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I have debian wheezy, last time the gnome desktop hangup i use the alt+ctrl+f2, login to the console and reboot the system, after that gdm3 fail to bring up the gnome3 login screen, there is message of error and asking to logout and try again, then i login to the console as user and run the command "startx" to start the x but faild, then i login to cosole as root and run the command "start x" and X started successfully, i deleted the previous user and added again then the "startx" failed :
Quote:
$ startx
X.Org X Server 1.12.4
Release Date: 2012-08-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 i686 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.32-1 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-686-pae root=UUID=14ffc0a4-ccef-420f-bc4b-21d5e1a94337 ro quiet
Build Date: 29 November 2012 08:52:43PM
xorg-server 2:1.12.4-4 (Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>)
Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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.1.log", Time: Thu Dec 27 21:44:45 2012
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
resize called 1280 1024
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
xinit: connection to X server lost
waiting for X server to shut down Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
Created the other user but the same problem as user cannot start the x bue as root can do.
This is the Xorg.1.log: Xorg.1.log
Thanks for reply secretservgy, i did what you said but still the same problem:
Quote:
~$ startx
X.Org X Server 1.12.4
Release Date: 2012-08-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 i686 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.32-1 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-686-pae root=UUID=14ffc0a4-ccef-420f-bc4b-21d5e1a94337 ro quiet
Build Date: 29 November 2012 08:52:43PM
xorg-server 2:1.12.4-4 (Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>)
Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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.1.log", Time: Fri Dec 28 06:06:28 2012
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
resize called 1280 1024
xinit: connection to X server lost
waiting for X server to shut down Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
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