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Hi

When I reboot my main-install, Mag4 PC, I never get into X. I always have to restart dm (etc/init.d/dm restart)
Yes, I have set it to start to X, Yes I have toggled the setting.

Very annoying.

Any tips?

What display manager do you use? And please show the output of the following commands as root

Code: Select all: cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop systemctl status graphical.target systemctl status default.target readlink -f /etc/systemd/system/default.target systemctl list-dependencies default.target --no-pager systemctl status prefdm.service -a

Ok, that's on my main install, with good keyboard-setting.

Code: Select all: cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop > DISPLAYMANAGER=KDM

Code: Select all: systemctl status graphical.target >graphical.target - Graphical Interface Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target; enabled) Active: active since ma 2015-12-07 16:00:26 CET; 55min ago Docs: man:systemd.special(7) systemctl status default.target> graphical.target - Graphical Interface Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target; enabled) Active: active since ma 2015-12-07 16:00:26 CET; 56min ago Docs: man:systemd.special(7)

Code: Select all: readlink -f /etc/systemd/system/default.target > /usr/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target

Code: Select all: systemctl list-dependencies default.target --no-pager > default.target ├─cpufreqd.service ├─dc_server.service ├─mandi.service ├─network-up.service ├─network.service ├─numlock.service ├─partmon.service ├─pktcdvd.service ├─prefdm.service ├─preload.service ├─resolvconf.service ├─systemd-readahead-collect.service ├─systemd-readahead-replay.service ├─systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service ├─upower.service ├─usermin.service ├─vmware-USBArbitrator.service ├─vmware.service ├─webmin.service └─multi-user.target ├─acpid.service ├─atd.service ├─avahi-daemon.service ├─clamd.service ├─cpufreqd.service ├─cpupower.service ├─crond.service ├─cups-browsed.service ├─cups.path ├─dbus.service ├─dc_server.service ├─dhcpd.service ├─freshclam.service ├─haldaemon.service ├─hddtemp.service ├─hsqldb.service ├─httpd.service ├─lm_sensors.service ├─mandi.service ├─mdmonitor.service ├─memcached@11211.service ├─mysqld.service ├─network-up.service ├─network.service ├─nscd.service ├─ntpd.service ├─numlock.service ├─partmon.service ├─pktcdvd.service ├─plymouth-quit-wait.service ├─plymouth-quit.service ├─rc-local.service ├─resolvconf.service ├─rpcbind.service ├─rsyslog.service ├─saslauthd.service ├─sensord.service ├─shorewall.service ├─smartd.service ├─snmpd.service ├─systemd-ask-password-wall.path ├─systemd-logind.service ├─systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service ├─systemd-user-sessions.service ├─usermin.service ├─vmware-USBArbitrator.service ├─vmware.service ├─webmin.service ├─xinetd.service ├─basic.target │ ├─alsa-restore.service │ ├─alsa-state.service │ ├─fedora-autorelabel-mark.service │ ├─fedora-autorelabel.service │ ├─fedora-configure.service │ ├─fedora-loadmodules.service │ ├─ip6tables.service │ ├─iptables.service │ ├─mandriva-everytime.service │ ├─mandriva-save-dmesg.service │ ├─paths.target │ ├─slices.target │ │ ├─-.slice │ │ └─system.slice │ ├─sockets.target │ │ ├─avahi-daemon.socket │ │ ├─cups.socket │ │ ├─dbus.socket │ │ ├─nscd.socket │ │ ├─rpcbind.socket │ │ ├─systemd-initctl.socket │ │ ├─systemd-journald.socket │ │ ├─systemd-shutdownd.socket │ │ ├─systemd-udevd-control.socket │ │ └─systemd-udevd-kernel.socket │ ├─sysinit.target │ │ ├─dev-hugepages.mount │ │ ├─dev-mqueue.mount │ │ ├─kmod-static-nodes.service │ │ ├─mandriva-kmsg-loglevel.service │ │ ├─mdmonitor-takeover.service │ │ ├─plymouth-read-write.service │ │ ├─plymouth-start.service │ │ ├─proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount │ │ ├─sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount │ │ ├─sys-kernel-config.mount │ │ ├─sys-kernel-debug.mount │ │ ├─systemd-ask-password-console.path │ │ ├─systemd-binfmt.service │ │ ├─systemd-journal-flush.service │ │ ├─systemd-journald.service │ │ ├─systemd-modules-load.service │ │ ├─systemd-random-seed.service │ │ ├─systemd-sysctl.service │ │ ├─systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service │ │ ├─systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service │ │ ├─systemd-udev-trigger.service │ │ ├─systemd-udevd.service │ │ ├─systemd-update-utmp.service │ │ ├─systemd-vconsole-setup.service │ │ ├─cryptsetup.target │ │ ├─local-fs.target │ │ │ ├─-.mount │ │ │ ├─backups.mount │ │ │ ├─DATA\x2d150.mount │ │ │ ├─div\x2dinfo.mount │ │ │ ├─EXT3\x2d100.mount │ │ │ ├─FAT\x2d50.mount │ │ │ ├─fedora-import-state.service │ │ │ ├─fedora-readonly.service │ │ │ ├─fedora-storage-init-late.service │ │ │ ├─fedora-storage-init.service │ │ │ ├─storage.mount │ │ │ ├─systemd-fsck-root.service │ │ │ ├─systemd-remount-fs.service │ │ │ ├─tmp.mount │ │ │ └─Win7\x2dD.mount │ │ └─swap.target │ │ ├─dev-cdrom2.swap │ │ ├─dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dST750LX003\x2d1AC154_W200CBXD\x2dpart5.swap │ │ ├─dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5000c50053284822\x2dpart5.swap │ │ ├─dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-swappy.swap │ │ ├─dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-swappy.swap │ │ ├─dev-disk-by\x2duuid-abc8fe86\x2d7c9f\x2d48f6\x2d896a\x2daa348c2222f5.swap │ │ └─dev-sda5.swap │ └─timers.target │ └─systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer ├─getty.target │ └─getty@tty1.service ├─nfs.target │ ├─nfs-idmap.service │ └─nfs-lock.service ├─remote-fs.target │ ├─Silver-Drive\x2d2T.mount │ └─Silver-USB\x2ddrive.mount └─rpcbind.target

Code: Select all: systemctl status prefdm.service -a > prefdm.service - Display Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/prefdm.service; static) Active: active (running) since ma 2015-12-07 16:01:04 CET; 57min ago Main PID: 6061 (kdm) CGroup: /system.slice/prefdm.service ├─6061 /usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon └─6074 /etc/X11/X :0 vt2 -nolisten tcp -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-b1uHka

There you go,

Please next time use code tags as explained in ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mandriva/m ... e_tags.ogv
And please post the exact output of the commands, no editing and no omissions please.

Please show the output as root of

Code: Select all: journalctl -ab | grep -i kdm cat /var/log/kdm.log

OK:

Code: Select all: [root@killer ~]# journalctl -ab | grep -i kdm dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_succeed_if(kdm:auth): no condition detected; module succeeded dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_succeed_if(kdm:auth): requirement "user ingroup nopasswdlogin" not met by user "frans" dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_tcb(kdm:auth): Authentication passed for frans from (uid=0) dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_tcb(kdm:session): Session opened for frans by (uid=0) [root@killer ~]# cat /var/log/kdm.log [root@killer ~]#

KDM was only started once during current boot. Does not look like it was restarted as you mentioned in the first post.

Well, I am not completely sure what it all does, especially not with with systemd.
In any case I do give the command to restart; if not running, then it will start.

I have set & toggled to have X started.

So what actually happens when you boot, and when exactly do you run that command?

Please try the following after reboot. Wait until X should start, then wait a minute or so until nothing happens anymore.
Then switch to another tty via e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2 and login as root, then run

Code: Select all: journalctl -ab > /tmp/journal.log

and please attach the file /tmp/journal.log here.

OK, done

You forgot to answer the question:

doktor5000 wrote:So what actually happens when you boot, and when exactly do you run that command?

From the log, you hit some ordering cycles.

dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found ordering cycle on preload.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on prefdm.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on plymouth-quit.service/stop
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on rc-local.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on vmware-USBArbitrator.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on preload.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Breaking ordering cycle by deleting job prefdm.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Job prefdm.service/start deleted to break ordering cycle starting with preload.service/start

See the related bug reports: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16086 and https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16260
You can try to fix it via disabling the preload service as root via

Code: Select all: systemctl mask preload.service

or by simply uninstalling the preload package via

Code: Select all: urpme preload

When I boot I just get a terminal where to login.

I have opted to uninstall preload. will now reboot

YES !! that was it ! At the time preload seemed a good tool, seems it is not. Finally a normal boot!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !

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