> > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to start a gnome wayland with elogind (mutter-3.28.2 is compiled against > it) would be gratefully received. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've compiled gnome-3.28.x and can start an X11 session by calling gnome-session from startx. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know wayland works because I can start weston like this: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > $ XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1001 weston-launch > > > > > > > > > > > > > >..and it reports WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > However, when I try to start a gnome wayland session like this: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > $ XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1001 gnome-session > > > > > > > > > > > > > >..I get: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (gnome-shell:2746): mutter: Failed to create backend: Unable to open display, DISPLAY not set > > > > > > > gnome-session-binary[2722]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've verified that elogind is running and setting $DISPLAY does not change anything (isn't it for > > > > > > > X11?). > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a better mailing list to use to ask questions like this? > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't find a mutter mailing list, does one exist? > > > > > > > > > > > > Meanwhile I've managed to get as far as: > > > > > > > > > > > > $ gnome-shell --wayland > > > > > >.. > > > > > > gnome-shell:22377): mutter WARNING: Can't initialize KMS backend: Could not get session ID: No such file or directory. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there an equivalent to "weston-launch" for gnome-shell? > > > > > > > > > > > Which version has your gdm? > > > > > > > > > Gdm-3.28.0 is installed (because gnome-session/gjs will fail without the gdm typelib being present), but not used. > > > > > > > > I'm also not using any gdm equivalent. > > > > > > > But files of gdm are there. > > > gdm 3.28.0 and 3.28.1 have Bugs. > > > > > > gdm 3.28.2 should be installed. > > > > > > There was apparently ransomware Installation attempt in gdm 3.28.0 over two weeks ago. > > > > > I compiled and installed gdm-3.28.2, but it did not change anything. > > > In complete Installation of gnome - Did you install and compile each package separated? > > gnome packages should have altogether Version 3.28.2 > > I know that currently Ubuntu 18.04 has trouble with gnome, gdm and gnome-shell too > (Update is still in process there...) - But in solus Linux all is now working properly. > I discovered that, using su from shadow, I can initialise elogind using the following: su - $USER ..where I am already $USER. Then both wayland and X11 sessions work :) John _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
