Arch Linux

Also true with gdm-2.28.1-1

EDIT: after running the downgraded package I have noticed that the showdown progress is not always displayed so I am skeptical that this is solely related to the gdm package. I have also read in the forums about others not using gdm at all experiencing this behavior. For example: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=87452

also for me with GDM=2.28.0 , 2.28.1 , 2.29.6 ....

maybe this isn't an 'gdm' bug ...

Yeah, maybe not. If using the inittab method to load gdm the system seems to shutdown normally. It only acts as I have described when launching gdm from /etc/rc.d/gdm.

then the problem is connected to DAEMON launching mode ?

I think so... when I opened the ticket originally, I didn't know about the inittab method and the timing of the error coincided with the 2.28 upgrade so it made sense to call it a gdm problem at the time.

we can start a thread where ask users to check if this inittab method works; i open a thread in my italian forum and if i've a positive match i post a comment here...

I'm using the inittab method for booting to GDM in 2 PC's running Arch.
In my x86_64 laptop I get to see the daemon during the shutdown process.
However, in my i686 eeePC I don't. what seems to be happening is that after the shutdown process begins, GDM is killed and I get a "flash" at the daemons being shut down; afterwards I get the GDM screen loading again - like it had been respawned. After a few seconds (GDM doesn't have a chance to fully load) I'm thrown into the console login prompt and the computer shutsdown.
The behaviour is the same both on shutdown and reboot, in case it makes any difference.

probably safe to close this ticket - using the inittab method fixes the problem

Unfortunately the inittab method does not solve the problem for me... At least in one of my computers this is still an issue.
In fact, this didn't happen when I launched GDM as a daemon.
What I *think* is happening here is the following:
GNOME receives shutdown signal, and starts rebooting the computer;
GDM gets shutdown in the process;
GDM respawns, as it is the expected behaviour in case it gets killed for some reason when using the inittab method;
This forces a tty change and thus, the shutdown daemons are not displayed.

Has anyone got any opinions on this? Or how can I verify that what I think is happening really is happening? Where does all this get logged into (if at all)?

Thanks.

Looks like shutdown log can be seen in VT on which X was running (usually vt7), but screen switched back to vt0, for my point of view it's not comfortable.