Mailing List Archive: error stpping gdm [!!!]

error stpping gdm [!!!]

Sep 22, 2004, 4:34 AM

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Sep 22, 2004, 2:53 AM

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Re: error stpping gdm [!!!] [ In reply to ]

res0r9lm at tampadsl

Sep 22, 2004, 3:24 AM

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Mirco Antonio Coralles wrote:

> gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org wrote:
>
>> Mirco Antonio Coralles wrote:
>>
>>
>>> this is just a minor problem because everything else works fine on my
>>> system, but it just desn't look nice: every time I shut-down/reboot my
>>> machine I get the following message: (I use gnome)
>>>
>>> error stpping gdm [!!!]
>>>
>>> for the case that this helps somebody:
>>>
>>> if I enter rc-update show I get:
>>>
>>> alsasound | boot
>>> apmd |
>>> aumix |
>>> bootmisc | boot
>>> bttrack |
>>> checkfs | boot
>>> checkroot | boot
>>> clock | boot
>>> consolefont | boot
>>> crypto-loop |
>>> cupsd |
>>> domainname | default
>>> esound |
>>> famd | default
>>> gpm |
>>> hdparm |
>>> hostname | boot
>>> hotplug |
>>> keymaps | boot
>>> local | boot nonetwork
>>> localmount | boot
>>> mldonkey |
>>> modules | boot
>>> mysql |
>>> net.eth0 | default
>>> net.lo | boot
>>> netmount | default
>>> nscd |
>>> numlock |
>>> pg_autovacuum |
>>> portmap |
>>> postgresql |
>>> q3ded |
>>> rmnologin | boot
>>> rsyncd |
>>> serial | boot
>>> sshd |
>>> syslog-ng | default
>>> urandom | boot
>>> *xdm | default*
>>> xfs |
>>>
>>> if I enter rc-status:
>>>
>>> Runlevel: default
>>>
>>> famd
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> [ started ]
>>>
>>> netmount
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> [ started ]
>>>
>>> domainname
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> [ started ]
>>>
>>> net.eth0
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> [ started ]
>>>
>>> syslog-ng
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> * [ started ]*
>>> * xdm
>>>
>>> *the xdm script I use is the one privided with gentoo - I never
>>> changed it ....*
>>>
>>> *would be nice if somebody can tell me what to do to get rid of this
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> antonio* * --
>>> gentoo-user@gentoo.org <mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org> mailing list
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It's because it's trying to stop gdm but it has already been stopped.
>>
>>
>> --
>> gentoo-user@gentoo.org <mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org> mailing list
>>
>>
> that sounds plausible .... but what should I do the change this ? is
> it neccesairy to modify the xdm-script ?
>
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>
>
it's not nessecary as it's not really an error. I think it's a bug in
gdm and not the xdm script because kdm doesn't have this issue.

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Re: error stpping gdm [!!!] [ In reply to ]

noche.suapie at reflex

Sep 22, 2004, 5:10 AM

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gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org wrote:

> Mirco Antonio Coralles wrote:
>
>
>> this is just a minor problem because everything else works fine on my
>> system, but it just desn't look nice: every time I shut-down/reboot my
>> machine I get the following message: (I use gnome)
>>
>> error stpping gdm [!!!]
>>
>> for the case that this helps somebody:
>>
>> if I enter rc-update show I get:
>>
>> alsasound | boot
>> apmd |
>> aumix |
>> bootmisc | boot
>> bttrack |
>> checkfs | boot
>> checkroot | boot
>> clock | boot
>> consolefont | boot
>> crypto-loop |
>> cupsd |
>> domainname | default
>> esound |
>> famd | default
>> gpm |
>> hdparm |
>> hostname | boot
>> hotplug |
>> keymaps | boot
>> local | boot nonetwork
>> localmount | boot
>> mldonkey |
>> modules | boot
>> mysql |
>> net.eth0 | default
>> net.lo | boot
>> netmount | default
>> nscd |
>> numlock |
>> pg_autovacuum |
>> portmap |
>> postgresql |
>> q3ded |
>> rmnologin | boot
>> rsyncd |
>> serial | boot
>> sshd |
>> syslog-ng | default
>> urandom | boot
>> *xdm | default*
>> xfs |
>>
>> if I enter rc-status:
>>
>> Runlevel: default
>>
>> famd
>
>> [ started ]
>>
>> netmount
>
>> [ started ]
>>
>> domainname
>
>> [ started ]
>>
>> net.eth0
>
>> [ started ]
>>
>> syslog-ng
>
>> * [ started ]*
>> * xdm
>>
>> *the xdm script I use is the one privided with gentoo - I never
>> changed it ....*
>>
>> *would be nice if somebody can tell me what to do to get rid of this
>> problem.
>>
>> regards,
>> antonio* *
>> --
>> gentoo-user@gentoo.org <mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org> mailing list
>>
>>
>>
> It's because it's trying to stop gdm but it has already been stopped.
>
>
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org <mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org> mailing list
>
>
that sounds plausible .... but what should I do the change this ? is it
neccesairy to modify the xdm-script ?

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Re: error stpping gdm [!!!] [ In reply to ]

iaindb at netspace

Sep 22, 2004, 5:15 AM

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Ralph wrote:
> Mirco Antonio Coralles wrote:
>
>> gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org wrote:
>>
>>> Mirco Antonio Coralles wrote:
>>>
>>>> this is just a minor problem because everything else works fine on my
>>>> system, but it just desn't look nice: every time I shut-down/reboot my
>>>> machine I get the following message: (I use gnome)
>>>>
>>>> error stpping gdm [!!!]
>>>>
>>>> for the case that this helps somebody:

[huuuuge output snipped - c'mon guys, don't be lazy :)]

>>>> *the xdm script I use is the one privided with gentoo - I never
>>>> changed it ....*
>>>>
>>>> *would be nice if somebody can tell me what to do to get rid of this
>>>> problem.

[snipped signature]

>>> It's because it's trying to stop gdm but it has already been stopped.

[snipped another signature]

>> that sounds plausible .... but what should I do the change this ? is
>> it neccesairy to modify the xdm-script ?

[snipped another signature]

> it's not nessecary as it's not really an error. I think it's a bug in
> gdm and not the xdm script because kdm doesn't have this issue.

[snipped another signature]

This happens to me too. I investigated it a while ago, and ended up
concluding it was something to do with a return value from
start-stop-daemon or somthing similar. It seems to be fixed in ~x86; is
this what you're using?
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