[Bug 295743] [NEW] kdm does not restart on LOGOUT

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Acer Aspire Laptop 3005 LCi

All options for leaving kde4 in Intrepid work except LOGOUT.  When
RESTART or SHUTDOWN options are chosen, kdm is stopped, the exit usplash
comes up and the machine responds appropriately.  Right before the
usplash comes up, "checking battery state" is seen and a message
regarding kdm stopping is seen.  Using terminal, the "checking battery
state" is the last thing seen before kdm loads on a normal start so it
is not the perceived problem.

LOGOUT causes the machine to "freeze" at the terminal and only "checking
battery state" is seen.  ctrl-alt-F1 causes the screen to flicker and a
console login is possible.

Once logged in 'sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart shows a message that kdm is
not running, it then starts and graphical login is possible.
Frequently, I just issue 'sudo init 1' as when I log out, it is usually
to reset the X server if I attach a projector.  This also works, except
the exit usplash is activated and is "on top of" the options of resume,
dpkg, enter root, fix x server.  I discovered this by chance and it is
perhaps another "bug."  If I hit "enter" after the exit usplash stalls,
the screen flickers and I can see the blue screen whith red highlighting
"resume" that is available in "recovery mode."

This situation occurred after an upgrade from Hardy (LOGOUT working) to
Intrepid (LOGOUT not working).

I had a spare disk and so installed the down-loadable version of the
latest i386 live CD, installed it cleanly and the issue still happens.

It seems very obvious then that this is indeed a bug with my particular
hardware and Intrepid.

Same results if gdm or xdm is installed and used as the display manager.

Hardware:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 760/M760 Host (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 25)
00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
00:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 02)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter

** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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kdm does not restart on LOGOUT
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295743
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