GDM login freezes after a few seconds

[TraceyLedbetter]

Binary package hint: gdm

I cannot login my system due to the GDM login greeter freezing after a few seconds after a successful boot. This problem seems to have come after the update to gdm --version 2.18.1. The only way I am able to login to my system is by booting in recovery mode, logging in as root and starting gdm. This method works fine. This is a Feisty system with xubuntu-desktop installed with all current updates.

Logs follow:

/var/log/gdm/0.log

X Window System Version 7.2.0
Release Date: 22 January 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2
Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux barfight 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sat Apr 14 00:54:01 UTC 2007 i686
Build Date: 04 April 2007
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Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
 (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Apr 14 22:38:02 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONPreInit
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONScreenInit d8000000 0
(**) RADEON(0): Map: 0xd8000000, 0x04000000
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSave
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveMode(0x81f4348)
(**) RADEON(0): Read: 0x00000005 0x0002005b 0x00000000
(**) RADEON(0): Read: rd=5, fd=91, pd=2
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveMode returns 0x81f4348
(**) RADEON(0): DRI New memory map param
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONInitMemoryMap() :
(**) RADEON(0): mem_size : 0x04000000
(**) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x1fff1c00
(**) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0xffffffc0
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONModeInit()
1024x768 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 (24,32) -H -V
1024x768 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 (24,32) -H -V
(**) RADEON(0): Pitch = 8388736 bytes (virtualX = 1024, displayWidth = 1024)
(**) RADEON(0): dc=6500, of=13000, fd=281, pd=2
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONInit returns 0x81f4cf8
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode()
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode(0x81f4cf8)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() :
(**) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x1fff1c00
(**) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0xffffffc0
(**) RADEON(0): Map Changed ! Applying ...
(**) RADEON(0): Map applied, resetting engine ...
(**) RADEON(0): Updating display base addresses...
(**) RADEON(0): Memory map updated.
(**) RADEON(0): Programming CRTC1, offset: 0x00000000
(**) RADEON(0): Wrote: 0x0000001f 0x00010119 0x00000000 (0x0000bf00)
(**) RADEON(0): Wrote: rd=31, fd=281, pd=1
(**) RADEON(0): GRPH_BUFFER_CNTL from 20005c5c to 200a5c5c
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(0)
(**) RADEON(0): Setting up initial surfaces
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing fb layer
(**) RADEON(0): Setting up accel memmap
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing backing store
(**) RADEON(0): DRI Finishing init !
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): GRPH_BUFFER_CNTL from 20005c5c to 200a5c5c
(**) RADEON(0): Setting up final surfaces
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing Acceleration
(**) RADEON(0): EngineInit (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): Pitch for acceleration = 128
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing Page Flipping
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing DPMS
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing Cursor
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing color map
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing DGA
(**) RADEON(0): Initializing Xv
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONScreenInit finished
Synaptics DeviceInit called
SynapticsCtrl called.
Synaptics DeviceOn called
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1, removing from list!
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
ProcXCloseDevice to close or not ?
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSwitchMode() !n(**) RADEON(0): RADEONModeInit()
800x600 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 (24,32) +H +V
800x600 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 (24,32) +H +V
(**) RADEON(0): Pitch = 8388736 bytes (virtualX = 1024, displayWidth = 1024)
(**) RADEON(0): dc=4000, of=16000, fd=346, pd=4
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONInit returns 0x81f4cf8
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode()
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode(0x81f4cf8)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() :
(**) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x1fff1c00
(**) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0xd47fd400
(**) RADEON(0): Updating display base addresses...
(**) RADEON(0): Memory map updated.
(**) RADEON(0): Programming CRTC1, offset: 0x00000000
(**) RADEON(0): Wrote: 0x0000001f 0x0002015a 0x00000000 (0x0000bf00)
(**) RADEON(0): Wrote: rd=31, fd=346, pd=2
(**) RADEON(0): GRPH_BUFFER_CNTL from 20005c5c to 20065c5c
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
FreeType: couldn't open face /usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/n019003l.pfb: 1
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSwitchMode() !n(**) RADEON(0): RADEONModeInit()
1024x768 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 (24,32) -H -V
1024x768 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 (24,32) -H -V
(**) RADEON(0): Pitch = 8388736 bytes (virtualX = 1024, displayWidth = 1024)
(**) RADEON(0): dc=6500, of=13000, fd=281, pd=2
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONInit returns 0x81f4cf8
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode()
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMode(0x81f4cf8)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() :
(**) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x1fff1c00
(**) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0xd47fd400
(**) RADEON(0): Updating display base addresses...
(**) RADEON(0): Memory map updated.
(**) RADEON(0): Programming CRTC1, offset: 0x00000000
(**) RADEON(0): Wrote: 0x0000001f 0x00010119 0x00000000 (0x0000bf00)
(**) RADEON(0): Wrote: rd=31, fd=281, pd=1
(**) RADEON(0): GRPH_BUFFER_CNTL from 20005c5c to 200a5c5c
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)

(I don't see anything alarming there)

[TraceyLedbetter (concept10)]

After many days, It seems that I have solved the problem. I took many steps:

1) Booted in single-user mode (recovery)

2) Removed two scripts from being used in runlevel 2 using sysv-rc-conf tool:

  a. wacom-tools

  b. recently installed irda-tools

3) telinit into runlevel 2.

and no more freezes.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Could you try which one of those create the bug?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

We are closing this bug report as it lacks the information, described in the previous comments, we need to investigate the problem further. However, please reopen it if you can give us the missing information and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.