Tom Wijsman <tom...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Sun, 25 May 2014 05:38:08 -0400 > cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > OK, here is a link to the messages without me doing anything in gdm at > > all, just starting it. > > > > https://covici.com/owncloud/public.php?service=files&t=85cffe78261eacc915379ff5d5449d18 > > There are some warnings and errors in this one, but I'm not quite sure > which one could be the problem; you can get them with a grep: > > grep -i '\(warning\|error\)' gnome-3.12.1-error2.txt | grep -v Xorg > > 1. The GetAll() and ServiceUnknown erros are often not problematic. > > 2. "Unable to register client with session manager" I get too; so, not a > problem. > > 3. There is "Gvc-WARNING **: Failed to connect context: OK" but that is > GNOME volume control if I understood correctly; so, also not a problem. > > 4. The Polkit Error "No permission to trigger offline updates" might be > more concerning; though, it should just affect the update part. > > 5. "JS ERROR: could not get remote objects for service > org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard" I think is due to a missing USE > flag option for the gnome-settings-daemon package; I think that's > supposed to work, so, I also don't see this as a problem. > > 6. "Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load" is > also something non-fatal; so, also not a problem. > > TL;DR: One of these could be it, or not at all; I think the problem > you're having right now doesn't manifest itself as a warning or error, > but instead as an input / graphical problem. > > Can you try a different version of GNOME? A newer might have fixed it. > > If you need instructions on how to switch between specific version, > feel free to let me know. I'll try to figure out the sequence to switch > between users later today, when I can reboot my system.
You have been a big help -- I think I do have something running here, if I could get orca to talk I would probably be good to go, but the recomended keystroke super-alt-s does not work. hmmm, I was just poking and indeed orca is starting from gdm, but it seems not to have the correct options. The only thing I see is /usr/share/gdm/greeter/autostart/orca-autostart.desktop but that one does have the correct options, but orca definitely has no speech, so I think my problem will be solved if I can get orca to start talking correctly. Now once I login orca does start talking, so its only with the gdm that it does not work, so we are very nearly there. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com