[arch-general] Since last update (yesterday) Gnome switches me to VT1 after some time - Arch-general

10 Apr 2016


      Hello,
I hope someone can reproduce this one and can point me to some bug report.
I'm using the closed source Nvidia driver and a default Gnome installation.
Since the last update, the following happens:
Usually Gnome runs two X servers. One on ":0" and one on ":1". The last 
one is the one, I actually use when I'm logged in. GDM keeps running on 
:0 (VT1). So if I press Ctrl+Alt+F1, I get back to the login screen.
This exactly same configuration also applies to my laptop with an Intel 
GPU. Here, I also have two X servers running all the time.
Since yesterday's update, after some time the first X server terminates 
for whatever reason. In "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", I see:
[    92.389] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:64
[    92.389] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:67
[    92.389] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:65
[    92.389] (II) systemd-logind: got resume for 13:66
[    95.021] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 226:0
[    95.021] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:64
[    95.021] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:67
[    95.021] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:65
[    95.021] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:66
[   405.532] (II) evdev: Sun USB Keyboard: Close
[   405.532] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[   405.532] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:65
[   405.546] (II) evdev: USB Mouse: Close
[   405.546] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[   405.546] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:64
[   405.567] (II) evdev: Power Button: Close
[   405.567] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[   405.567] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:66
[   405.593] (II) evdev: Power Button: Close
[   405.593] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[   405.593] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 13:67
[   405.634] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Deleting GPU-0
[   405.857] (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
This wouldn't be a problem, as logging out restarts this X server 
allowing me to log in again. The problem is, that this X server 
termination switches the virtual terminal, so it brings me back to VT1 
and I have to switch back to VT2 manually.
Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? One possible solution for a 
(temporary) fix could be if there is any way to ask GDM somehow to 
immediately terminate this X server on VT1 after logging in.
Thanks in advance
Manuel