[xubuntu-users] Boot hanging before login appears - how to fix?

[Chris Green]

On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 10:49:42AM +0000, Chris Green wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 08:41:31PM +0100, Nils Kassube wrote:
> > Chris Green wrote:
> > > My xubuntu 12.10 system isn't booting into the GUI, it stops before
> > > the login appears.
> > 
> > I have a similar problem with 12.04 - I have to log in at the console 
> > and run "sudo stop kdm" and "sudo start kdm". After that it works.
> > 
> In my case that would be lightdm of course.
> 
> 
> > > The end of dmesg shows:-
> > 
> > My problem isn't found with dmesg but have a look at 
> > "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" or "/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old". I suppose you will 
> > find something like this near the end of the file:
> > 
> > [   209.380] (II) evdev: BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard: Close
> > [   209.380] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> > [   209.380] (II) Unloading evdev
> > [   209.380] (II) evdev: BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard: Close
> > 
> > It seems like the evdev driver somehow thinks there is a close event and 
> > the X server terminates before it has really started. The event doesn't 
> > always come from the keyboard - sometimes it comes from the power 
> > button, sometimes it is the remote receiver of my analog FM/TV card. 
> > Unfortunately I haven't found a solution yet. BTW: I'm using the 
> > proprietary nvidia driver, meanwhile I tried various versions of it.
> > 
> My system is Intel based (I think) so no proprietary drivers.
> 
Well it has been fixed by updating, since yesterday the following have
been changed:-

    Setting up libisc83 (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...
    Setting up libdns81 (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...
    Setting up libisccc80 (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...
    Setting up libisccfg82 (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...
    Setting up libbind9-80 (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...
    Setting up liblwres80 (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...
    Setting up bind9-host (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...
    Setting up dnsutils (1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.2) ...

... and now it boots OK!  :-)


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Chris Green