As far as I remember I had the same problem with LM7.2. Even though I put a (made up, standalone) name for the machine, it didn't get written to /etc/hosts. LM8.0 solved that problem but LM8.1 seems to have the same problem again in this laptop. Since gdm worked in LM7.2 despite that problem, I guess it isn't that. I am trying right know with the machine's name in /etc/hosts (like I used to solve it in 7.2). I rebooted right now and I still don't get the graphical login. I will reinstall with kdm enabled and see if it works (=> a gdm problem) and then contact the gdm maintainer. Thanks Andrej. Marcio Cordero
> > root 1549 1 0 18:44 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon > > It tries to start it. > > > xsession-errors: > > SESSION_MANAGER=local/laptop.marcio.ch:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1620 > > > > ** WARNING **: Host name lookup failure on localhost. > > I guess it is very likely the problem. What is your hostname and what is > in /etc/hosts? > > > > > As I said, they are quite big. Should I attach them? > > If it is not the hostname problem, you need somebody with gdm knowledge. > X tries to start allright, but gdm has problems. I never used it, sorry > :( > > -andrej > -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net
