Apparently, _H. S._, on 13/07/05 12:41,typed: > I upgraded gnome-session to 2.10.0-5 last night on my Sarge, 2.6.11, on > a PIV. After that, I logged out of Gnome and couldn't login back. The > login process 'hanged' on the gray screen that comes just, before the > splash screen appears. > > I then deleted everything that belonged to me in /tmp (gconfd* alsa* > .esd* orbit-* etc.) and relogged and was successful. But now sounds do > not work. In my .xsession-erros, I get these messages: > > /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp > /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -a -w > /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l > ":0" "red" > /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... > SESSION_MANAGER=local/bijli:/tmp/.ICE-unix/8568 > ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed: > /tmp/alsa-dmix-7175-1121233374-426838: No such file or directory > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client > esd: Esound sound daemon already running or stale UNIX socket > /tmp/.esd/socket > This socket already exists indicating esd is already running. > Exiting... > ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed: > /tmp/alsa-dmix-7175-1121233374-426838: No such file or directory > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client > ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed: > /tmp/alsa-dmix-7175-1121233374-426838: No such file or directory > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client > ....and so on. > > > What do I need to do to correct this? I tried deleting > /var/lib/alsa/asound.state and restarting alsa. No luck. Btw, when I > login to a KDE session, sound works okay. > > All help is appreciated, > ->HS >
hmm ... nobody has any suggestions on how to go about solving this? ->HS -- Please remove the underscores ( the '_' symbols) from my email address to obtain the correct one. Apologies, but the fudging is to remove spam. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
