The following solution worked great for me Thanks TJ !! I was using gutsy 7.10. After a python update, the gdm didnt go past login screen. gdm kept restarting denying me access to Ctrl+Alt+F2 screens
I was on the issue for whole day, when atlast i found that python is giving errors when importing gtk with undefined symbol FT_Library_SetLcdFilter Thanks Again TJ. > >I've just dealt with a user reporting this problem in Hardy i386. As soon as >gdm tried to start gdmgreeter the log-in >screen went 'mad' in his words. I >connected remotely via ssh and stopped the gdm process. libcairo was reporting >>symbol_not_found for FT_Library_SetLcdFilter. > >ldd /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 > >revealed that it was linked against /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.6 > >I discovered that recently the user had been trying to build an application of >some sort, which had included libfreetype2. >When it had been built it had >installed to /usr/local/lib/ and then ldconfig had regenerated the dynamic >module cache >and it took preference to the system-installed version in >/usr/lib/. > >The version in /usr/local/lib/ was much older than the version in /usr/lib/ >and didn't include the FT_Library_SetLcdFilter() >function. > >The fix was to remove the libfreetype libraries and sym-links from >/usr/local/lib/ and to regenerate the linker cache using: > >sudo ldconfig > -- [gutsy] libXft library - undefined symbol FT_Library_SetLcdFilter https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145244 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
