FC2 freeze on splash screen [PARTIALLY SOLVED]

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 22:47, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Each time, if i try to logout, my system freezes. If i power down and restart, X freezes completely, so i have to
> disconnect from power to restart.
Only some times.. One time, it was my xterm window which somehow gnome couldn't close

> Jun 29 18:12:40 niobe gdm(pam_unix)[2308]: session opened for user gabi by (uid=0) Jun 29 18:12:45 niobe gconfd
> (gabi-2401): (Version 2.6.0) will be started, Process-ID 2401, User »gabi« Jun 29 18:12:46 niobe gconfd (gabi-2401):
> Adress »xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory« has been made to a readable configuration-source on Position 0
> Jun 29 18:12:46 niobe gconfd (gabi-2401): Adress »xml:readwrite:/home/gabi/.gconf« has been made to a writable
> configuration-source on Position 1
> Jun 29 18:12:46 niobe gconfd (gabi-2401): Adress »xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults« has been made to a
> read-only configuration-source on Position 2
> Jun 29 18:12:51 niobe bonobo-activation-server (gabi-2406): iid OAFIID:BrokenNoType:20000808 has a NULL type Jun 29
> 18:12:51 niobe bonobo-activation-server (gabi-2406): invalid character '#' in iid
> 'OAFIID:This#!!%$iid%^$%_|~!OAFIID_ContainsBadChars
Same thing here

> '
> Jun 29 18:13:04 niobe kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 0000:01:00.1 Jun 29 18:13:04 niobe kernel: nm256: Mapping
> port 1 from 0x3f09a0 - 0x3fec00 Jun 29 18:13:04 niobe modprobe: FATAL: Error running install command for sound_slot_1
> Jun 29 18:13:46 niobe modprobe: FATAL: Error running install command for sound_slot_1 Jun 29 18:15:12 niobe 

I have the sound-slot problem too. wonder if they're related.
> 
> So, i deactivated smb/winbind-authentication, since then, X freezes no longer on the splash-screen. But it is my goal,
> to authenticate against one single source...

Nope.. it's a personal workstation
> 
> btw. i still cannot logout...system begins to shutdown for a few seconds, but stops afterwards this process. Then, i
> cannot use anylonger the mouse, but Alt+F1 also opens the menues. No further application to get started. Have to power
> off and restart
Experienced the same thing. I can change workspaces using the keyboard
shortcuts but not the mouse and clicking on the panels.

Once I changed workspaces, it starts to shut down.

Not sure why. Had the same prob in Gnome 2.4 on RH9 too