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xorg.conf metamode validated and then invalidated
Ubuntu 24.04, Driver Version: 535.171.04 CUDA Version: 12.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 with 2 monitors attached and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 just for number crunching.
xorg.conf isn't a new topic, and it's ...
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Blank screen for Xorg based gdm or desktop environment
I have a system that was stopped working with Xorg. This applies to both gdm and desktops like ‘cinnamon’ and ‘unity xorg’. The symptoms are a blank screen and on unmoving mouse cursor. Gdm under ...
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GDM3 issues on 23.10
I recently updated to 23.0 and then 23.10 (hoping it would fix the issue).
When the OS gets to the screen which would normally be the DM login, it just gives the vague "Oh no!" Message. I've ...
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Strange app behavior on wayland
I am trying wayland for the first few times on ubuntu 23-10, but I am experiencing some problems with apps.
For starters, if I open several windows in chrome, and some of them contain media (video) ...
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gdm-x-session syslog spam
We upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 from 16.04 sometime ago, ever since upgrading, I noticed a peculiar issue. Our syslog is completely spammed every second or so, by gdm-x-session with the following ...
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How can I log into an X session on 23.10?
I recently upgraded to 23.10 and seem to be stuck on Wayland.
That's a problem because I'm a Nvidia graphics card owner and for the time being that means that Wayland is still pretty ropey. The ...
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gdm doesn't start after failed attempt to install amdgpu drivers until modprobe amdgpu (Ubuntu 22.04)
Short version: After trying (and failing) to install the AMD radeon proprietary drivers, I uninstalled them and removed the packages it installed, but now:
At boot, my graphics card is UNCLAIMED.
GDM ...
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Inconsistant boot, hangs during, I think it's GPU related
Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Installed NVIDIA driver last week, haven't had problems until now. Boot hangs at different part of boot usually. ~ 1 in 6 attempts boots without issue. advanced booting into ...
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Long pause after login using display manager
I have a strange problem with Ubuntu, that I never had before:
when using GDM3 (or any other display manager I've tested) and Xorg,
after logging in I have to wait for 5 or more minutes, until my ...
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Xsession hangs in sudo edubuntu-langpack-installer
After an upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, the graphical login stopped working. The display manager did not show up anymore.
After some dpkg-reconfigure gdm3 and other things, that seems to work now ...
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First user logs in using X11, switch user logs in using Wayland
I would like to use X11 for all user logins on my Ubuntu 22.04 setup so I uncommented WaylandEnable=false in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf.
After a reboot, the first user logs in and echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE is ...
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"Error: Can't open display: wayland-0" on 22.04/gdm3
I am building a new workstation environment on Ubuntu Server 22.04 and manually installing just the minimal desktop components necessary to manage a half dozen libvirt/QEMU/KVM virtual machines (where ...
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Blank screen after boot on 22.04 with amdgpu
I'm having issues after upgrading from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 on a Razer Blade 14 RZ09-0370. This laptop comes with an AMD 5900HX CPU with embedded graphics, which is the adapter I'm trying to use. ...
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gdm-password's child process Xorg makes my computer sluggish after suspend
Suspend and resume makes my system sluggish. The CPU load itself is not that much (10 %), but it's more than noticeable, I see it only moving the cursor around.
Logging out and back in does not solve ...
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Failed to prepare CRTC for page flipping, disabling TearFree
I have the following issue: My laptop is suspended and connected via Thunderbolt to by Docking Station. When I press a key to wake up the laptop the external monitor (connected via the dock) turns on ...
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Don't boot shortly after upgrading to 20.04 - but can launch startx manually on recovery mode
Using Kubuntu with Gnome installed (I think this is Ubuntu with extra steps but it's work computer, I did not choose flavor)
Computer is Lenovo T440P with 16 Go RAM (Core i5, integrated GPU)
Upgraded ...
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Dummy monitor in 21.10
Until 20.04 I was able to create a fake monitor for remote access of an headless machine in this way:
$ sudo apt install gnome-session gdm3
$ sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
$ sudo apt ...
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wayland login loop after moving $HOME to new SSD
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I moved my home dir to a new SSD and manually changed owner to my user. Now I cannot log into wayland unless I log in to Xorg session first.
I moved my home directory to a new SSD using rsync -...
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Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS - Xorg remote connection refused on port 6000
I'm having this error when I try connect (Windows >> Ubuntu).
connection refused on port 6000
I have no idea how to configure Xorg to accept connections on port 6000.
/usr/bin/X
#!/bin/sh
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Starting X-server with different configs for different seats with gdm3
I have PC with two video cards.
I want to use multiseat:
1 seat is local
2 seat is remote (with xserver-xspice package)
There is no problems with lightdm display manager, i can specify x-server ...
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Custom gdm session logs me out on Ubuntu 18.04
I have a requirement where a sandbox user only needs to see a single application without running Gnome or any DE at all (basically a kiosk setup).
I created a new .desktop file in /usr/share/xsessions,...
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GDM3 not starting, where are the log files?
I am trying to build my custom distro based on impish x86_64 using debootstrap. I am not using any display drivers, only the generic ones included in linux-image-generic. I use systemd-boot as a ...
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Xauthority file inside /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority instead of my home directory
I'm currently experiencing the log-in loop bug, and I found out that the .Xauthority file isn't in my home drive at all, but rather inside /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority. None of the websites I used to ...
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Touchscreen stops working
I am working with some Ubuntu systems to control some smart home things. I run Ubuntu on a industrial PC with an industrial touchscreen display. Everything was working fine. Since some time ago the ...
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gdm3 doesn't start during boot ("session never registered")
I have Linux syg-5 5.4.0-73-generic #82-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 14 17:39:42 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux with Ubuntu 20.04 and Gnome.
When I logged out today, my machine crashed for some reason,...
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Computer does not complete boot cycle
Version is Linux dad 5.8.0-44-generic #50~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 10 21:07:30 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I've got a newer system76 which will complete grub and the initial boot menus, ...
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System-wide x11vnc for GDM on 20.04
I'm trying to setup system-wide x11vnc so even if no users are logged in, I can remotely connect and start a Gnome session. I followed this tutorial on the Arch Linux wiki as it seemed to mirror ...
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Black Screen after login (Ubuntu 20.04)
Problem: After typing in my credentials I am greeted by a black screen with a cursor. My desktop environment does not load. How can I resolve this issue and get my desktop environment to load?
System: ...
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Run two gnome sessions simultaneously on a single desktop, isolating one from another
This is to expand on Is it possible to have different desktop sessions each with different settings?
First off I know how to run two desktops by running something like xinit /usr/bin/xfce4-session -- :...
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What is the difference between GNOME desktop and Ubuntu in SDDM?
I installed Kubuntu on my machine, and then decided to try the regular GNOME desktop.
Thus I installed ubuntu-gnome-desktop and logged in from the welcome screen running SDDM.
This has been a ...
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why am i getting ' event processing lagging behind' msg in Ubuntu 20.10
seeing my system logs, they are full of msgs like this:
/usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2564]: (EE) event4 - SIGMACHIP USB Keyboard: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 25ms, your system is too ...
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How do I stop xserver but still have a terminal/display to run stuff?
Hi i've looked at some other questions on stopping GDM/Lightdm to run stuff (Nvidia installs/patches) but my problem is using service stop gdm or init 3/init 5 just leave my screen with no connection ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS - Mouse removed and added intermittently
update: The same problem occurs in 20.10 with kernel 5.8.
I'm having a mouse hiccup that comes and goes where the mouse becomes unresponsive where the device is deleted and added again by UDEV. See ...
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Cannot open log file Xorg.pid
I encounter serious problem. When I am trying to login to my LDAP User, gdm doesn't start my user session and want me to log in again.
I have connection to LDAP Server
I can login to that account on ...
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lock screen when screensaver is deactivated? gdm3
Is it possible to lock screen AFTER screensaver is deactivated in dgm3?
I was using lightdm/light-locker what had this setting
Ubuntu LTS 20.04
GNOME 3.36.2
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Black screen login loop when using GDM3
Problem
Hello everyone! I am having a problem with my Ubuntu computer using GDM3. My machine gets to the GDM3 login screen just fine, but whenever I type in my password and hit the button to log in ...
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gnome desktop manager won't start after installing ubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
I have a server hosted at a remote data center with Ubuntu 18.04 server installed, the client wanted to login to the server with a GUI, so I installed a desktop manager using apt install ubuntu-...
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Default xsession for new users
How do I change the default xsession for new users which will be added to the system in the future?
I know I can change the last/default session for an existing user by editing the setting XSession= ...
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Gnome not recognizing secondary monitors, but xorg configuration works fine
I am having trouble getting GDM to make use of all of my screens. My hardware is connected like so:
Nvidia proprietary drivers 440.26
RTX 2070 super:
DP: 1080p@144 monitor
GTX 670:
DVI: 1080@60 ...
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Persistent remapping of keys with setxkbmap or Xorg configuration
I have been wracking my brain over the past week or so with what should be a straight forward problem. I want to permanently swap the CapsLock and Ctrl keys on my laptop. I emphasise the permanently ...
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I killed Xorg. after reboot, gdm3 freezes
I killed xorg process and now, after rebooting, the login screen is frozen.
I tried booting into recovery mode but I couldn't restart xorg.
Pardon my minimal understanding of xorg and what it does.
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18.04 xserver exits after login
I have a problem with X.
Right after login, I briefly see the icons on the desktop and my wallpaper. Immediately after that I find myself on the login screen again.
If I log in on another tty and try ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.3: after entering login password - Desktop is blank; Even after reinstall
I have checked this: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? - Ask Ubuntu
But all of this is about issue just after booting and before logging to Ubuntu. For me, I am ...
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How do I make an application think it is running from desktop server (e.g gdm3)?
I have an application binary that works fine if I run it from a terminal in an windows environment (say gdm).
If I run it from raw console (Ctrl+Alt+F3), it emits errors.
But I do need to run this ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS support for Intel Core M Processor
I never installed a Ubuntu Desktop on Intel Core M processor before and not even on current laptop. I am trying out Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I am facing non-smooth animations of app drawer and stuttering of ...
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Login with gdm on xorg stuck on background until I open laptop lid
I have a dual monitor + laptop screen setup using a thunderbolt dock.
When I try to login to ubuntu with the laptop lid closed it works fine on wayland but with Xorg the screen freezes on the ...
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Ubuntu Paragon FS Login Loop
I haven't recently updated Ubuntu or anything, it was working perfectly fine, until it suddenly refused to log me into desktop anymore. Whenever I login, it pauses for seconds, then brings the login ...
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installed ubuntu-desktop on ubbuntu server AND: startx requires sudo startx
sudo startx will work, but startx will not.
I can see the .Xauthority file in the root directory, but man says it should be located in /run/gdm
I know the problem has something to do with ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Display Driver Lots of Locked Files
My system has been frequently locking up since upgrading to 17.10 and it appears to be that xorg it taking the processor to 100%. I purged the NVidia drivers but can’t reinstall as countless files and ...
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Desktop session crashes when resuming from standby
I'm having this issue since Ubuntu 17.10, now I'm using 18.04.
When I suspend my laptop and leave it sleeping for a few hours, then when I try to resume it the desktop session crashes and the X ...
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