-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 27/09/12 10:15, Colin Guthrie wrote: > Does it work when forcing a runlevel 3 boot instead. This is > closer to a proper boot and likely a better testing environment. I > presume the getty's are showing for you in level 3? > To my surprise, the same, text boot, to level 3 does complete perfectly. There are a couple of gpg messages, though:
gpg-agent: enabled debug flags: assuan can't connect to '/home/anne/.gnupg/log-socket': No such file or directory. I don't know whether this is to be expected, or whether it has any relevance at this point. "systemctl show prefdm.service | grep ActiveEnter.*Mono" returns 0 I presume this is to be expected at this stage. "systemctl start prefdm.service" Failed to issue method call: Access denied In case that has to be root, I used "su -" then the same command, but that just gives me a flashing cursor. > The results of this test are only really valuable if you do a > normal boot to runlevel 5 as this is when the service should be > started. > Doesn't runlevel 5 attempt to launch the desktop, though? I don't see how I can do that. > What I'm trying to work out here is if the job relating to > starting the prefdm.service had to be ejected due to some kind of > conflict. > > If there is a conflict then the values will be 0 and this will > explain why your graphical desktop does not start. > While the new reboot is completing, and while I remember - irqbalance daemon always fails to start. I've assumed it's not relevant? >>>>> If it still fails, then try starting prefdm.service >>>>> manually (systemctl start prefdm.service) and see what >>>>> happens. >>> >>> Nothing at all happens. It returns to the prompt. > This is curious. Does this also occur at runelevel 3? What does > systemctl status prefdm.service tell you after it returns you to > the prompt? > prefdm.service - Display Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/prefdm.service: static) Active: inactive (dead) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/prefdm.service > Is there anything useful in the kdm log file about why kdm failed > to launch X11? > Looks like an X11 problem. The netbook is Atom N550, Intel everything. tail kdm.log Fatal server error: no screens found (EE) Please consult...... (EE) Please also check the log file at "var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. from Xorg.0.log file: LoadModule "v4l" Warning, couldn't open module v4l UnloadModule "v4l" Unloading v4l Failed to load module "v4l" (module does not exist, 0) LoadModule "glx" Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.13.0 module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 7.0 AIGLX enabled Loading extension GLX LoadModule "intel" Warning: couldn't open module intel UnloadModule: "intel" Unloading intel Failed to load module "intel" (module does not exist, 0) No drivers available Fatal server error: no screens found Please consult..... Looks as though we've found it. >>> We have all spent a lot of time on this. There are files on >>> the netbook that I must recover, so now it's decision time. >>> It would probably be easier and quicker to grab the latest >>> image (in which case can you remind me where to go for that) >>> but I am willing to continue if there is any possibility that >>> what we discover could save grief for others. >>> >>> What do you think? > Plenty more to debug if you want to continue. > Probably Intel graphics are less common than ATi and NVidia, but if there is a real problem here (as opposed to user-caused one) we should continue. I can hold on a bit longer. Just give me the next steps :-) Anne - -- Need KDE help? Try http://userbase.kde.org or http://forum.kde.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlBkJBUACgkQj93fyh4cnBf8iQCfULwzWoAry++GkBOUhd6OeZn8 sTEAn1mvL2rZH+cARwh8IJpPp/KSGw+2 =8Hva -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
