[Splashy-devel] Bug#421441: splashy: splashy->gdm hangs system randomly

[Lorenzo Martignoni]

Geoffrey L. Brimhall wrote:
> Package: splashy
> Version: 0.3.2
> Severity: important
> 
> There is a race condition between when splashy ends and gdm starts that
> happens on my system about 1 in 3 boots, when it happens the splashy
> screen is just "hangs" and console switching to X doesn't work. Think it
> may be related to my system being SMP (dual core ).
> 
> This bug is really identical to #350179 - so either close this bug or
> re-open that one !
> 
> By updating the gdm and splashy scripts I got rid of the race condition,
> here's the fix ( note the fix really requires updating all display
> manager scripts to be aware if a boot gui is being used, if so shut it
> down ):
> 
> REMOVE from splashy script in the "start" sequence:
> 
>         else
>             log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" $NAME
>             /sbin/splashy_update exit
>             log_end_msg $?
>             # wait until splashy exits before changing tty's
>             while `pidof splashy > /dev/null`; do
>                 sleep 0.2
>             done
>             # do some magic with the TTYs
>             if test -z "$CHVT_TTY"; then
> 		CHVT_TTY=1
>             fi
>             # detect X, if not, go to CHVT_TTY
>             X11_RUNNING=1
>             pidof X > /dev/null && X11_RUNNING=1
>             if [ $X11_RUNNING -eq 1 ]; then
>                 splashy_chvt 7
>             else
>                 splashy_chvt $CHVT_TTY
>             fi
> 
> ADD to gdm script the above functionality, before the "start_daemon"
> command:
> 
>       # Disable splashy if running
>       if `pidof splashy > /dev/null`; then
>             log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" $NAME
>             /sbin/splashy_update exit
>             /sbin/splashy_chvt 7
>             log_end_msg $?
>       fi

I have the same problem on my laptop (splashy 0.3.2 + xdm 1:1.1.4-3):
the machine hangs on the splash screen.

The workaround suggested seems to solve the startup problem.

-- lorenzo