gdm in Ubuntu 17.10 makes my system unbootable
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gdm3 (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
With GDM installed, I cannot get to the Ubuntu login screen - it just stays black until the monitor eventually shuts off.
The log has this helpful information about a "fail whale":
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry dbus-daemon[3615]: Activating service name='org.
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry gnome-screensav
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry dbus-daemon[3615]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry gnome-session[
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry gnome-session-
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry gnome-screensav
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry org.a11y.
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry org.a11y.
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry kernel: [ 26.226446] nvidia-modeset: Freed GPU:0 (GPU-d86402a0-
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry /usr/lib/
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry systemd[1]: Stopping NVIDIA Persistence Daemon...
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry nvidia-
Oct 23 16:27:10 gooseberry nvidia-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gdm3 (not installed)
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 23 16:31:33 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-23 (2039 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: gdm3
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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similar to lp:1726192