The latest update (gdm3 3.24.2.3) still presents the same issue, although
the failure mode is more graceful - now GDM doesn't hang the entire system
for more than a minute. Instead, after a single failed attempt I am
prompted with the greeter again, but with no indication that something went
wrong (except for not being logged in).
The log file inside /var/lib/gdm/.local/xorg ends in the lines:
[ 128.179] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Operation not
permitted
[ 128.179] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_SETMODE failed: Operation not
permitted
[ 128.179] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Operation not
permitted
[ 128.225] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
Please let me know if there is any more useful information I can provide.
Regards,
Itai.
On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Itai Shaked <itai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: gdm3
> Version: 3.22.3-4
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> For a few months I am unable to login using gdm3. The greeter shows up
> normally, but upon entering login information the screen flickers and the
> system becomes barely-responsive for a few minutes, until I am left with a
> bare
> TTY login prompt - this appears to be the result of gnome/gdm3 frantically
> retrying and failing to start.
>
> The X.org log contains the following info:
>
> (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Operation not permitted
> (EE) Fatal server error:
> (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Switching VT failed
>
> However, using lightdm I can login fine, so this does not seem to be an
> X.org
> or driver-related problem, but rather something about gdm3.
>
> Installing xserver-xorg-legacy does not solve this issue, however it did
> produce a dmesg line about a segfault in libgtk-3-0.so. Reinstalling
> `libgtk-3-0` got rid of the segfault, but still no luck - now with
> `xserver-
> xorg-legacy` installed I'm getting the following in demsg:
>
> traps: gdm3[1318] general protection ip:564e456e74c2 sp:7ffc3c4017c0
> error:0 in gdm3[564e456ce000+5d000]
>
> Reinstalling gdm3 does not get rid of this message, and I am still unable
> to
> login when using gdm - getting a constant flicker for about a minute until
> it
> finally gives up. At the same time, lightdm manages to log in without any
> problem.
>
> The system has an integrated Intel graphics (Ivybridge / Intel HD4000),
> and no
> other graphics adapter installed. I'm using the KMS driver.
>
> The problem only occured after the update to 3.22.3-2, so this does not
> seem to
> be a duplicate of bug #857995
>
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: buster/sid
> APT prefers testing
> APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (700, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing-debug')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> Foreign Architectures: i386
>
> Kernel: Linux 4.11.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
>
> Versions of packages gdm3 depends on:
> ii accountsservice 0.6.43-1
> ii adduser 3.115
> ii dconf-cli 0.26.0-2+b1
> ii dconf-gsettings-backend 0.26.0-2+b1
> ii debconf 1.5.63
> ii gir1.2-gdm-1.0 3.22.3-4
> ii gnome-session [x-session-manager] 3.22.3-1
> ii gnome-session-bin 3.22.3-1
> ii gnome-session-flashback [x-session-manager] 3.22.0-3
> ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.22.2-5
> ii gnome-shell 3.22.3-3
> ii gnome-terminal [x-terminal-emulator] 3.22.2-1
> ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.22.0-1
> ii libaccountsservice0 0.6.43-1
> ii libaudit1 1:2.7.7-1+b2
> ii libc6 2.24-12
> ii libcanberra-gtk3-0 0.30-3
> ii libcanberra0 0.30-3
> ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.36.5-2
> ii libgdm1 3.22.3-4
> ii libglib2.0-0 2.52.3-1
> ii libglib2.0-bin 2.52.3-1
> ii libgtk-3-0 3.22.16-1
> ii libkeyutils1 1.5.9-9
> ii libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.6
> ii libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.6
> ii libpam-systemd 234-2
> ii libpam0g 1.1.8-3.6
> ii librsvg2-common 2.40.18-1
> ii libselinux1 2.6-3+b2
> ii libsystemd0 234-2
> ii libwrap0 7.6.q-26
> ii libx11-6 2:1.6.4-3
> ii libxau6 1:1.0.8-1+b2
> ii libxcb1 1.12-1
> ii libxdmcp6 1:1.1.2-3
> ii lsb-base 9.20161125
> ii metacity [x-window-manager] 1:3.24.1-1
> ii mutter [x-window-manager] 3.22.4-2
> ii policykit-1 0.105-18
> ii twm [x-window-manager] 1:1.0.9-1+b1
> ii ucf 3.0036
> ii x11-common 1:7.7+19
> ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+7+b1
> ii xfce4-session [x-session-manager] 4.12.1-5
> ii xfce4-terminal [x-terminal-emulator] 0.8.5.1-1
> ii xfwm4 [x-window-manager] 4.12.4-1
> ii xterm [x-terminal-emulator] 330-1
>
> Versions of packages gdm3 recommends:
> ii at-spi2-core 2.24.1-1
> ii desktop-base 9.0.5
> ii x11-xkb-utils 7.7+3+b1
> ii xserver-xephyr 2:1.19.3-2
> ii xserver-xorg 1:7.7+19
> ii zenity 3.22.0-1+b1
>
> Versions of packages gdm3 suggests:
> ii gnome-orca 3.24.0-1
> ii libpam-gnome-keyring 3.20.1-1
>
> -- Configuration Files:
> /etc/gdm3/PreSession/Default changed [not included]
> /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf changed [not included]
>
> -- debconf information:
> * shared/default-x-display-manager: lightdm
> gdm3/daemon_name: /usr/sbin/gdm3
>
