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alie
March 3rd, 2009, 11:07
I installed gnome2.24.

When ever I restart gdm I get the following.

** (gdm-binary:2646): WARNING **: Couldn't connect to system bus: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory

anyone have clue ?
SirDice
March 3rd, 2009, 11:26
Make sure dbus and hal are running.

In /etc/rc.conf:

dbus_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"
nikobordx
March 3rd, 2009, 15:26
Hi,

Dont forget to add to fstab:

proc /proc procfs rw 0 0

Niko.
alie
March 3rd, 2009, 20:01
@niko: what is that for ? can u explain.
crsd
March 3rd, 2009, 21:44
Make sure dbus and hal are running.

In /etc/rc.conf:

dbus_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"


Or you can enable all GNOME-related services with gnome_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf (it's in FAQ, BTW :) )
ericturgeon
March 3rd, 2009, 23:42
ok i run freebsd whit gnome 2.24 gdm 2.20 and gnome-applets 2.22 and it work good. gdm 2.22 and 2.24 is not perfect but all linux, bsd or opensolaris use
gdm 2.20 i work on a gnome BSD release bas on freebsd opensolaris and ubuntu linux.

to add gdm2.20 just remove gdm
and reinstall whit

pkg_add -r gdm

it just install the default package of gdm2.20.
alie
March 4th, 2009, 10:00
it wont start.. with this error:

gdm-binary[1223]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display laster 2.18324791 seconds
gdm-binary[1223]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display laster 2.12312312 seconds
gdm-binary[1223]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display laster 2.67556732 seconds
gdm-binary[1223]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display laster 2.32432423 seconds
gdm-binary[1223]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display laster 2.13244441 seconds
gdm-binary[1223]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check x server log for errors.
nikobordx
March 4th, 2009, 10:03
Hi Alie,

If i don't mount proc, gdm does not match my user name and i cannot connect to gnome (and it's needed for hal to automount devices).
Gdm 2.24 is "relatively" bad (and uggly) compared to 2.20 !
So just add this to your fstab !

Niko.
mickey
March 4th, 2009, 10:49
Gdm 2.24 is "relatively" bad (and uggly) compared to 2.20 !


... to put it mildly. GDM 2.24 is a half-baked farce.
zeiz
March 4th, 2009, 17:23
nikobordx meant that you should put the line mentioned in fstab file; location: /etc/fstab
# ee /etc/fstab
You should see some entries for your partitions and cdrom. Add the line like this:

file system mount point type options dump pass
proc /proc procfs rw 0 0

Press Esc then "a" and "a" again.
nikobordx
March 4th, 2009, 19:01
Does it work Alie ?
alie
March 5th, 2009, 15:56
@nikobordx: its not working at all(see post #7)... i uninstalled both gnome2.24 and GDM2.24... i am using openbox with XDM now :)
nikobordx
March 5th, 2009, 16:22
Hi Alie

What version of freebsd you use ? and what version of xorg ?

Niko.
alie
March 5th, 2009, 16:44
7.1-STABLE with xorg7.3 and i got gnome2.24 from gnome tinderbox (MarcusCom)
nikobordx
March 5th, 2009, 16:55
ok Alie, i think you need to update xorg to version 7.4, after reinstall gnome and it should be working !
thavinci
March 6th, 2009, 14:55
Yeh this is an issue with Compiling gnome from ports at the moment, i have EXACT same issue, upgraded my ports via cvsup before starting the attempt and even went as far to upgrade ALL components via portupgrade -af.

So issues....
alie
March 8th, 2009, 19:04
@thavinci: yup... i've tried installed FreeBSD, xorg and gnome2.24 from scratch and still got same problem with gnome tinderbox. here's my steps:
1) install FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE/RELEASE with minimal installation
2) do portsnap fetch && extract
3) make install clean xorg or xorg-minimal
4) configure my xorg and test with startx (everything is ok from this step)
5) change the PACKAGESITE to marcuscom gnome tinderbox
6) pkg_add -r gnome2
7) add hald_enable="YES" and dbus_enable="YES"
8) add proc /proc procfs rw 0 0 to fstab
9) restart to make sure everything is ok
10) GDM <--- got the problem!
ericturgeon
March 15th, 2009, 00:11
like i said gdm 2.24 is broken i try all i can for resolve this problem boot nothig to do and some i you chek in the freebsd gnome 2.22 come Whit gdm 2.20!!!
and some linux programer have the same probleme you need to install gdm 2.20 not gdm 2.24.
DrJ
March 15th, 2009, 03:34
5) change the PACKAGESITE to marcuscom gnome tinderbox
6) pkg_add -r gnome2
7) add hald_enable="YES" and dbus_enable="YES"
8) add proc /proc procfs rw 0 0 to fstab

Those are not all of the daemons required for Gnome. There are five: dbus, avahi_daeamon, avahi_dnsconf, hal, and gdm, all of which must be started. gdm further starts a session with ConsoleKit, which is required for access to certain Gnome menu items requiring superuser access.

It is easier just to use gnome_enable="YES" in rc.conf. That gets them all in one shot.
alie
March 15th, 2009, 16:56
i've a problem if i plug in my external DVD/CD-ROM Drive with hald_enable or gnome_enable, FreeBSD will throws an error "Atapi not supported bla bla"
DrJ
March 15th, 2009, 17:22
That's a different issue (which sounds like HAL set-up, and more likely, your /etc/devfs.conf, /etc/devfs.rules or both). I'd suggest you get Gnome working first, more or less, and then tend to that issue.
Kariddi
March 23rd, 2009, 02:30
Hi , I've installed XFCE on my system and I'd like to use GDM as Desktop Manager to load XFCE.

GDM is installed as a dependency of the XFCE port.

I've enabled dbus, hald and gdm in rc.conf.

The problem is that when GDM starts all I get is a black screen with the mouse cursor in the center of the screen (i can move the mouse cursor). I can switch back to any text console with CTRL+ALT+FX , but GDM just remains black.

I can start XFCE successfully with startx, so it doesn't seem to be a X problem.

Any suggestion?
Recruit0
December 19th, 2009, 04:53
The problem is that when GDM starts all I get is a black screen with the mouse cursor in the center of the screen (i can move the mouse cursor).
Had same problem. I couldn't find answer anywhere. Saw gnome-session mentioned a few times and gave it a shot. Seems to be the problem. You have to install gnome-session manually even though it should be a dependency:

pkg_add -r gnome-session

Hopefully will work for you too.
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