From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) Description of problem: I've tried to update the kernel to 2.4.19 (downloaded from kernel.org) using the config scripts from the RedHat 8.0 distrib. (installed from the SRPMS kernel package 2.4.18-14). The compile proceeds without errors, using the procedure outlined in the RHN 300 course documentation. All functionality seems to work fine except when I invoke "startx". After I boot to the new kernel, gnome fails to start correctly on "startx". I get the RedHat splash screen then everything stops...I don't get the sequence if icons at the bottom I should during the loading process. I've killed the server, restarted and the same result. Gnome still works fine if I boot using Kernel 2.4.18-14. The only mods I make to the 2.4.19 kernel before I compile are selecting Pentium 4 as the processor and adding multiple LUN support for SCSI devices. Everything else is stoch RedHat. I am using a Compaq Presario 1500 with ATI Radeon Mobility 7500 graphics chip set, 256MB RAM and, Compaq W200 multiport wireless adapter Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Compile 2.4.19 kernel from clean source using RedHat 2.4.18-14 kernel configuration file. 2.Install kernel 2.4.18 and boot to it. 3.Login and type "startx" Actual Results: X launches and Gnome starts to loag but hangs on the RedHat intro/splash screen. No icons across the bottom, like what is supposed to happen when gnome loads correctly. Expected Results: X launches and Gnome starts and shows RedHat intro/splash screen as icons across the bottom indicating gnome's load status/progress. Additional info: I can't find any seemingly abnormal or error messages from X, so I'm guessing the problem is gnome and not X.
If you can't reproduce with our stock kernel, really it's up to you to debug this. I would suggest an "strace -o /tmp/output -f startx" perhaps, or look at ~/.xsession-errors