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lufog

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Registered: 2023-02-10

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[SOLVED] Updating gnome-settings-daemon to 49alpha-1 breaks gdm

After the last update (with gnome-unstable enabled), gdm doesn't load (black screen with text cursor). And after 15 seconds the system freezes, I can't even change tty. Downgrading the gnome-settings-daemon package to the previous version (48.1-1) fixes the problem.

journalctl --boot=-1
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Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[698]: dbus-daemon[698]: [session uid=120 pid=698 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=702 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[698]: dbus-daemon[698]: [session uid=120 pid=698 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux gnome-session[702]: gnome-session-binary[702]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux gnome-session-binary[702]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: /boot/loader/loader.conf:2: Field 'secure-boot-enroll=force' without value, ignoring line.
Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux gnome-session[702]: gnome-session-binary[702]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux gnome-session-binary[702]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:15 archlinux gnome-session-binary[702]: Entering running state
Jul 04 19:35:16 archlinux gnome-session-failed[749]: Failed to open display
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[698]: dbus-daemon[698]: [session uid=120 pid=698 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=702 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[698]: dbus-daemon[698]: [session uid=120 pid=698 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: session-1.scope: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Session 1 logged out. Waiting for processes to exit.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Removed session 1.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -583 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -583 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux kernel: fbcon: Taking over console
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: New session 3 of user gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux kernel: Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 180x56
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Session 3 of User gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: systemd-vconsole-setup.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Stopped Virtual Console Setup.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Stopping Virtual Console Setup...
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Virtual Console Setup...
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[773]: dbus-daemon[773]: [session uid=120 pid=773 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=774 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[773]: dbus-daemon[773]: [session uid=120 pid=773 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gnome-session[774]: gnome-session-binary[774]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gnome-session-binary[774]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: /boot/loader/loader.conf:2: Field 'secure-boot-enroll=force' without value, ignoring line.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gnome-session[774]: gnome-session-binary[774]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gnome-session-binary[774]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gnome-session-binary[774]: Entering running state
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux gnome-session-failed[787]: Failed to open display
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Finished Virtual Console Setup.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Finished Hold until boot process finishes up.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Reached target Multi-User System.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Reached target Graphical Interface.
Jul 04 19:35:17 archlinux systemd[1]: Startup finished in 6.756s (firmware) + 5.828s (loader) + 3.668s (kernel) + 3.200s (initrd) + 22.158s (userspace) = 41.612s.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[773]: dbus-daemon[773]: [session uid=120 pid=773 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=774 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[773]: dbus-daemon[773]: [session uid=120 pid=773 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux systemd[1]: session-3.scope: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Session 3 logged out. Waiting for processes to exit.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -767 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -767 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Removed session 3.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: New session 4 of user gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Session 4 of User gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[810]: dbus-daemon[810]: [session uid=120 pid=810 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=811 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[810]: dbus-daemon[810]: [session uid=120 pid=810 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gnome-session[811]: gnome-session-binary[811]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gnome-session-binary[811]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: /boot/loader/loader.conf:2: Field 'secure-boot-enroll=force' without value, ignoring line.
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gnome-session[811]: gnome-session-binary[811]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gnome-session-binary[811]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:18 archlinux gnome-session-binary[811]: Entering running state
Jul 04 19:35:19 archlinux gnome-session-failed[824]: Failed to open display
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[810]: dbus-daemon[810]: [session uid=120 pid=810 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=811 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[810]: dbus-daemon[810]: [session uid=120 pid=810 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux systemd[1]: session-4.scope: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Session 4 logged out. Waiting for processes to exit.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Removed session 4.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -805 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -805 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: New session 5 of user gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Session 5 of User gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[843]: dbus-daemon[843]: [session uid=120 pid=843 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=844 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[843]: dbus-daemon[843]: [session uid=120 pid=843 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gnome-session[844]: gnome-session-binary[844]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gnome-session-binary[844]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: /boot/loader/loader.conf:2: Field 'secure-boot-enroll=force' without value, ignoring line.
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gnome-session[844]: gnome-session-binary[844]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gnome-session-binary[844]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gnome-session-binary[844]: Entering running state
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux gnome-session-failed[856]: Failed to open display
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[843]: dbus-daemon[843]: [session uid=120 pid=843 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=844 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:20 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[843]: dbus-daemon[843]: [session uid=120 pid=843 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux systemd[1]: session-5.scope: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Session 5 logged out. Waiting for processes to exit.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Removed session 5.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -838 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -838 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: New session 6 of user gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Session 6 of User gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[875]: dbus-daemon[875]: [session uid=120 pid=875 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=876 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[875]: dbus-daemon[875]: [session uid=120 pid=875 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gnome-session[876]: gnome-session-binary[876]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gnome-session-binary[876]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: /boot/loader/loader.conf:2: Field 'secure-boot-enroll=force' without value, ignoring line.
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gnome-session[876]: gnome-session-binary[876]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gnome-session-binary[876]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gnome-session-binary[876]: Entering running state
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux gnome-session-failed[888]: Failed to open display
Jul 04 19:35:21 archlinux systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[875]: dbus-daemon[875]: [session uid=120 pid=875 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=876 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[875]: dbus-daemon[875]: [session uid=120 pid=875 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux systemd[1]: session-6.scope: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Session 6 logged out. Waiting for processes to exit.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -870 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Removed session 6.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -870 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: New session 7 of user gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Session 7 of User gdm.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[909]: dbus-daemon[909]: [session uid=120 pid=909 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=910 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[909]: dbus-daemon[909]: [session uid=120 pid=909 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gnome-session[910]: gnome-session-binary[910]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gnome-session-binary[910]: WARNING: Could not check if unit gnome-session-wayland@gnome-login.target is active: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.systemd1: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: /boot/loader/loader.conf:2: Field 'secure-boot-enroll=force' without value, ignoring line.
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gnome-session[910]: gnome-session-binary[910]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gnome-session-binary[910]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom'
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gnome-session-binary[910]: Entering running state
Jul 04 19:35:22 archlinux gnome-session-failed[922]: Failed to open display
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[909]: dbus-daemon[909]: [session uid=120 pid=909 pidfd=5] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.2' (uid=120 pid=910 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary --autostart /usr/sha")
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux /usr/lib/gdm-wayland-session[909]: dbus-daemon[909]: [session uid=120 pid=909 pidfd=5] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux gdm[533]: Gdm: Child process -904 was already dead.
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux systemd[1]: session-7.scope: Deactivated successfully.
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Session 7 logged out. Waiting for processes to exit.
Jul 04 19:35:23 archlinux systemd-logind[465]: Removed session 7.

Not sure where to report this. Just posting here in case someone else encounters this.

Fixed in gdm 49alpha.0-2.

Last edited by lufog (2025-07-05 13:55:01)