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narg2800

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Registered: 2019-03-24

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[SOLVED] GDM fails to start on boot

The issue I am having is where on boot GDM fails to start and my entire system freezes up at a static cursor. I am running the latest packages. i was able to get into the system with single user mode, and access the system logs. After troubleshooting for a while and updating my system this morning I was able to get gdm started with "systemctl start gdm" and am now in my graphical enviroment. Here are the systemlogs relavent to starting GDM from boot. The errors are the same across boots:

Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session[569]: gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Failed to upload environment to systemd: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Failed to upload environment to systemd: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session[569]: gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Failed to reset failed state of units: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Failed to reset failed state of units: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session[569]: gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Falling back to non-systemd startup procedure due to error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Falling back to non-systemd startup procedure due to error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: EDAC amd64: F17h detected (node 0).
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: EDAC amd64: Node 0: DRAM ECC disabled.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: hid-generic 0003:1532:0072.0003: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Razer Razer Mamba Wireless Receiver] on usb-0000:02:00.0-5/input2
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: input: Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.0/0003:0951:16D2.0004/input/input20
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: hid-generic 0003:0951:16D2.0004: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard] on usb-0000:02:00.0-6/input0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: input: Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Consumer Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.1/0003:0951:16D2.0005/input/input21
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: EDAC amd64: F17h detected (node 0).
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: EDAC amd64: Node 0: DRAM ECC disabled.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-shell[577]: Failed to create backend: No drm devices found
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session[569]: gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gnome-session-binary[569]: Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[535]: USER_END pid=535 uid=0 auid=120 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_loginuid,pam_keyinit,pam_succeed_if,pam_permit,pam_systemd,pam_env acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[535]: CRED_DISP pid=535 uid=0 auid=120 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_permit acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gdm[469]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant systemd[1]: session-1.scope: Succeeded.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant systemd-logind[461]: Session 1 logged out. Waiting for processes to exit.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant systemd-logind[461]: Removed session 1.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gdm[469]: Gdm: Child process -563 was already dead.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gdm[469]: Gdm: Child process -563 was already dead.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: hid-generic 0003:0951:16D2.0005: input,hiddev96,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Device [Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard] on usb-0000:02:00.0-6/input1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[583]: USER_AUTH pid=583 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=PAM:authentication grantors=pam_succeed_if,pam_permit acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[583]: USER_ACCT pid=583 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_succeed_if,pam_permit acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[583]: CRED_ACQ pid=583 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_permit acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant kernel: input: Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.2/0003:0951:16D2.0006/input/input22
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant systemd-logind[461]: New session 3 of user gdm.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant systemd[1]: Started Session 3 of user gdm.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gdm-launch-environment][583]: pam_env(gdm-launch-environment:session): deprecated reading of user environment enabled
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[583]: USER_START pid=583 uid=0 auid=120 ses=3 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_loginuid,pam_keyinit,pam_succeed_if,pam_permit,pam_systemd,pam_env acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (--) Log file renamed from "/var/log/Xorg.pid-588.log" to "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: X.Org X Server 1.20.10
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Build Operating System: Linux Arch Linux
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Current Operating System: Linux defiant 5.10.3-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:50:46 +0000 x86_64
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=ae84bb2d-3fac-4781-9806-b7181ce53c1a rw loglevel=3 quiet
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Build Date: 14 December 2020  12:10:29PM
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:  
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         to make sure that you have the latest version.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Dec 31 11:39:03 2020
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Using a default monitor configuration.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Automatically adding devices
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Automatically enabling devices
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Entry deleted from font path.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Entry deleted from font path.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Entry deleted from font path.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Entry deleted from font path.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) FontPath set to:
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         /usr/share/fonts/100dpi,
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         /usr/share/fonts/75dpi
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) Module ABI versions:
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (++) using VT number 1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_33
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (--) PCI:*(9@0:0:0) 1002:731f:1002:0b36 rev 193, Mem @ 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/2097152, 0xfca00000/524288, I/O @ 0x0000e000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) LoadModule: "glx"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         compiled for 1.20.10, module version = 1.0.0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) LoadModule: "ati"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) Warning, couldn't open module ati
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         compiled for 1.20.10, module version = 1.20.10
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Module class: X.Org Video Driver
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         compiled for 1.20.9, module version = 2.5.0
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         Module class: X.Org Video Driver
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:         ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: vesa: Refusing to run on UEFI
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Fatal server error:
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) no screens found(EE)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:          at http://wiki.x.org
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]:  for help.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE)
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[588]: (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant /usr/lib/gdm-x-session[586]: Unable to run X server
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[583]: USER_END pid=583 uid=0 auid=120 ses=3 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_loginuid,pam_keyinit,pam_succeed_if,pam_permit,pam_systemd,pam_env acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant audit[583]: CRED_DISP pid=583 uid=0 auid=120 ses=3 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_permit acct="gdm" exe="/usr/lib/gdm-session-worker" hostname=defiant addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Dec 31 11:39:03 defiant gdm[469]: Gdm: Child process -586 was already dead.

I am thinking it either has somthing to do with the lines "Failed to create backend: No drm devices found" or a little earlier: "WARNING: Failed to reset failed state of units: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist". Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

Last edited by narg2800 (2021-01-01 01:14:22)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,672

Re: [SOLVED] GDM fails to start on boot

That happens due to race conditions in which there's a chance that GDM/xorg tries to start before the graphics device is ready. You might want to enable early KMS for the graphics driver in question to help with this.

narg2800

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Registered: 2019-03-24

Posts: 9

Re: [SOLVED] GDM fails to start on boot

That fixed it entirely! Thanks!