gdm start and load goes high logging off

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 09:38 +0000, knowtree at aloha.com wrote:
> FreeBSD 4.11 STABLE, Gnome 2.10
> Yesterday I ran a conplete port update. I hoped it would fix a problem that
> turned up about a week ago, but the only change was that now gdm does not
> start.
> 
> 1. What is the recommended way to have gdm start at the end of the boot
> sequence? It was working fine until this morning. I checked that gdm.sh is
> in /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d and that looked fine. I fiddled with /etc/ttys in
> what I think was the old way, like this:
> 
> #ttyv8	"/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon"	xterm	off secure
> ttyv8	"/usr/X11R6/bin/gdm -nodaemon"	xterm	on  secure
> 
> This works, but I should have had to change anything. This may be related
> to my second problem.

You should read the pkg-message for gdm as well as /usr/ports/UPDATING.
Gdm should not be started out of /etc/ttys.

> 
> 2. When I click on Desktop / Log Out gdm-binary goes nuts, stealing more
> and more cpu time, eventually over 90%. If I cancel the logout, the load
> *does not* return to normal.
> 
> I had my system set to dim the desktop when the logoff confirmation window
> was displayed. Now it does not dim.
> 
> When I log off I get an error message that multiload-applett-2 has quit
> unexpectedly. I assume that's because it is being flooded.
> 
> While troubleshooting this issue I noticed that gdm-binary is quite active
> all the time, generally third or forth in process table displayed by the
> "top" command. Why woiuld it need to be so active when I'm already logged
> on? It should be dormant, at the bottom of the list.
> 
> I also have a problem with sound, but I think it is unrtelated and will
> post separately.

There is a gdm bug open about gdm-binary taking up too much CPU time.
Search through GNOME Bugzilla, and you'll find it.

Joe

> 
> Gary Dunn
> Honolulu
> knowtree at aloha.com
> 
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