Here's gdm's log output when I run gdmflexiserver --startnew: gdm[7069]: gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new connection fd 8 gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'VERSION' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'AUTH_LOCAL b8c7c9f89947c4ce527a616de64a28f3' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'AUTH_LOCAL b8c7c9f89947c4ce527a616de64a28f3' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'QUERY_VT' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'AUTH_LOCAL b8c7c9f89947c4ce527a616de64a28f3' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'CONSOLE_SERVERS' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_LIST' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard ID' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard NAME' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard COMMAND' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard FLEXIBLE' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard CHOOSABLE' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard HANDLED' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard CHOOSER' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Standard PRIORITY' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal ID' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal NAME' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal COMMAND' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal FLEXIBLE' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal CHOOSABLE' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal HANDLED' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal CHOOSER' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Terminal PRIORITY' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser ID' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser NAME' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser COMMAND' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser FLEXIBLE' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser CHOOSABLE' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser HANDLED' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser CHOOSER' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'GET_SERVER_DETAILS Chooser PRIORITY' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'AUTH_LOCAL b8c7c9f89947c4ce527a616de64a28f3' gdm[7069]: Handling user message: 'FLEXI_XSERVER Standard' gdm[7069]: server: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X -br -audit 0 ' gdm[7069]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :-1 gdm[7069]: loop check: last_start 0, last_loop 0, now: 1177339139, retry_count: 0 gdm[7069]: Resetting counts for loop of death detection gdm[15422]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :-1 gdm[15422]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie gdm[15422]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 15422 gdm[7069]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 15422 gdm[7069]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 15422 -1' gdm[7069]: Got VT_NUM == -1
[here it hangs until I hit ctrl+c] gdm[7069]: close_if_needed: Got G_IO_HUP on 8 gdm[7069]: close_if_needed: Got error on 8 gdm[7069]: gdm_display_unmanage: Stopping :-1 (slave pid: 15422) gdm[15422]: term_quit: Final cleanup gdm[15422]: gdm_slave_quick_exit: Will kill everything from the display gdm[15422]: gdm_slave_quick_exit: Killed everything from the display gdm[7069]: gdm_display_dispose: Disposing :-1 gdm[7069]: gdm_display_unmanage: Display stopped gdm[7069]: mainloop_sig_callback: Got signal 17 -- Couldn't open any new programs or log out https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/108761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs