i extract some log lines from /var/log/syslog -- i think showing the main problem, that gdm fails about 2 secs **before** the nvidia module is loaded. ... Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 2.863035] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 18.001148] udev: starting version 151 Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 18.010245] Adding 2000052k swap on /dev/sda6. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:2000052k Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 18.109035] vga16fb: initializing Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 18.109040] vga16fb: mapped to 0xffff8800000a0000 Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 18.109106] fb0: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 18.113579] lp: driver loaded but no devices found Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb kernel: [ 18.632373] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. ... Aug 31 21:43:22 sandra-nb init: gdm main process (875) terminated with status 1 ... Aug 31 21:43:24 sandra-nb kernel: [ 23.472888] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 195.36.24 Thu Apr 22 19:10:14 PDT 2010 ...
helpful link: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/wiki/Debugging -- kdm starts before nvidia driver is fully loaded https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/585930 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase-workspace in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
