[gentoo-user] xdm login problems after recent emerge

[Mick]

Happy New Year to all!

I find my self in a bit of a pickle after a recent emerge.  When I
enter my username+passwd at the xdm login screen it sort of tries to
load up fluxbox, but within a second or so it returns to the login
screen. I can't see anything worth mentioning in the logs. I have
downgraded baselayout, sysvinit and freetype but the problem remains.
Any ideas? These are the packages emerged recently:
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     Mon Dec 31 18:38:51 2007 >>> sys-devel/gcc-config-1.4.0-r4
     Mon Dec 31 18:41:08 2007 >>> dev-lang/spidermonkey-1.7.0
     Mon Dec 31 18:52:59 2007 >>> sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2
     Mon Dec 31 18:53:58 2007 >>> sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.23-r3
     Mon Dec 31 18:57:40 2007 >>> app-shells/bash-3.2_p17-r1
     Mon Dec 31 18:58:09 2007 >>> sys-apps/sysvinit-2.86-r10
     Mon Dec 31 19:01:55 2007 >>> dev-libs/libcdio-0.78.2-r2
     Mon Dec 31 19:03:17 2007 >>> dev-lang/yasm-0.6.2
     Mon Dec 31 19:04:03 2007 >>> sys-apps/less-416
     Mon Dec 31 19:06:50 2007 >>> media-libs/freetype-2.3.5-r2
     Mon Dec 31 19:08:01 2007 >>> media-libs/x264-svn-20070924
     Mon Dec 31 19:09:43 2007 >>> media-libs/giflib-4.1.6
     Mon Dec 31 19:10:27 2007 >>> app-crypt/johntheripper-1.7.2-r3
     Mon Dec 31 19:11:28 2007 >>> dev-python/imaging-1.1.5
     Mon Dec 31 19:11:55 2007 >>> sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.10-r5
     Mon Dec 31 19:12:53 2007 >>> app-crypt/dirmngr-1.0.1
     Mon Dec 31 19:30:13 2007 >>> media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2
     Mon Dec 31 19:35:16 2007 >>> net-print/hplip-2.7.10
     Mon Dec 31 19:40:40 2007 >>> dev-lang/ruby-1.8.6_p111
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I don't have a problem login in at the console, so this must be
xdm/Xorg related I guess.  As this is the laptop that I take to work
and my holidays end today all suggestions are welcomed!  :)
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Regards,
Mick
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