xfs and gdm

[Gregory P. Ennis]

On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 20:28 -0500, Clyde E. Kunkel wrote:
> Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> > Dear List,
> > 
> > I am a new member of this list so forgive me if I breach a protocol.  I
> > have been having a problem with 3 Fedora Core 4 systems.  Each system
> > has functioned well until last weekend the 14th of January.  In each
> > case the gui login screen became unusable giving me the appearance of a
> > resolution problem.  One machine was a fresh install that functioned
> > without difficulty until a system update was done with yum -y update.
> > After the update I have been unable to use the gui to login nor will it
> > respond to startx.  
> > 
> > In looking at this problem in each case xfs is not running and gives me
> > a "segmentation fault" error when I try to run it manually.
> > 
> > I posted this problem on the Fedora user's list, but have not been able
> > to glean a solution.  I did report this to Red Hat via:
> > 
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178073
> > 
> > but RH referred me back to the Fedora user's list as well as xorg.  
> > 
> > Has anyone else reported this scenario with the recent update of xorg in
> > Fedora?  Otherwise, I would sure appreciate your help in solving the
> > problem.
> > 
> 
> Does it look like:
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178115
> 
> ?  Tho on a rawhide installation, maybe something similar?

Clyde,

Thank you for taking the time to help.  The problem I am having with
three units is a bit different than what I can understand from your bug
report. 

I am running gdm GDM 2.6.0.8 that is part of the standard installation
of FC4. I did a system update after the installation with yum -y update,
and when I look at the yum logs there has been no change of gdm.  

After the update was accomplished I rebooted.  The boot gui appears
normally, and xfs is started with success with an "OK".  After the hal
daemon is started the system tries to switch to the login screen and
that is when the screen becomes unusable.  It appears as though the
resolution is wrong or the scanning rate is wrong.  The normal graphics
of the login screen can not be identified.  I have tried to guess where
the cursor might be and to login with the unusable gui , but have not
been successful   I am able to login via ssh remotely, and I can use a
terminal interface if I boot to run level 3.

I have other PC's that are running FC4 with the same updates that are
functioning without problems.  The 3 units that are having this problem
have one thing in common that I have observed, they are all "E-Machines"

Any thoughts?

Greg