maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 294977] x11/gdm: GNOME on Xorg: unable to unlock the screen

[email protected] Sun, 03 May 2026 12:56:24 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.gnome
Message-ID <[email protected]/bugzilla/>
Bugzilla Automation <[email protected]> has asked freebsd-gnome (Nobody)
<[email protected]> for maintainer-feedback:
Bug 294977: x11/gdm: GNOME on Xorg: unable to unlock the screen
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294977



--- Description ---
The screen can be locked, but not unlocked. After entering the password, the
field flashes briefly then reappears empty (ready for entry of the password). 

I have the same problem with two separate installations. 

blah@sunday:~ % cat /etc/rc.conf
hostname="sunday"
keymap="uk.kbd"
ifconfig_em0="DHCP"
ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
ntpd_enable="YES"
ntpd_sync_on_start="YES"
moused_nondefault_enable="NO"
# Set dumpdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumpdev="AUTO"
zfs_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
sddm_enable="NO"
vboxguest_enable="YES"
vboxservice_enable="YES"
gdm_enable="YES"
blah@sunday:~ % pkg leaf
FreeBSD-kernel-generic-15.1.b1.20260502184411
FreeBSD-kernel-generic-dbg-15.1.b1.20260502184411
FreeBSD-set-base-15.1.b1.20260502184411
FreeBSD-set-lib32-15.1.b1.20260502184411
gnome-47
nano-8.7.1
pkg-2.6.2_1
sddm-0.21.0.36_2
virtualbox-ose-additions-72-7.2.8.1500068
xorg-7.7_3
blah@sunday:~ % freebsd-version -kru ; uname -mvKU
15.1-BETA1
15.1-BETA1
15.1-BETA1
FreeBSD 15.1-BETA1 releng/15.1-n283455-58777180c5b0 GENERIC amd64 1501000
1501000
blah@sunday:~ % pkg repos -el | sort -f ; sleep 5 ; pkg repos -e | grep -B 1
url
FreeBSD-base
FreeBSD-ports
FreeBSD-ports-kmods
FreeBSD-ports: { 
    url 	    : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/quarterly",
--
FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { 
    url 	    :
"pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/kmods_quarterly_1",
--
FreeBSD-base: { 
    url 	    :
"pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_1",
blah@sunday:~ % su -
Password:
root@sunday:~ # pkg upgrade -r FreeBSD-base -r FreeBSD-ports
Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-ports repository is up to date.
Updating FreeBSD-base repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-base repository is up to date.
FreeBSD-base, FreeBSD-ports are up to date.
Checking for upgrades (0 candidates): 100%
Processing candidates (0 candidates): 100%
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
Your packages are up to date.
root@sunday:~ # cat /etc/fstab
# Device		Mountpoint	FStype	Options 	Dump	Pass#
/dev/gpt/efiboot0		/boot/efi	msdosfs rw		2      
2
/dev/ada0p2		none	swap	sw		0	0
proc	/proc	procfs	rw	0	0
root@sunday:~ #