I have exactly the same kind of errors. It is related to the problem exposed in the thread " nvidia error -xorg doesn't start".
Comment in /etc/X11/Xsession.options the line mentioning ssh-agent. 2005/10/18, Graham Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tuesday 18 October 2005 16:23, moi 1392 wrote: > > This morning I could start a desktop session (kde), I apt-get upgrade, > > and after shutting down and up my computer I was unable to start any > > desktop session ! > > > > I tried kde / gnome / enlightenment with xdm / kdm / gdm and startx, > > with my account, root and an account that I just created to test !! > > > > Each time, after I enter my password and validate, X restart and > > reprompt x/g/kdm or I return under my VT. > > > > I can't get any useful message from Xorg.0.log, /var/log/syslog, dmesg > > and /var/log/daemon.log. > > > > In gdm, I get this error message : > > > > /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and > > utmp /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -a -w > > var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" > > "moi" > > /etc/X11/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... > > > > And that's all... > > > > Someone have an idea or an advice ? I'm really clueless !! > > This looks like the same problem that I am having at the minute as I am > getting exactly the same error message when I try and login. In think the > problem is to do with the openssh-client segfaulting. My guess is that you > are using ssh-askpass (as I am) to start your kde / gnome session. > > The bug that seems to be most relevant is this one: > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328606 > > only it was filed against 1:4.2p1-3 and the current version that seems to be > in error is 1:4.2p1-5 I suppose the bug might have popped back up. Can anyone > confirm that this is what is causing this bug. > > What makes me think this is the problem is whenever I try and use anything > that relies on openssh-client such as ssh or ssh-askpass I get a segfault > message in the syslog like this: > > Oct 18 14:07:20 localhost kernel: ssh-agent[6705]: segfault at > 0000000114211b2c rip 00002aaaaac40817 rsp 00007fffffdbaa48 error 4 > Oct 18 14:13:06 localhost kernel: ssh[6763]: segfault at 000000014a00432c rip > 00002aaaaac40817 rsp 00007fffffce6e58 error 4 > > Anyway that's my best guess. If it's not related I would apprecaite help with > this problem because I too can't log in. > > Cheers, > > Graham > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >