Tom Wijsman <tom...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:20:26 -0400
> cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote:
>
> > Tom Wijsman <tom...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:36:14 +0300
> > > Gevisz <gev...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Are you sure that you need gdm at all?
> > >
> > > Yes, `startx` doesn't work well in GNOME 3 for a lot of people; so,
> > > unless one attempts to cover what the login manager sets up, I don't
> > > think that a plain call with a plain `exec gnome-session` will work.
> > >
> > > It for example needs the *-launch things between exec and
> > > gnome-session.
> >
> > So, What can I do aside from restarting gdm after it goes to sleep or
> > whatever its doing after a few minutes? Also, I did try startx and I
> > did get a session and it seems to work, although I have not tested
> > extensively.
>
> Sounds like some kind of power management kicking in; usually typing
> some key and/or mouse helps with that, a step further is to try
> pressing the power button if it has made it sleep, suspend, ...
>
> The screen-saver control of x11-apps/xset might help correct this.
I found out that at least part of the problem is that the correct window
is not in focus, not sure why. If I hit right-control-alt and hold them
and use the tab key sometimes, I get the correct item in focus and can
login normally.
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