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gar1t

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2011-12-24

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GDM errors on VMWare after system upgrade

After a system upgrade today, I'm getting this when GDM starts:

gdm-binary[595]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server for log errors

There aren't any errors in the Xorg log. The vmware driver is explicitly listed as being loaded:

Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vware_drv.so
Modul vmware: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
...
vmware: Using vmwlegacy driver everything is fine.
...
vmwlegacy: driver for VMWare SVGA: vmware0405, wmare0710

When I run gdm, I get this:

** (gdm-binary:970): WARNING **: Failed to acquire org.gnome/DisplayManager

** (gdm-binary:970): WARNING **: Could not acquire name; bailing out

There are several gdm processes running. When I kill them, they're all restarted with the same results.

I've reinstalled xorg-server, xorg-apps, gdm, and xf86-video-vmware.

From what I've gathered, there's a problem with the video driver.

Any recommendations on troubleshooting this?

wideaperture

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Registered: 2012-03-29

Posts: 18

Re: GDM errors on VMWare after system upgrade

I afraid I have no sage advice, but wanted to bump the thread up.  I am having precisely the same problem and symptoms on my VirtualBox installation of Arch after updating.  I'll also be interested in potential solutions.

wideaperture

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Registered: 2012-03-29

Posts: 18

Re: GDM errors on VMWare after system upgrade

Anything new?

wideaperture

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Registered: 2012-03-29

Posts: 18

Re: GDM errors on VMWare after system upgrade

Bumping this again; still experiencing this issue.

wideaperture

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Registered: 2012-03-29

Posts: 18

Re: GDM errors on VMWare after system upgrade

Solved for me using the solution in this post: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 3#p1072193

I wouldn't mark the present thread as solved, however, since the original poster was experiencing issues with VMWare, while my own problems were on VirtualBox.