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solstice

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Registered: 2006-10-27

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[SOLVED] gdm gives only a black screen with a clock cursor

Since the upgrade to gnome 3.2, gdm shows only a black screen with the mouse cursor as a clock.

/var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/488489/

I am using auto-login and it works. but when I log out of a session, I am greated with a black screen and the clock cursor.

I never saw the new gdm. just black screen.

Grahpic card is geforce 8300GS. but X is running I think since the mouse cursor as waiting clock

Last edited by solstice (2011-10-09 09:08:09)

krest

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From: Athens, Greece

Registered: 2009-01-22

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Re: [SOLVED] gdm gives only a black screen with a clock cursor

Had the same problem, solved it with:

# chage -E -1 gdm

shinythings

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Registered: 2010-03-06

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Re: [SOLVED] gdm gives only a black screen with a clock cursor

I had the same problem and that did the trick, thanks!

If I understand correctly this disables the password expiry for user gdm. Why would that be set in the first place, is this a packaging bug?

solstice

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Registered: 2006-10-27

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Re: [SOLVED] gdm gives only a black screen with a clock cursor

That works. Thank you!

Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

Registered: 2003-12-01

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Re: [SOLVED] gdm gives only a black screen with a clock cursor

No, it does not work.
I run the command to alter gdm's account. Still, I see the black screen and the clock cursor.

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Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

Registered: 2003-12-01

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Re: [SOLVED] gdm gives only a black screen with a clock cursor

Oh, I just had another system update today (pacman -Syu), and meanwhile gnome 3.2 starts fine.
I am glad I have it back.

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