cannot open display is usually a problem generated by a bad setup in the DISPLAY environment variable... does X starts ? what is the output of echo $DISPLAY ? can you paste the errors you are talking about ? On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 12:00 -0400, gnome-list-request gnome org wrote: > Send gnome-list mailing list submissions to > gnome-list gnome org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnome-list-request gnome org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnome-list-owner gnome org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnome-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Gnome problem after upgrading from FC6 to FC7 (Graeme Nichols) > 2. Re: Gnome problem after upgrading from FC6 to FC7 > (Ritesh Khadgaray) > 3. failsafe sessions on login screen? (Ian Collier) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:09:52 +1000 > From: "Graeme Nichols" <gnichols5 gmail com> > Subject: Re: Gnome problem after upgrading from FC6 to FC7 > To: "Ritesh Khadgaray" <khadgaray gmail com> > Cc: gnome-list gnome org > Message-ID: > <9842a7f70709042009w1a3964cajb20352f49cc4ef9e mail gmail com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello Ritesh, > > > On 03/09/07, Ritesh Khadgaray <khadgaray gmail com> wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 16:47 +1000, Graeme Nichols wrote: > > > Hello Folks, > > > > > > I have a gnome problem after upgrading from FC6 to FC7. I think it is > > > something to do with the gnome panel. > > > > Login to desktop using "failsafe session from login screen. This should > > bring up a terminal window on screen. > > > I'm not sure what you mean by 'failsafe' session so I logged in to a > terminal (type 3) from boot and > executed the command below. > > The output to log was as follows: > > (gnome-session:2995): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > Run gnome as shown below from terminal shown on screen, and provide any > > message printed > > > > /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session 2>&1 | tee log > > > > > > > > > > Booting to a GUI all goes well to the login screen. After logging in all > > > goes to the point where the panel is loading. It reaches to > > > approximately the middle of the screen and up pop what appears to be a > > > dialog box (error? info?. I don't know as it is blank). It all hangs at > > > > Check of ~/.xsession-errors file for information. > > > I checked that and it had heaps of errors but didn't mean much to me. > > I can do it again and attach the contents for you if that will help. > > <snip> > > > -- > Kind Regards, > > Graeme. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: /archives/gnome-list/attachments/20070905/8883f4ef/attachment.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:19:33 +0530 > From: Ritesh Khadgaray <khadgaray gmail com> > Subject: Re: Gnome problem after upgrading from FC6 to FC7 > To: Graeme Nichols <gnichols5 gmail com> > Cc: gnome-list gnome org > Message-ID: <1188964173 3454 30 camel localhost localdomain> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello > > On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 13:09 +1000, Graeme Nichols wrote: > > Hello Ritesh, > > > > > > On 03/09/07, Ritesh Khadgaray <khadgaray gmail com> wrote: > > Hello > > > > On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 16:47 +1000, Graeme Nichols wrote: > > > Hello Folks, > > > > > > I have a gnome problem after upgrading from FC6 to FC7. I > > think it is > > > something to do with the gnome panel. > > > > Login to desktop using "failsafe session from login screen. > > This should > > bring up a terminal window on screen. > > > > I'm not sure what you mean by 'failsafe' session so I logged in to a > > terminal (type 3) from boot and > > executed the command below. > > Under login screen, you will be able to see a "Session" option. Select > "failsafe" from the same. > > > > > The output to log was as follows: > > > > (gnome-session:2995): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > >From type 3/init mode 3 run "xinit" command. This should bring up a > terminal window on screen. > > $ xinit > > > > > > > Run gnome as shown below from terminal shown on screen, and > > provide any > > message printed > > > > /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session 2>&1 > > | tee log > > re-run this command, and let me know of the output. > > > > > > > > > > > Booting to a GUI all goes well to the login screen. After > > logging in all > > > goes to the point where the panel is loading. It reaches to > > > approximately the middle of the screen and up pop what > > appears to be a > > > dialog box (error? info?. I don't know as it is blank). It > > all hangs at > > > > Check of ~/.xsession-errors file for information. > > > > I checked that and it had heaps of errors but didn't mean much to me. > > > > I can do it again and attach the contents for you if that will help. > pastebin, or zip and mail me. > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > -- > > Kind Regards, > > > > Graeme.
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