GDM Login fails w/Xen Kernel 2.6.22-14-xen

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Also as there would be problmes in Xorg, could you post this:

Please attach your X server configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the "Attachment:" box below. Could you please also try to run without any /etc/X11/xorg.conf and let Xorg autodetect your display and video card? Please also attach the /var/log/Xorg.0.log from this attempt. Thanks in advance.

not necessary related but we need to discard it first.

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Files attached as requested (haven't run w/out xorg.conf to detect display as requested yet).

> Could you please also try to run without any /etc/X11/xorg.conf and let Xorg autodetect your display and video card? Please also attach the
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log from this attempt.

Here you go.

Thank you for looking at this.

$ uname -a
Linux 72midnight 2.6.22-14-xen #1 SMP Mon Oct 15 00:35:38 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

Thanks a lot for your info, could you please post the dmesg output and the Xorg.0.log using the 2.6.22-13-generic kernel?

Thanks again

Sure. Here is dmesg from 2.6.22-13-generic.

I reproduced on an entirely different machine (Thinkpad T42p).

I know xen is pretty much aimed at the server market, but I believe it is very important for the desktop for many reasons. I recommend upping the importance.

Thank you.

hi,
I got the same problem here is the complete log from .xsession-errors

if I start ubuntu with xen kernel 2.6.22-14-xen I get:

(process:6005): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.

(process:6009): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
SESSION_MANAGER=local/comanche:/tmp/.ICE-unix/6002
dbus-daemon exited unexpectedly

** ERROR **: file gsm-dbus.c: line 118 (gsm_dbus_daemon_start): assertion failed: (dbus_daemon_pid != 0)
aborting...

if I start ubuntu with a generic kernel 2.6.22-14 it works anyway the content of xsession-errors is:

(process:5757): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.

(process:5761): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
SESSION_MANAGER=local/comanche:/tmp/.ICE-unix/5754
Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /home/oracle/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms: Failed to open file '/home/oracle/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms': No such file or directory

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the difference between logs is:

dbus-daemon exited unexpectedly

** ERROR **: file gsm-dbus.c: line 118 (gsm_dbus_daemon_start): assertion failed: (dbus_daemon_pid != 0)
aborting...

I'm having the same problem. After logging into xfce I receive a warning dialog window. I believe this problem is from an upgrade of the xserver-xorg-core package which happened this morning.

uname -a: Linux charding-laptop 2.6.24-18-generic #1 SMP Wed May 28 20:27:26 UTC 2008 i686

After logging into xfce I get the same warning dialog popup. Once I click OK I get automatically logged out of my session and back to the login prompt.

The package manager upgraded my xserver-xorg-core package this morning before I shutdown and rebooted.

Using xubuntu 8.04. Logging into gnome works fine btw.

Details from dpkg.log:
---------------------------------
2008-06-14 08:23:28 startup archives unpack
2008-06-14 08:23:46 upgrade deskbar-applet 2.22.1-0ubuntu1 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:23:46 status half-configured deskbar-applet 2.22.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:23:59 status unpacked deskbar-applet 2.22.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:13 status half-installed deskbar-applet 2.22.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:15 status half-installed deskbar-applet 2.22.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:21 status unpacked deskbar-applet 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:21 status unpacked deskbar-applet 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:21 upgrade xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2
2008-06-14 08:24:21 status half-configured xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9
2008-06-14 08:24:21 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9
2008-06-14 08:24:21 status half-installed xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9
2008-06-14 08:24:22 status half-installed xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9
2008-06-14 08:24:22 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2
2008-06-14 08:24:22 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2
2008-06-14 08:24:23 startup packages configure
2008-06-14 08:24:23 configure deskbar-applet 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:23 status unpacked deskbar-applet 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:23 status half-configured deskbar-applet 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:38 status installed deskbar-applet 2.22.2.1-0ubuntu1
2008-06-14 08:24:42 configure xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2
2008-06-14 08:24:42 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2
2008-06-14 08:24:42 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2
2008-06-14 08:24:42 status half-configured xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2
2008-06-14 08:24:42 status installed xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2

My .xsession-errors file:
---------------------------------------
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_CA.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
/usr/bin/xmodmap: unable to open file '/usr/share/apps/kxkb/ubuntu.xmodmap' for reading
/usr/bin/xmodmap: 1 error encountered, aborting.
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
xrdb: "Xft.hinting" on line 9 overrides entry on line 6
xrdb: "Xft.hintstyle" on line 10 overrides entry on line 7
** Mess...

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The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

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Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

the issue doesn't seem to be a gdm one

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.

This bug report is being closed because we received no response to the previous inquiry for information. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release, Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 - http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download. If the issue remains in Jaunty, please test the latest upstream kernel build - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks!

Running 2.6.28-11-generic kubuntu
When trying to run an APP AmSynth I get the same error:

This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.
  PID TTY TIME CMD
Error: run amSynth failed

Ignore my post sorry. Looks like the AmSynth App uses slightly irregular GTK but not an issue for this Bug.

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