Thank you for your bug report. The issue has been fixed in karmic
updates and lucid, closing the bug
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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gdm does not detect crashing X server
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug
Further information:
Using a completely random xorg.conf file, containing only garbage, does
not produce the problem - gdm continues trying to start the X server,
but it doesn't interrupt the text login prompt.
The problem only arises if X successfully loads its config and attempts
to take over t
