Gnome login fails at first attempt

Question

Hi guys,
I'm having a strange problem here.
When I boot my notebook and try to login into Gnome, it constantly fails at the first attempt.
So I click on my username, enter the (correct) password and nothing happens. I cancle it with 'esc', click on the username again, enter the password and I'm in.
This also occurs when I lock my screen.
Any ideas why Gnome tries to troll me and how to fix it?
Thanks.
Specs:
Macbook pro 5,5
GDM 3.10.0.1
GNOME Shell 3.10.4
Any more information needed? Let me know.

Answer 1

I did a checkup von /var/log/gdm/:0.log but didn't find anything that might give me an hint
Here is the output of the logfile
X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux antartica 3.13.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 7 22:47:48 CET 2014 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=95744744-5122-437b-82a7-6eb85b3a6448 rw quiet
Build Date: 09 January 2014 08:47:24AM
Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 24 17:11:42 2014
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) Automatically adding GPU devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(--) PCI:*(0:2:0:0) 10de:0863:106b:00b9 rev 177, Mem @ 0xd2000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00001000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
Initializing built-in extension XTEST
Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
Initializing built-in extension SYNC
Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
Initializing built-in extension RENDER
Initializing built-in extension RANDR
Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
Initializing built-in extension RECORD
Initializing built-in extension DPMS
Initializing built-in extension Present
Initializing built-in extension DRI3
Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
Initializing built-in extension XVideo
Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
Initializing built-in extension DRI2
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 334.21 Thu Feb 27 13:54:04 PST 2014
Loading extension GLX
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 334.21 Thu Feb 27 13:34:35 PST 2014
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(++) using VT number 1
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
(WW) Unresolved symbol: fbGetGCPrivateKey
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): Display (Apple Color LCD (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D
(II) NVIDIA(0): Vision stereo.
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Found DRM driver nvidia-drm (20130102)
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 9400M (C79) at PCI:2:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 62.79.67.00.00
(--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 9400M at PCI:2:0:0
(--) NVIDIA(0): Apple Color LCD (DFP-0) (boot, connected)
(--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1
(--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2
(--) NVIDIA(0): Apple Color LCD (DFP-0): Internal Single Link LVDS
(--) NVIDIA(0): Apple Color LCD (DFP-0): 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: Internal Single Link TMDS
(--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2: Internal DisplayPort
(--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2: 480.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
(**) NVIDIA(0): device Apple Color LCD (DFP-0) (Using EDID frequencies has
(**) NVIDIA(0): been enabled on all display devices.)
(==) NVIDIA(0):
(==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
(==) NVIDIA(0):
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 800
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (112, 112); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0): option
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) NVIDIA: Using 768.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory access.
(II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
(II) NVIDIA(0): may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
(II) NVIDIA(0): configuration option may not be set correctly. When the
(II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
(II) NVIDIA(0): try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications. For
(II) NVIDIA(0): details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
(II) NVIDIA(0): "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
(II) NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select"
Loading extension NV-GLX
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store enabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
Loading extension NV-CONTROL
Loading extension XINERAMA
(II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
(II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: nvidia
(--) RandR disabled
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
(**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.8.2
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
(--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
(II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
(**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
(--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
(II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event0)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event2)
(**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
(**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(--) evdev: Sleep Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x3
(--) evdev: Sleep Button: Found keys
(II) evdev: Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia Headphone (/dev/input/event5)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
(II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
setversion 1.4 failed: Permission denied
(II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event4)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
removing GPU device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.5/drm/card1 /dev/dri/card1
(II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
(II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
removing GPU device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.5/drm/card1 /dev/dri/card1
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event0)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: removing device Power Button
(II) evdev: Power Button: Close
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
(**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
(--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
(II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
(II) config/udev: removing device Sleep Button
(II) evdev: Sleep Button: Close
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event2)
(**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
(**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(--) evdev: Sleep Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x3
(--) evdev: Sleep Button: Found keys
(II) evdev: Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
(II) config/udev: removing device Power Button
(II) evdev: Power Button: Close
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
(**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
(--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
(II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event4)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia Headphone (/dev/input/event5)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
removing GPU device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/0000:02:00.0/drm/card0 /dev/dri/card0
(II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
(II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
setversion 1.4 failed: Permission denied
(II) config/udev: Adding input device applesmc (/dev/input/event7)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver (/dev/input/event8)
(**) Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver'
(**) Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver: Device: "/dev/input/event8"
(--) evdev: Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver: Vendor 0x5ac Product 0x8242
(--) evdev: Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver: Found keys
(II) evdev: Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device applesmc (/dev/input/js0)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Built-in iSight (/dev/input/event6)
(**) Built-in iSight: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Built-in iSight'
(**) Built-in iSight: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Built-in iSight: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
(--) evdev: Built-in iSight: Vendor 0x5ac Product 0x8507
(--) evdev: Built-in iSight: Found keys
(II) evdev: Built-in iSight: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Built-in iSight" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad (/dev/input/event10)
(**) Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad'
(**) Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad: Device: "/dev/input/event10"
(--) evdev: Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad: Vendor 0x5ac Product 0x237
(--) evdev: Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad: Found keys
(II) evdev: Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device bcm5974 (/dev/input/event9)
(**) bcm5974: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
(**) bcm5974: Applying InputClass "Multitouch Touchpad"
(**) bcm5974: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
(**) bcm5974: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
(**) bcm5974: Applying InputClass "Disable clickpad buttons on Apple touchpads"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.7.4
(II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'bcm5974'
(**) bcm5974: always reports core events
(II) synaptics: bcm5974: found clickpad property
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: x-axis range -4460 - 5166 (res 0)
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: y-axis range -75 - 6700 (res 0)
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: pressure range 0 - 256
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: finger width range 0 - 16
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: buttons: left double triple
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: Vendor 0x5ac Product 0x237
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: touchpad found
(**) bcm5974: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "bcm5974" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
(**) synaptics: bcm5974: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
(**) synaptics: bcm5974: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
(**) synaptics: bcm5974: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.017
(**) bcm5974: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) bcm5974: (accel) acceleration profile 1
(**) bcm5974: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
(**) bcm5974: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
(--) synaptics: bcm5974: touchpad found
(II) config/udev: Adding input device bcm5974 (/dev/input/mouse0)
(**) bcm5974: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Apple Color LCD (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Vision stereo.
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Apple Color LCD (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Vision stereo.
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
> Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Apple Color LCD (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Vision stereo.
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Apple Color LCD (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Vision stereo.
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Apple Color LCD (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Vision stereo.
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Apple Color LCD (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D
(II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Vision stereo.
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
> Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server