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RandomAndy

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Registered: 2015-05-09

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gdm doesn't start: Unable to register display with display manager

Hey guys,

I'm in the process of putting arch on my new Dell XPS 13 (2015).
Currently I'm trying to get Gnome to run, which got me stuck.

I installed X and Gnome. Now I'm calling gdm after booting, but it just writes tons of 'Unable to register display with display manager' to the journal.
Starting X by using startx works fine, but it only loads the default window manager.

So when I start gdm, this happens:

The last part of journalctl:

May 09 12:41:16 xpsbook systemd[1]: Reached target Network.
May 09 12:41:16 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Network.
May 09 12:41:16 xpsbook systemd[1]: Reached target Multi-User System.
May 09 12:41:16 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Multi-User System.
May 09 12:41:16 xpsbook systemd[1]: Reached target Graphical Interface.
May 09 12:41:16 xpsbook systemd[1]: Startup finished in 1.181s (kernel) + 1min 30.144s (userspace) = 1min 38.233s.
May 09 12:41:16 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Graphical Interface.
May 09 12:55:13 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Cleanup of Temporary Directories...
May 09 12:55:13 xpsbook systemd[1]: Started Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook dbus[278]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.Accounts' unit='accounts-daemon.service'
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook systemd[1]: Reached target User and Group Name Lookups.
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting User and Group Name Lookups.
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Accounts Service...
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook dbus[278]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1' unit='polkit.service'
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Authorization Manager...
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook polkitd[322]: Started polkitd version 0.112
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook polkitd[322]: Loading rules from directory /etc/polkit-1/rules.d
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook polkitd[322]: Loading rules from directory /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook polkitd[322]: Finished loading, compiling and executing 2 rules
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook dbus[278]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1'
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook systemd[1]: Started Authorization Manager.
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook polkitd[322]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 on the system bus
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook accounts-daemon[318]: started daemon version 0.6.40
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook dbus[278]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.Accounts'
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook systemd[1]: Started Accounts Service.
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-wayland-session[333]: Unable to register display with display manager
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-wayland-session[341]: Unable to register display with display manager
May 09 13:28:41 xpsbook /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-wayland-session[349]: Unable to register display with display manager

/var/log/gdm/ is empty
/var/log/Xorg.0.log is empty

I don't know if it helps, but here is the journal when running 'startx', which successfully starts the default window manager (don't know what that's called, sorry):

May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook login[292]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user root by LOGIN(uid=0)
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[1]: Created slice user-0.slice.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting user-0.slice.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting User Manager for UID 0...
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd-logind[291]: New session c1 of user root.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[1]: Started Session c1 of user root.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Session c1 of user root.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Unit type .busname is not supported on this system.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Reached target Paths.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Starting Paths.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Reached target Timers.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Starting Timers.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Reached target Sockets.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Starting Sockets.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Reached target Basic System.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Starting Basic System.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Reached target Default.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Startup finished in 5ms.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[295]: Starting Default.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook systemd[1]: Started User Manager for UID 0.
May 09 13:30:03 xpsbook login[292]: ROOT LOGIN ON tty1
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Job sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp0s20u1.device/start timed out.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Timed out waiting for device sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp0s20u1.device.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Dependency failed for dhcpcd on enp0s20u1.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Job dhcpcd@enp0s20u1.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Job sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp0s20u1.device/start failed with result 'timeout'.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Reached target Multi-User System.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Multi-User System.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Reached target Graphical Interface.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Graphical Interface.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Reached target Network.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Startup finished in 1.184s (kernel) + 1min 30.239s (userspace) = 1min 38.857s.
May 09 13:31:20 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Network.
May 09 13:39:36 xpsbook kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook dbus[286]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1' unit='polkit.service'
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Authorization Manager...
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Started polkitd version 0.112
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Loading rules from directory /etc/polkit-1/rules.d
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Loading rules from directory /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Finished loading, compiling and executing 2 rules
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook dbus[286]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1'
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook systemd[1]: Started Authorization Manager.
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 on the system bus
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-process:411:59018 (system bus name :1.4 [/usr/bin/pkttyagent --notify-fd 5 --fallback], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook systemd[1]: Stopped Networking for netctl profile wlp2s0-scanme_v6.
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-process:411:59018 (system bus name :1.4, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus)
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-process:426:59023 (system bus name :1.6 [/usr/bin/pkttyagent --notify-fd 5 --fallback], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook systemd[1]: Created slice system-netctl.slice.
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting system-netctl.slice.
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile wlp2s0-scanme_v6...
May 09 13:39:39 xpsbook network[431]: Starting network profile 'wlp2s0-scanme_v6'...
May 09 13:39:41 xpsbook kernel: wl0: link up (wlp2s0)
May 09 13:39:41 xpsbook dhcpcd[510]: DUID 00:01:00:01:1c:df:7f:2e:00:0a:cd:27:94:86
May 09 13:39:41 xpsbook dhcpcd[510]: wlp2s0: IAID b8:c0:ac:e7
May 09 13:39:41 xpsbook dhcpcd[510]: wlp2s0: rebinding lease of 192.168.1.25
May 09 13:39:41 xpsbook dhcpcd[510]: wlp2s0: leased 192.168.1.25 for 86400 seconds
May 09 13:39:41 xpsbook dhcpcd[510]: wlp2s0: adding route to 192.168.1.0/24
May 09 13:39:41 xpsbook dhcpcd[510]: wlp2s0: adding default route via 192.168.1.1
May 09 13:39:42 xpsbook dhcpcd[510]: forked to background, child pid 554
May 09 13:39:42 xpsbook network[431]: Started network profile 'wlp2s0-scanme_v6'
May 09 13:39:42 xpsbook systemd[1]: Started Networking for netctl profile wlp2s0-scanme_v6.
May 09 13:39:42 xpsbook polkitd[415]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-process:426:59023 (system bus name :1.6, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus)
May 09 13:39:47 xpsbook dbus[286]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
May 09 13:39:47 xpsbook dbus[286]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
May 09 13:39:48 xpsbook kernel: fuse init (API version 7.23)
May 09 13:39:48 xpsbook systemd[1]: Mounting FUSE Control File System...
May 09 13:39:48 xpsbook systemd[1]: Mounted FUSE Control File System.

Is there any other logfile that could tell me more?
I'm really stuck with this. Any piece of advice is much appreciated!

Thanks!

cheers
andy

Last edited by RandomAndy (2015-05-09 10:36:56)

zeitgeist.at

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Re: gdm doesn't start: Unable to register display with display manager

Hi, I've had that problem too, it's no solution, merely a workaround:

disabling wayland.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: gdm doesn't start: Unable to register display with display manager

Starting X by using startx works fine, but it only loads the default window manager.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinitrc

Also, use code tags rather than quote tags when posting terminal output to preserve formatting and improve readability.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode

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RandomAndy

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Re: gdm doesn't start: Unable to register display with display manager

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinitrc

Hmm, gdm doesn't start at all, so would calling it via Xinitrc really make a difference?

Also, use code tags rather than quote tags when posting terminal output to preserve formatting and improve readability.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode

Thanks for the tip, I edited my post.

Hi, I've had that problem too. It's no solution, merely a workaround.

Thanks a lot, I'll try that!

Also, I've installed sddm and that works fine for now.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: gdm doesn't start: Unable to register display with display manager

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinitrc

Hmm, gdm doesn't start at all, so would calling it via Xinitrc really make a difference?

I was trying to indicate a method for starting GNOME without a display manager; I probably should have been more explicit...

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