On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 18:08:38 -0600 Carlos Sura <carlos.su...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Update: > > I was desperate trying to rebuild everything or reinstalling or > whatever idea I had. So, my logic said: if root works why others > users wont?, then I decided to create another user, and guess what? > it worked. > > So I removed my user and then created a new one and it worked. > > Yeah this is fine and great that worked, but I would like to know: > Why? > > Thanks. > > > On 5 October 2013 17:10, Carlos Sura <carlos.su...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I do have -consolekit systemd policykit and yes, my kernel is > > properly configured. > > To avoid playing around I did reinstalled it again! and guess what? > > After installing gnome-tweak-tools and shell-extensions and use the > > tweak tools to do some changes, after reboot, again: blank screen > > trying to start gnome. > > > > So, I unmerged the packages and did: > > emerge @preserved-rebuild > > revdep-rebuild > > emerge -1 gnome > > > > but seems not to work, again, I can log in as root, not as user. > > > > > > On 1 October 2013 06:49, Canek Peláez Valdés <can...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:30 AM, Carlos Sura > >> <carlos.su...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> > Hello Mates, > >> > > >> > I finally thought that I got this working, so now I am dealing > >> > this > >> issue: > >> > I choose the latest kernel with systemd and GDM starts good, but > >> > I > >> cannot > >> > log in to gnome as a normal user, I can only log in to gnome as > >> > root. > >> > > >> > What I have done before this started: > >> > > >> > emerge -uDvaN world > >> > emerge --depclean --ask > >> > emerge @preserved-rebuild > >> > > >> > Then it just happened. > >> > > >> > What I've tried so far: > >> > - .xinitrc with exec gnome-session for user and root > >> > - emerge -1 $( qlist -IC x11-drivers/ ) > >> > - emerge @x11-module-rebuild > >> > - X -configure > >> > > >> > > >> > Another note: > >> > Starting gnome as normal user just hang, apparently it wants to > >> > start > >> but it > >> > cannot start. Neither doing: startx. > >> > > >> > I am using for xorg: > >> > VIDEO_CARDS="intel vesa" > >> > > >> > Any help? > >> > >> Could you please boot up your machine, let GDM start, and then > >> from a console do "systemctl --all --full", and post here its > >> output? Also, can you try to do: > >> > >> USE="systemd -consolekit policykit" emerge -uDNvp world > >> > >> Does any package wants to be reemerged? > >> > >> Lastly, does your kernel contains all the configuration options > >> required by systemd/udev? > >> Whenever I have trouble with gnome, the first thing I do is remove any .gnome*-type folders in ~/. My guess is that in some cases gnome saved data isn't compatible with the new gnome configuration. Cheers, -- - - - Michael Higgins -
