Re: Blank blue screen after logging into an account for the first time with gdm and choosing window manager
I have a few more questions: Is there anything in `.xsession-errors`? (This file is in the home directory of the account that you are logged in as.) I haven't checked there, actually, but I'll look. Did you see anything in this file? Does the problem still occur if you bring the netbook out of standby and: * There are no programs running (your desktop will be running, as well as gnome-panels, of course, but I mean an Internet browser, text editor, etc.) * You do not move the mouse or type anything on the keyboard. After the screen goes blue, if you SSH into the netbook, what do you see when you execute: ps -u YOURUSERNAME -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20100819t164324-...@post.gmane.org
Re: Blank blue screen after logging into an account for the first time with gdm and choosing window manager
When I bring my HP Mini 100 netbook out of standby, the screen flickers on occassion, and then at some random moment in time, it seems, it will go to a blank blue screen. The session is still active. I can SSH to the netbook, and I can change TTYs to a virtual TTY (although the screen remains blank blue), and CTR+ALT+DELETE will reboot. I only have one link in alternatives for x-session-manager, and it's pointing to /usr/bin/gnome-session, so not sure what the deal is. There is nothing interesting in /var/log/Xorg.log, nothing in dmesg nor /var/log/messages. So, I'm at a loss. Any ideas? Hi Aaron, I don't know if I will be able to help, but perhaps answers to the following questions will identify things to try: Does this problem always occur after bringing your netbook out of standby? In addition to the blank, blue screen, do you see the mouse cursor? What is the timeline like? How many seconds or minutes pass until the first flicker? How many flickers are there? How long is it until the screen shows only blue? Is there anything in `.xsession-errors`? (This file is in the home directory of the account that you are logged in as.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20100817t184846-...@post.gmane.org
Re: Blank blue screen after logging into an account for the first time with gdm and choosing window manager
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 05:04:56PM +, Daniel Trebbien wrote: Does this problem always occur after bringing your netbook out of standby? Yes. When after coming out of standby is the question. Sometimes immediate, sometimes a few minutes later. In addition to the blank, blue screen, do you see the mouse cursor? No mouse cursor. What is the timeline like? How many seconds or minutes pass until the first flicker? How many flickers are there? How long is it until the screen shows only blue? The flickers are completely intermittent. It's not predictable, but the flickers start immediately after coming out of standby, and remain until the screen goes blue, which could be very soon or many minutes later. Is there anything in `.xsession-errors`? (This file is in the home directory of the account that you are logged in as.) I haven't checked there, actually, but I'll look. Thanks, -- . O . O . O . . O O . . . O . . . O . O O O . O . O O . . O O O O . O . . O O O O . O O O signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Blank blue screen after logging into an account for the first time with gdm amp; choosing window manager
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:41:26PM +, Daniel Trebbien wrote: So why didn't Nautilus start after I selected a window manager? I figured it out. For some reason, the X session manager was set to `/usr/bin/choosewm` by default when it needed to be `/usr/bin/gnome-session`. I corrected this with: sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager I would like to continue this discussion, if that's okay. When I bring my HP Mini 100 netbook out of standby, the screen flickers on occassion, and then at some random moment in time, it seems, it will go to a blank blue screen. The session is still active. I can SSH to the netbook, and I can change TTYs to a virtual TTY (although the screen remains blank blue), and CTR+ALT+DELETE will reboot. I only have one link in alternatives for x-session-manager, and it's pointing to /usr/bin/gnome-session, so not sure what the deal is. There is nothing interesting in /var/log/Xorg.log, nothing in dmesg nor /var/log/messages. So, I'm at a loss. Any ideas? -- . O . O . O . . O O . . . O . . . O . O O O . O . O O . . O O O O . O . . O O O O . O O O signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Blank blue screen after logging into an account for the first time with gdm amp; choosing window manager
So why didn't Nautilus start after I selected a window manager? I figured it out. For some reason, the X session manager was set to `/usr/bin/choosewm` by default when it needed to be `/usr/bin/gnome-session`. I corrected this with: sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20100815t013628-...@post.gmane.org
