Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 413961
X won't start on Walmart/Everex Via C7 system
Last modified: 2009-01-09 00:26:29 EST
Description of problem: X won't start automatically on the $200 Walmart/Everex C7 system (sold with gOS which is an Ubuntu derivative). When the system is in init 5 state X always fails to start when the system is booted, however it will start with a startx command. This system works fine with CentOS5.1 and X works fine on F8 if you do a startx, it appears to be a GDM issue. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot system with init 5 2. 3. Actual results: X fails to start Expected results: Additional info: Xorg.log file is attached
Created attachment 279741 [details] Xorg.0.log
Does taking "rhgb" out of grub.conf make the problem go away? Can you set Enable=true in the [debug] section of /etc/gdm/custom.conf and then attach /var/log/messages ? if you put AddGtkModules=false in the [daemon] section of /etc/gdm/custom.conf does the problem go away?
Created attachment 280051 [details] /var/log/messages
Removing rhgb from grub.conf has no effect. AddGtkModules=false has no effect. I added the ebug enable. The /var/log/messages file has been uploaded.
How long does it normally take for X to start on your system? If you set GdmXserverTimeout=10000 in the [daemon] section of /etc/gdm/custom.conf do things work?
GdmXserverTimeout=10000 fixed the problem.
okay, so for f8 we should raise the default timeout to a minute or something (60 works instead of 10000 right?) and for F9 we'll just get rid of the timeout entirely.
60 works fine. It looks like it takes about 15 seconds for X to start to 60 is a good number.
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