Starting LightDM Display Manager fail

[iniwidi]

I just upgrade my laptop DeLL Vostro 3300 from ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10, but after finish and reboot the desktop cannot run well like hanging.

I try to look at the text line there is some error, here's the error

* Starting LightDM Display Manager [fail]

And there isnt any other information message for the error.

Note:

regarding the error I've attached a file in jpg form


Please Help me, thx.

[collisionystm]

its not AMD is it? If it is... you may as well throw in the towel now.

[iniwidi]

its not AMD is it? If it is... you may as well throw in the towel now.

my laptop is not amd but intel, thx for your reply

[23dornot23d]

You could try

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo aptitude reinstall lightdm

if that fails try gdm

sudo aptitude install gdm

[iniwidi]

You could try

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo aptitude reinstall lightdm

if that fails try gdm

sudo aptitude install gdm

Great!, lightDM start normaly, but i have other error, here's the error :

* Starting automatic crash report generation [failed]


I try to do the same thing as above but still error, the error follows:

## start here ##
root@widi-Vostro-3300:~# aptitude reinstall apport
The following packages will be REINSTALLED:
apport
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 2 not upg raded.
Need to get 0 B/82.5 kB of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
(Reading database ... 336621 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace apport 1.23-0ubuntu3 (using .../apport_1.23-0ubuntu3_all.de b) ...
Unpacking replacement apport ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info ...
Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mms'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu'
Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up apport (1.23-0ubuntu3) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed.

## Eof ##

thx for ure help.

[iniwidi]

You could try

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo aptitude reinstall lightdm

if that fails try gdm

sudo aptitude install gdm

I think this has nothing to do with the error above, because I try to remove lightdm and GDM status remains the same, I try to look for another error, I do not find other errors.

Is there another way to fix it? or to delete all associated with the gui, and tried to install from scratch, please give me advice.

[iniwidi]

I think this has nothing to do with the error above, because I try to remove lightdm and GDM status remains the same, I try to look for another error, I do not find other errors.

Is there another way to fix it? or to delete all associated with the gui, and tried to install from scratch, please give me advice.

I think here's the error why my desktop cannot load :

##start here##


[ 19.216] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 19.216] (II) Loading /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[ 19.216] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 19.216] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 19.216] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 19.218] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
[ 19.218] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
[ 19.218] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 19.218] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 19.218] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
[ 19.218] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 19.218]
Fatal server error:
[ 19.218] no screens found
[ 19.218]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.

##EOF

where i find drivers for nvidia?

[Sofa_King_Cool79]

You could try

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo aptitude reinstall lightdm

if that fails try gdm

sudo aptitude install gdm

I too upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and got this lightDM fail error along with SP5100 TCO Timer: mmio address 0xfec000f0 already in use.

I tried the above and no luck, I still get the mmio address error.

uname -r shows I have

3.0.0-13-generic-pae

any other suggestions.

running a home built box with a GeForce 9400 series video card
4GB RAM DDR3
Dual Core AMD 3.6ghz

[MAFoElffen]

my laptop is not amd but intel, thx for your reply

What is your latop and what does it have for graphics.

You are focusing on the wrong error. I have been ignoring that apport error on 3 of my boxes since natty alpha2 and have not had a problem with apoort at all. BUT, if you look at your error, it really says that /etc/rc2.d/xxxxxx Can't read the filename, line 6 of that file.

If you could post that file (and the syslog), it may tell us exactly where that problem is. You could do that from a LiveCD.

"rc2" is the defualt init runlevel for the desktop. This could be a graphics problem with either xorg or your graphics driver. Lightdm is falling out because theres a problem with the graphics elsewhere... At least from what I see in these previous posts.

[MAFoElffen]

Thinking about this one- Might be less work and frustration to just reinstall this one.