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andav

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Registered: 2006-12-04

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can't get back to GDM after killing X server with ALT CTRL BACKSPACE

the killing is working but i get into a black screen with a couple of lines, and can't do nothing there... (i don't have a command line there)
(it is the screen i get before gnome is talking control after my computer starts.)

the problem started(i think) with gnome 3.16.
in gnome 3.14 it worked great, and after killing X, i get into gdm again automatically.

Last edited by andav (2015-04-17 11:44:51)

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2013-10-22

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Re: can't get back to GDM after killing X server with ALT CTRL BACKSPACE

Do you use auto-login? If so then I can imagine this bug is similar to what I reported here https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/44587#comment134498. Turn off your auto-login and try it.

andav

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Registered: 2006-12-04

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Re: can't get back to GDM after killing X server with ALT CTRL BACKSPACE

Do you use auto-login? If so then I can imagine this bug is similar to what I reported here https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/44587#comment134498. Turn off your auto-login and try it.

yes, i use auto login, and yes, after removed the auto login, when i kill X i get into gdm again :-)
thanks!

p.s.
now there is something strange before gnome is started.
after i login in gdm, i get a black screen with 2 diagonal lines, made from litlle squares, with some colors, and after this gone(2 seconds or so), gnome takes control.

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From: Brisbane, Australia

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Re: can't get back to GDM after killing X server with ALT CTRL BACKSPACE

p.s.
now there is something strange before gnome is started.
after i login in gdm, i get a black screen with 2 diagonal lines, made from litlle squares, with some colors, and after this gone(2 seconds or so), gnome takes control.

Since 3.16 gdm uses Wayland to present the login screen (e.g. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n … E-Mid-Feb) so that graphical glitch occurs over the transition from Wayland to X. If you don't like it then (I guess) you can force gdm to use X. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Document … ts/Desktop. I don't see any glitch on my intel graphics box.

andav

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Registered: 2006-12-04

Posts: 152

Re: can't get back to GDM after killing X server with ALT CTRL BACKSPACE

p.s.
now there is something strange before gnome is started.
after i login in gdm, i get a black screen with 2 diagonal lines, made from litlle squares, with some colors, and after this gone(2 seconds or so), gnome takes control.

Since 3.16 gdm uses Wayland to present the login screen (e.g. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n … E-Mid-Feb) so that graphical glitch occurs over the transition from Wayland to X. If you don't like it then (I guess) you can force gdm to use X. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Document … ts/Desktop. I don't see any glitch on my intel graphics box.

great.
thank you very much! :-)