On 04/01/2010 08:16 AM, Martin Pitt wrote:
> So, this bug is a bit confusing, let's try to untangle it. The original
> reporter, electhor, already closed it, so let's devote this report to
> NoOp's problem, who seems to have submitted most information.
>
> So if you use autologin, you get to the desktop just fine. If you are
> using the user switcher and log in manually, it fails? So that points to
> some PAM issue, what Steve already mentioned.
Correct.
>
> - Can you please do "apport-collect 516520"? This will attach some
> additional information. I'm interested in the state of gdm's conffiles
> (in particular, /etc/pam/gdm*).
Done.
>
> - Can you log into a text console with your user? (Ctrl+Alt+F1; press
> Ctrl+Alt+F7 or Ctrl+Alt+F8 to go back)
No. Ctrl+Alt+F-6 results in a blank screen & turns off the display, same
for F7 or trying to go back. I need to reboot to get back in
(Ctrl-Alt-Del works, so keyboard is still responsive).
$ apt-cache policy ubuntu-desktop
ubuntu-desktop:
Installed: 1.193
Candidate: 1.194
Version table:
1.194 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
*** 1.193 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/516520
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