strange gdm errors

[BrokenUSMC2003]

I am using Gentoo (kernel 2.6.5). All I did was change the display manager in /etc/rc.conf from xdm to gdm and add xdm as default. It started up with the xdm display, so I removed xdm from the default runlevel and returned things to their original configuration (of no manager starting up automatically). Where did I go wrong? This is what my start-up chatter gives me:


/var/lock/.keep: Input/output error
/var/run/syslog-ng.pid: Input/output error
/var/run/dhcpcd-eth0.pid: Input/output error
/var/run/xdm.pid: Input/output error
/sbin/rc: line 75: /var/lock.keep: Input/output error

[gehidore]

Originally posted by BrokenUSMC2003
I am using Gentoo (kernel 2.6.5). All I did was change the display manager in /etc/rc.conf from xdm to gdm and add xdm as default. It started up with the xdm display, so I removed xdm from the default runlevel and returned things to their original configuration (of no manager starting up automatically). Where did I go wrong? This is what my start-up chatter gives me:


/var/lock/.keep: Input/output error
/var/run/syslog-ng.pid: Input/output error
/var/run/dhcpcd-eth0.pid: Input/output error
/var/run/xdm.pid: Input/output error
/sbin/rc: line 75: /var/lock.keep: Input/output error


did you use



rc-update add xdm default



to add xdm?

can you post the end of your rc.conf file please.

[BrokenUSMC2003]

yes, I did "rc-update add xdm default." Relevent parts of my rc.conf file:


#DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm"
#XSESSION="Gnome"


BTW.. trying to add xdm to default runlevel gives me


/sbin/rc-update: failed to add xdm to default


Is this a problem with rc-update?

[gehidore]

Originally posted by BrokenUSMC2003
yes, I did "rc-update add xdm default." Relevent parts of my rc.conf file:


#DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm"
#XSESSION="Gnome"


BTW.. trying to add xdm to default runlevel gives me


/sbin/rc-update: failed to add xdm to default


Is this a problem with rc-update?

first the # in front of DISPLAYMANGER and XSESSION will negate the effect ther of. so remove the commenting out.

and if it failed try

root@yourbox # rc-update del xdm default

root@yourbox # rc-update add xdm default

[BrokenUSMC2003]

I am still not able to get into Gnome or use rc-update.

[gehidore]

:confused:

[BrokenUSMC2003]

Would there be anything in this mix that may have been corrupted? Better to re-emerge something than have a dead box. :)

[gehidore]

Originally posted by BrokenUSMC2003
Would there be anything in this mix that may have been corrupted? Better to re-emerge something than have a dead box. :)

good idea.