Brian, > I've image-update'd my Ultra 40 to OpenSolaris build #130 and after I've >> logged into the GNOME desktop, everything hangs. > > If the desktop is hanging after authentication, then this is probably > not a GDM issue, but a problem with gnome-session, or a program started > by gnome-session.
Agreed. > I would recommend the following: > > 1) Check the $HOME/.xsession-errors file and see if there are any useful > error messages there which might indicate the failure. Attached. > Also, > checking the Xorg logs in /var/log and /var/log/gdm may also > highlight something useful. > > 2) Try starting a failsafe terminal from the GDM login screen and run > "dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session --debug". This > will cause gnome-session to run with extra debug output and may > also display other useful error messages that might not otherwise > be shown in the $HOME/.xsession-errors file. Is this with the "xterm" option in the Session menu after I've entered my user name? > Does this point you towards anything useful that highlights what the > problem may be? > >> I've looked at the build #130 release notes and performed: >> >> $ pfexec usermod -d /var/lib/gdm gdm >> >> from bug 13534. That gets rid of the initial error popups. >> >> I also saw the desktop-discuss message at: >> >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/desktop-discuss/2009-December/015050.html >> >> >> >> >> and applied that change. It didn't appear to help. >> >> I've even ssh'ed into my machine before I login on the desktop and >> done a gnome-cleanup. >> >> It still hangs. >> >> Any suggestions on other things I should try? > > -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: xsession-errors URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/desktop-discuss/attachments/20100104/2484a375/attachment.ksh>
