CentOS - Dec 2014 - gdm doesnt work.

On 12/08/14 22:02, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> dE wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I just installed GDM on centos 7. I'm starting it by # gdm.
>>
>> However, all I see is a text cursor (as with the TTYs), nothing else.
>>
>> X works well. Logs have no errors.
>>
>> GDM logs are a copy of X logs.
> Are you at runlevel 5?
>
>        mark
>
I tried isolate graphical.target also.

Try this:

/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/kdm.service

Only in your case it would be gdm.service.


On 12/08/2014 11:49 AM, dE wrote:
> On 12/08/14 22:02, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
>> dE wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I just installed GDM on centos 7. I'm starting it by # gdm.
>>>
>>> However, all I see is a text cursor (as with the TTYs), nothing
else.
>>>
>>> X works well. Logs have no errors.
>>>
>>> GDM logs are a copy of X logs.
>> Are you at runlevel 5?
>>
>>        mark
>>
>
> I tried isolate graphical.target also.
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On 12/08/14 22:24, David Both wrote:
> Try this:
>
> /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service -> 
> /usr/lib/systemd/system/kdm.service
>
> Only in your case it would be gdm.service.
>
>
> On 12/08/2014 11:49 AM, dE wrote:
>> On 12/08/14 22:02, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
>>> dE wrote:
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> I just installed GDM on centos 7. I'm starting it by # gdm.
>>>>
>>>> However, all I see is a text cursor (as with the TTYs), nothing
else.
>>>>
>>>> X works well. Logs have no errors.
>>>>
>>>> GDM logs are a copy of X logs.
>>> Are you at runlevel 5?
>>>
>>>        mark
>>>
>>
>> I tried isolate graphical.target also.
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>>
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Yeah, it's the same thing.

Ok, I found gdm.service (which I missed previously).

Starting it gives the same problem.

Actually I changed to graphical.target as the default and put 
display-manager.service in graphical.target.wants, and it's giving the 
same problem.

I think this's a bug.

It's a fresh CentOS install, X works, gdm does not.