no more desktop after 20060720 updates

[Jim Cornette]

Tom London wrote:
> On 7/23/06, Jim Cornette <fct-cornette at insight.rr.com> wrote:
>> Tom London wrote:
>> > On 7/23/06, Jim Cornette <fct-cornette at insight.rr.com> wrote:
>> >> It sounds like you have the same limitation due to selinux that I 
>> have.
>> >> I added enforcing=0 in grub.conf since the problem is so long without
>> >> a fix.
>> >> The problem I believe is related to one of the mesa libraries.
>> >>
>> >> Basically, what you are seeing is a system without a windows manager.
>> >> (compare to program manager in windows)
>> >> Therefore, all you have is the last application pegged on your desktop
>> >> in the upper left corner.
>> >>
>> >> You could try running 'setenforce 0' in a root terminal and then 
>> logout
>> >> of kde and starting gnome instead. Gnome should start if your 
>> problem is
>> >> related to selinux.
>> >>
>> >> Jim
>> >>
>> > BTW, rawhide  has fixed SELinux issue for a while (at least for 
>> me).....
>> >
>> > tom
>>
>> Have you downgraded any packages or ran any SELinux incantations? It is
>> still busted when I tested it after your comment that it was fixed in
>> rawhide.
>>
>> Jim
>> -- 
>> "Never underestimate the power of a small tactical nuclear weapon."
>>
> The only package I downgraded was xorg-x11-xinit from -8 back to -7.
> Also moved /etc/X11/xinit/xintrc.d/localuser.sh out of the way.
> 
> Otherwise, I think I'm running the latest rawhide packages,
> targeted/enforcing, with allow_execmem=0.
> 
> tom
> 

The allow_execmem=0 is the item that allows you to boot into metacity.
I filed a bug since there were a few comments regarding the glibGL error 
and apparently no bug report to inform the X maintainer/developer.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199886

The problem is still present and related to execmem.

Thanks!
Jim

-- 
"Never underestimate the power of a small tactical nuclear weapon."