395] (II) DAEMON: Socket server starting...
> [11:57:21.395] (II) DAEMON: Socket server started.
> [11:57:21.395] (II) DAEMON: Loaded empty theme configuration
> [11:57:21.396] (II) DAEMON: Greeter starting...
> [11:57:21.406] (II) HELPER: [PAM] Starting...
> [11:57:21.406] (II) HELPER: [PAM] Authenticating...
> [11:57:21.406] (II) HELPER: [PAM] returning.
> [11:57:21.425] (II) HELPER: Writing cookie to "/tmp/xauth_ocMfUA"
> [11:57:21.425] (II) HELPER: Starting X11 session: "" "/usr/bin/sddm-greeter-qt6 --socket /tmp/sddm-:0-lMuEWF"
> [11:57:21.426] (II) DAEMON: Greeter session started successfully
> [11:57:21.468] (II) DAEMON: Message received from greeter: Connect

I think it looks pretty much the same as for a successful one...

I peeked into ~/.local/share/sddm/wayland-session.log as well, but I got the impression that this starts getting written later (after having logged in)?

Regards,
Markus

On Thu, Jan 30, 2025, at 09:06, Michael wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 January 2025 21:19:50 Greenwich Mean Time Markus Gustafsson 
> wrote:
>> Thanks for the input. I do indeed have a pretty new CPU as well.
>> 
>> I did try the rc.conf trick but no luck after trying it once. I'll keep it
>> around for a while and see if I can see an overall improvement.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Markus
>
> If your SDDM problem were the same as mine, then my solution would have an 
> immediate and permanent effect.  Have you looked at:
>
> ~/.local/share/sddm/xorg-session.log
>
> or,
>
> ~/.local/share/sddm/wayland-session.log
>
> and 
>
> /var/log/sddm.log
>
> for any hints pointing to the cause of this?
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