Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread George Roberts
Zac Medico wrote: > Willie Wong wrote: > >>> Now my /var/log/xdm.log is now showing: >>> _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6 >>> _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/George:0 >>> _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for >>> inet6 >

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Zac Medico
Willie Wong wrote: Now my /var/log/xdm.log is now showing: _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6 _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/George:0 _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6 The above suggests that whatever is tr

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Zac Medico
George Roberts wrote: Opps sorry, xdm is suppost to start gdm. Xdm is added to the default run level, gdm is started when rc.conf runs. Atleast that is the sequence I understand from http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gdm_setup Read /etc/init.d/xdm, it's all there. Now, when you say "xdm is suppo

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Willie Wong
On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 09:18:05PM -0600, George Roberts wrote: > Technically both are started at the end of the boot sequence. However > if I use "/etc/init.d/xdm zap" and then "/etc/init.d/xdm start" I am > now getting a message "Setting up gdm ..." followed by "ERROR: could not > open the Disp

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Zac Medico
George Roberts wrote: Yes changing rc.conf to xdm, starts X and brings me to the xdm log in screen. No need to run env-update. Okay, so the problem seems to be isolated in the gdm package. Did it say anything other than "ERROR: could not open the Display Manager..."? That doesnt't make muc

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread George Roberts
Zac Medico wrote: > George Roberts wrote: > >> Technically both are started at the end of the boot sequence. However >> if I use "/etc/init.d/xdm zap" and then "/etc/init.d/xdm start" I am >> now getting a message "Setting up gdm ..." followed by "ERROR: could not >> open the Display Manager..."

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread George Roberts
Zac Medico wrote: > George Roberts wrote: > >> Technically both are started at the end of the boot sequence. However >> if I use "/etc/init.d/xdm zap" and then "/etc/init.d/xdm start" I am >> now getting a message "Setting up gdm ..." followed by "ERROR: could not >> open the Display Manager..."

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Zac Medico
George Roberts wrote: Technically both are started at the end of the boot sequence. However if I use "/etc/init.d/xdm zap" and then "/etc/init.d/xdm start" I am now getting a message "Setting up gdm ..." followed by "ERROR: could not open the Display Manager..." and then it hangs and I have to

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread George Roberts
Zac Medico wrote: > George Roberts wrote: > >> Pawel Nadolski wrote: >> >> >>> George Roberts wrote: >>> >>> Edward Catmur wrote: > On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 23:05 -0600, George Roberts wrote: > > > > > >> About a month or so ago I lost the abilit

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Zac Medico
George Roberts wrote: Pawel Nadolski wrote: George Roberts wrote: Edward Catmur wrote: On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 23:05 -0600, George Roberts wrote: About a month or so ago I lost the ability to use my GDM to log in. I can log in using XDM which has to be called from the command li

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread George Roberts
Pawel Nadolski wrote: > George Roberts wrote: > >> Edward Catmur wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 23:05 -0600, George Roberts wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> About a month or so ago I lost the ability to use my GDM to log in. I can log in using XDM which has to be called from the c

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Pawel Nadolski
George Roberts wrote: Edward Catmur wrote: On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 23:05 -0600, George Roberts wrote: About a month or so ago I lost the ability to use my GDM to log in. I can log in using XDM which has to be called from the command line. When my system is booting it loads gdm, but

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread George Roberts
Edward Catmur wrote: >On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 23:05 -0600, George Roberts wrote: > > >>About a month or so ago I lost the ability to use my GDM to log in. I >>can log in using XDM which has to be called from the command line. When >>my system is booting it loads gdm, but when it finishes booting

Re: [gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-16 Thread Edward Catmur
On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 23:05 -0600, George Roberts wrote: > About a month or so ago I lost the ability to use my GDM to log in. I > can log in using XDM which has to be called from the command line. When > my system is booting it loads gdm, but when it finishes booting instead > of starting X, it

[gentoo-user] GDM not bringing up log in screen

2005-07-15 Thread George Roberts
About a month or so ago I lost the ability to use my GDM to log in. I can log in using XDM which has to be called from the command line. When my system is booting it loads gdm, but when it finishes booting instead of starting X, it leaves me at the at the command line. I can then log in as root