Re: Gnome X on RH9

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

karlp ourldsfamily com wrote:
> > karlp ourldsfamily com wrote:
> >
> > > I've had this problem intermittently:
> > >
> > > 1: X takes a while to start. In XFree86.n.log there are some things
> > > about
> > > not being able to use this or that resolution because hsync is out of
> > > range, but I probed my monitor (a Dell 1028) and the returned values
> > > match
> > > the tech documents I've seen on the monitor (I look that stuff up for a
> > > monitor when I get it, then write it down on a label and affix it to the
> > > side). I'm not real sure what to look for...
> > >
> > > 2: Gnome doesn't run except after a reboot. I have to login using KDE,
> > > WindowMaker or TWM to get a session started. So, I can run gnome once,
> > > then have to reboot if I have to run it a second time.
> > >
> > > 3: (see # 1). When logging out, it takes at least 30 seconds for the
> > > login
> > > screen to come back.
> > >
> > > I've created an .xsession file and nothing comes to .xssession-errors. I
> > > created .xinitrc and tried various things there, too.
> >
> > First, verify that your /etc/inittab file has a line like:
> >
> > 	x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
>
>
> That's got to be there for KDE to start up, right? Yes, it's there. Always
> has been...

It's needed for X to start, to see if you want autologin and if not, to
find and start your display manager.

> > in it.  If so, then check to see if you have an /etc/sysconfig/desktop
> > file.  If you don't, create one and put the line:
> >
> > 	DISPLAYMANGER=GNOME
>
>
> DESKTOP="GNOME" is there, but not DISPLAYMANAGER, so I added it. Since
> this is at home, I'll test tonight...

I have that also ("DESKTOP"), but prefdm looks for "$DISPLAYMANAGER".
I think you can force it this way.

> > in it.  That should default the display manager to Gnome.  You can also
> > specify the display manager from the login screen.
> >
> > As far as the slow shutdown is concerned, it depends on what programs
> > are running.  You may have something that's checkpointing to the disk
> > when it receives the session termination signal.
>
>
> No software running. The delay is after everything is closed down, the
> screen goes black just before X restarts, but it doesn't.
>
> Also, when doing CTRL-ALT, F[1-6] from the login screen, I get a text
> login quickly, but pressing ALT, F7 to return to X takes another 30
> seconds, however it's different. The background screen comes up
> imediately, but the login window, though present, shows no text, border or
> anything else, just a gray square with a white-ish bar which becomes the
> input field for login name and password. No focus and no response either.
> Waiting for 30 seconds results in a login screen again. If I do CTRL-ALT,
> BKSPC, the server closes down like when logging off and then after 30
> seconds comes back.

Now that's starting to smell like a DNS issue, with the system trying to
reverse resolve its address to set up the required permissions and such.
Is this machine on a dialup or something?
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