Bug#801106: sddm still fails to start
I am also having this issue after performing all available Stretch updates on 27 Oct 2015 and I figured I would chime in with my observations in the event that it might be helpful. Looking through the Xorg.0.log file I see that the /run/dbus directory was completely missing. I verified this looking through the file system. I reinstalled Stretch using the Alpha 4 netinst amd64 CD. My desktop environment was KDE Plasma 5, and I chose that as the DE on reinstall as well. I got the same issue. If I change the display manager from sddm to kdm the /run/dbus directory (and the socket contained within) were created. I monkeyed around and got KDE4 to come up, but there were other problems (probably because I was messing around a lot). The issue appears to be specific to sddm and KDE Plasma 5. On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:52:25 -0400 Gary Dale wrote: > On 28/10/15 06:45 PM, Diederik de Haas wrote: > > On Wednesday 28 October 2015 17:13:14 Gary Dale wrote: > >> "Failed to bring up the login screen" is as it says. The screen gets > >> switched into graphical mode (blank) but nothing ever displays on it. I > >> can bring up a TTY using an alt-Fkey combination but nothing graphical. > > Have you checked ~/.xsession-errors ? Or /var/log/Xorg.0.log? > > Or any other log files to determine what went wrong? > Nothing in either that pertains to the starting of a KDE session. > > Legal Notice: This email is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient and have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this email or calling +44(0) 2083269015 (UK) or +1 866 592 4214 (USA). This email and any attachments may be privileged and/or confidential. The unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or printing of any information it contains is strictly prohibited. The opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of 1E Ltd. Nothing in this email will operate to bind 1E to any order or other contract.
Bug#801106: sddm still fails to start
On 28/10/15 06:45 PM, Diederik de Haas wrote: On Wednesday 28 October 2015 17:13:14 Gary Dale wrote: "Failed to bring up the login screen" is as it says. The screen gets switched into graphical mode (blank) but nothing ever displays on it. I can bring up a TTY using an alt-Fkey combination but nothing graphical. Have you checked ~/.xsession-errors ? Or /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Or any other log files to determine what went wrong? Nothing in either that pertains to the starting of a KDE session.
Bug#801106: sddm still fails to start
On Wednesday 28 October 2015 17:13:14 Gary Dale wrote: > "Failed to bring up the login screen" is as it says. The screen gets > switched into graphical mode (blank) but nothing ever displays on it. I > can bring up a TTY using an alt-Fkey combination but nothing graphical. Have you checked ~/.xsession-errors ? Or /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Or any other log files to determine what went wrong? signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#801106: sddm still fails to start
On 28/10/15 02:56 PM, Matthias Klumpp wrote: Hi! Are you using Plymouth? If so, I might have resolved this issue already (not yet uploaded to the archive). Please try applying this patch to the /lib/systemd/system/sddm.service file: http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-kde/kde-std/sddm.git/commit/?id=b50b826a4809b85270d5adc026b6d28fcdbb47c5 And see if that resolves the issue. Anyway, "failed to bring up the login screen" is very broad - what exacly happened? Did it crash? Did you get a tty, or just a black screen? Cheers, Matthias No, I am not using Plymouth. "Failed to bring up the login screen" is as it says. The screen gets switched into graphical mode (blank) but nothing ever displays on it. I can bring up a TTY using an alt-Fkey combination but nothing graphical.
Bug#801106: sddm still fails to start
Hi! Are you using Plymouth? If so, I might have resolved this issue already (not yet uploaded to the archive). Please try applying this patch to the /lib/systemd/system/sddm.service file: http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-kde/kde-std/sddm.git/commit/?id=b50b826a4809b85270d5adc026b6d28fcdbb47c5 And see if that resolves the issue. Anyway, "failed to bring up the login screen" is very broad - what exacly happened? Did it crash? Did you get a tty, or just a black screen? Cheers, Matthias
Bug#801106: sddm still fails to start
Package: sddm Version: 0.12.0-4 Followup-For: Bug #801106 Dear Maintainer, *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** * What led up to the situation? I restarted my system this morning but it failed to bring up a login screen * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? Booted to rescue mode and did an update/full-upgrade. When that didn't fix the problem, I installed xdm. * What was the outcome of this action? I can now get to a login screen and run a gui. * What outcome did you expect instead? *** End of the template - remove these template lines *** -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 4.2.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/6 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages sddm depends on: ii adduser 3.113+nmu3 ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.57 ii libc6 2.19-22 ii libgcc1 1:5.2.1-22 ii libpam0g1.1.8-3.1 ii libqt5core5a5.4.2+dfsg-9 ii libqt5dbus5 5.4.2+dfsg-9 ii libqt5gui5 5.4.2+dfsg-9 ii libqt5network5 5.4.2+dfsg-9 ii libqt5qml5 5.4.2-6 ii libqt5quick55.4.2-6 ii libstdc++6 5.2.1-22 ii libsystemd0 227-2 ii libxcb-xkb1 1.10-3+b1 ii libxcb1 1.10-3+b1 ii qml-module-qtquick2 5.4.2-6 ii sddm-theme-breeze [sddm-theme] 4:5.4.2-1 sddm recommends no packages. Versions of packages sddm suggests: ii libpam-kwallet5 5.4.2-1 -- debconf information: * shared/default-x-display-manager: xdm sddm/daemon_name: /usr/bin/sddm
