Re: [gentoo-user] cannot properly start gdm

[David Abbott]

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 12:19 PM,  <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
> David Abbott <dabbott@g.o> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 10:25 AM,  <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
>> > David Abbott <dabbott@g.o> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 9:46 AM,  <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
>> >> > Thanasis <thanasis@××××××××××.org> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> On 06/03/2016 12:25 PM, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
>> >> >>  I can login normally to a textconsole.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> Try to login to a textconsole, and run:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> startx
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > No joy there, either.  The server seems to be there, but not much else.
>> >> > session-binary starts, but gnome-shell is not there.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
>> >> > How do
>> >> > you spend it?
>> >> >
>> >> >          John Covici
>> >> >          covici@××××××××××.com
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Post your ~/.xinitrc and post the log created when you use startx please.
>> >>
>> >> -- David
>> >>
>> >
>> > The original log when I try to start gdm is here
>> >
>> > https://covici.com/owncloud/index.php/s/DD4pmEiaD1CSmi9
>> >
>> > If you need what I get from the startx, let me know.
>> >
>> I thought I did?
>
> OK, here it is
> https://covici.com/owncloud/index.php/s/MnE7NzEz1nfqUlP
>
> --
> Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> How do
> you spend it?
>
>          John Covici
>          covici@××××××××××.com
>

John I still don't see your ~/.xinitrc when you use startx. Post the
contents please. Is your video card a Nvidia Optimus?
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-996474-start-0.html
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NVIDIA/Optimus


-- David