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August 28th, 2012

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LightDM doesn't start automatically.

When I booted into Ubuntu, it got stuck at the splash screen. However, I was able to the console,
meaning the system had started, but lightdm had not. Had I not started lightdm manually from
the console, it would have been stuck at the splash screen forever.
This is my /var/log/boot.log:
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fsck from util-linux 2.20.1

Ubuntu: clean, 379898/6553600 files, 10754588/26214400 blocks
modem-manager[1093]: <info> ModemManager (version 0.5.2.0) starting...

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modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Sierra

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Linktop

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin MotoC

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Novatel

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Samsung

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Option

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Option High-Speed

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin X22X

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Generic

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modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Ericsson MBM

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Longcheer

modem-manager[1093]: <info>

Loaded plugin Huawei

The bold messages show lightdm starting but then stopping again. After that is says it's stopping
the splash screen, which never happens.
Any ideas?
Don't remember why I looked, but I found out that all the lightdm scripts in /etc/rc*.d have the
K20 prex (which means "disabled", apparently). Maybe this has something to do with it?

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August 30th, 2012

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

Fixed it. I installed GDM a few days ago and after removing it, /etc/X11/default-display-manager
contained lightdm instead of /usr/sbin/lightdm.

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

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Originally Posted by Splooshie123

Fixed it. I installed GDM a few days ago and after removing it, /etc/X11/defaultdisplay-manager contained lightdm instead of /usr/sbin/lightdm.

Then report it as a bug or it may never get xed.

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

This worked for me too. Please do report this a a bug . Only then will this be resolved.

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

Originally Posted by Splooshie123

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Fixed it. I installed GDM a few days ago and after removing it, /etc/X11/defaultdisplay-manager contained lightdm instead of /usr/sbin/lightdm.

I guess it is still not xed.

This saved me too!
I installed gdm on Precise and almost lost the ability to get back into it.
Found where sudo dpkg-recongure lightdm would make lightdm work except it didn't.
Since recovery is to a read only le system I could not do anything there until I found something
Paddy Landau had posted on a bug about it.
He said this was a workaround and it worked:
Login to recovery and then enter:
Code:

mount --options remount,rw /

mount --all

So, then I was successfully able to enter sudo dpkg-recongure lightdm without getting an error.
I also purged gdm.
But, upon bootup all it would do was have a black screen with 4 dots that turned yellow and would
not go past that.
I discovered I could press ALT+F2 and get the login prompt. Then I could enter sudo service
lightdm start and it would nally allow me to login to Precise normally.
I knew that lightdm was there but, wasn't starting upon bootup.
That is when I found this thread.
Editing /etc/X11/default-display-manager saved me! Whew!
Thank you Splooshie123!

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Thank you, helped a lot after some months with starting lightdm by alternate console

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

Heh, i have to admit that i didn't know about this, and the cause of this. It happened to me also - i
installed, just like you, gdm, and after that i could not start lightdm even when gdm was purged,
also my system, if i was succesful in starting lightdm, was started in low graphic mode - don't know
why.

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

Originally Posted by rekage

Heh, i have to admit that i didn't know about this, and the cause of this. It happened to
me also - i installed, just like you, gdm, and after that i could not start lightdm even
when gdm was purged, also my system, if i was succesful in starting lightdm, was
started in low graphic mode - don't know why.

Did you edit /etc/X11/default-display-manager?

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/default-display-manager

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and make sure it contained /usr/sbin/lightdm and not just lightdm?

If it gives you read only access enter:
Code:

mount --options remount,rw /

mount --all

before hand. I had to write this stu down when I did it.

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

Originally Posted by Cavsfan

Did you edit /etc/X11/default-display-manager?

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/default-display-manager
and make sure it contained /usr/sbin/lightdm and not just lightdm?
If it gives you read only access enter:
Code:

mount --options remount,rw /

mount --all

before hand. I had to write this stu down when I did it.

No, i just reinstalled gdm and i've been using it because i didn't know why lightdm doesen;t want
to work at all.
Now i know. Thanks.

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Re: LightDM doesn't start automatically.

Hello guys, please help me I'm having the same problem but my /etc/X11/default-display-manager
have this line /usr/sbin/lightdm and my lightdm stills not starting automatically... I haven't
installed GDM, I think this started to happen after my qShutdown installation...

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