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--- Begin Message ---Package: gdm3 Version: 3.14.1-3 Severity: important On this host running xf86-video-geode, the upgrade from 3.14.0 to 3.14.1 results in GDM producing a blank screen. 'systemctl' reports but gdm runs as expected, but there's no screen content. $ sudo systemctl status gdm.service ● gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/gdm.service; enabled) Drop-In: /run/systemd/generator/gdm3.service.d └─50-gdm3-$x-display-manager.conf Active: active (running) since ma 2014-11-17 23:43:01 EET; 24s ago Process: 12970 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/gdm/generate-config (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 12965 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/sbin/gdm3" ] (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 12975 (gdm3) CGroup: /system.slice/gdm.service ├─12975 /usr/sbin/gdm3 └─12981 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -novtswitch -background none -noreset -verbose 3 -auth /var/run/gdm3/auth-for-Debian-gdm-ybdBS4/database -seat seat0 -nolisten tcp vt7 marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (56.5 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 50.00 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync (48.1 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 94.50 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync (68.7 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 56.25 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync (53.7 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 36.00 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -hsync -vsync (43.3 kHz e) marras 17 23:43:08 geode gdm-Xorg-:0[12981]: (II) GEODE(0): EDID vendor "VSC", prod id 19227 Just to check whether this would be an xf86-video-geode issue, I booted into single-user mode and succesfully used 'startx' to launch 'icewm' via a minimal /root/.xinitrc configuration. Given this, this gdm3 issue appears to be caused by some changes in one of GNOME's dependencies since 3.14.0, but I have no idea which one. I welcome ideas to help me narrow down the exact cause and enable GNOME maintainers producing a fix before Jessie is released. -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (1001, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i586) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-586 Locale: LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages gdm3 depends on: ii accountsservice 0.6.37-3+b1 ii adduser 3.113+nmu3 ii dconf-cli 0.22.0-1 ii dconf-gsettings-backend 0.22.0-1 ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.53 ii gir1.2-gdm3 3.14.1-3 ii gnome-session [x-session-manager] 3.14.0-2 ii gnome-session-bin 3.14.0-2 ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.14.1-1 ii gnome-shell 3.14.1-1 ii gnome-terminal [x-terminal-emulator] 3.14.1-1 ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.14.1-1 ii icewm [x-window-manager] 1.3.8-2 ii libaccountsservice0 0.6.37-3+b1 ii libaudit1 1:2.4-1 ii libc6 2.19-13 ii libcanberra-gtk3-0 0.30-2.1 ii libcanberra0 0.30-2.1 ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.31.1-2+b1 ii libgdm1 3.14.1-3 ii libglib2.0-0 2.42.0-2 ii libglib2.0-bin 2.42.0-2 ii libgtk-3-0 3.14.4-2 ii libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.1 ii libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.1 ii libpam-systemd 215-5+b1 ii libpam0g 1.1.8-3.1 ii librsvg2-common 2.40.5-1 ii libselinux1 2.3-2 ii libsystemd0 215-5+b1 ii libwrap0 7.6.q-25 ii libx11-6 2:1.6.2-3 ii libxau6 1:1.0.8-1 ii libxdmcp6 1:1.1.1-1 ii libxrandr2 2:1.4.2-1+b1 ii lsb-base 4.1+Debian13+nmu1 ii metacity [x-window-manager] 1:3.14.1-2 ii policykit-1 0.105-7 ii ucf 3.0030 ii x11-common 1:7.7+7 ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+3+b1 ii xterm [x-terminal-emulator] 312-1 Versions of packages gdm3 recommends: ii at-spi2-core 2.14.0-1 ii desktop-base 7.0.3 ii gnome-icon-theme 3.12.0-1 ii gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 3.12.0-1 ii x11-xkb-utils 7.7+1 ii xserver-xephyr 2:1.16.1.901-1 ii xserver-xorg 1:7.7+7 ii zenity 3.14.0-1 Versions of packages gdm3 suggests: pn gnome-orca <none> ii libpam-gnome-keyring 3.14.0-1+b1 -- debconf information: * shared/default-x-display-manager: gdm3 gdm3/daemon_name: /usr/sbin/gdm3
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--- Begin Message ---There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug. Thank you, Jeremy Bícha
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