GDM restarts X on logout

[Robin Sheat]

When you log out of gnome, GDM (I presume) restarts the X server, even if AlwaysRestartServer=false is set in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf. This is a problem because gnome has a bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/120819) that requires logging out and in again within one X session to fix. This means that dual monitor support with twinview can't work. Basically, I need an option to stop GDM restarting X when you log out (or, for someone to fix the bug that makes this a problem, but I suspect this'll be easier)

[Robin Sheat (eythian)]

This is Gutsy beta, btw. This didn't happen in feisty.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Unmarking as a dupe, as per Eythian's comment in bug 126797

[Basilio Kublik (sourcercito)]

Hi there
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with the development version of Ubuntu, Hardy Heron?

Thanks in advance.

[Robin Sheat (eythian)]

It still occurs in hardy. Less of an issue for me now, since I found a workaround for the problems it was causing, but it does still happen.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

marking as cofirmed as per reporter comments.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Could you try if that's still an issue in karmic?

[Fred (eldmannen+launchpad)]

I am using Karmic.
This may have been fixed. I am unsure.
The screen goes black for 2 seconds or so, but I don't know whether there is any mode switch, there might not be.
I see no black text.

[Jack Deslippe (jdeslip)]

I still see the flicker (and sometimes text) when I log out in Karmic. It should just smoothly transition back to the gdm.

I have an NVidia card.

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!