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regarding org.gnome.Shell.desktop[…]: Unrecognized option: -initfd
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1035899: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1035899
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Package: gnome-shell
Version: 42.3.1-2
In my journal log I see, among other weird stuff, the information that the
option -initfd has not been recognized:
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName gnome-shell[1026]: Boot VGA GPU
/dev/dri/card1 selected as primary
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="1" name="pci-0000_65_00.1"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_65_00.1" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName dbus-daemon[778]: [system] Activating
via systemd: service name='org.bluez' unit='dbus-org.bluez.service' requested
by ':1.39' (uid=119 pid=953 comm="/usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
--log-target=jo")
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName rtkit-daemon[972]: Supervising 4 threads
of 2 processes of 1 users.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName rtkit-daemon[972]: Successfully made
thread 1123 of process 953 owned by '119' RT at priority 5.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName rtkit-daemon[972]: Supervising 5 threads
of 2 processes of 1 users.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName systemd[920]: Started Sound Service.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName systemd[920]: Reached target Main User
Target.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName systemd[920]: Startup finished in 1.360s.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="1" name="pci-0000_65_00.1"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_65_00.1" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pipewire[952]: spa.v4l2: '/dev/video0'
VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES: Unpassender IOCTL (I/O-Control) für das Gerät
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="1" name="pci-0000_65_00.1"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_65_00.1" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pipewire[952]: spa.v4l2: '/dev/video0'
VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES: Unpassender IOCTL (I/O-Control) für das Gerät
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName pulseaudio[953]: Failed to load module
"module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="1" name="pci-0000_65_00.1"
card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_65_00.1" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes
fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes
avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""):
initialization failed.
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[969]:
dbus-daemon[969]: [session uid=119 pid=969] Activating service
name='org.a11y.Bus' requested by ':1.4' (uid=119 pid=1026
comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell ")
Mai 10 21:01:21 AnonymizedComputerName /usr/libexec/gdm-wayland-session[969]:
dbus-daemon[969]: [session uid=119 pid=969] Successfully activated service
'org.a11y.Bus'
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName gnome-shell[1026]: Using public X11
display :1024, (using :1025 for managed services)
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName gnome-shell[1026]: Using Wayland display
name 'wayland-0'
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]:
Unrecognized option: -initfd
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: use: X
[:<display>] [option]
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -a #
default pointer acceleration (factor)
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -ac
disable access control restrictions
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -audit
int set audit trail level
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -auth
file select authorization file
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -br
create root window with black background
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: +bs
enable any backing store support
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -bs
disable any backing store support
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -c turns
off key-click
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: c #
key-click volume (0-100)
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -cc int
default color visual class
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -nocursor
disable the cursor
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -core
generate core dump on fatal error
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]:
-displayfd fd file descriptor to write display number to when ready to connect
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -dpi int
screen resolution in dots per inch
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -dpms
disables VESA DPMS monitor control
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]:
-deferglyphs [none|all|16] defer loading of [no|all|16-bit] glyphs
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -f # bell
base (0-100)
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -fc
string cursor font
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -fn
string default font name
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -fp
string default font path
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -help
prints message with these options
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: +iglx
Allow creating indirect GLX contexts
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -iglx
Prohibit creating indirect GLX contexts (default)
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -I ignore
all remaining arguments
Mai 10 21:01:22 AnonymizedComputerName org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1140]: -ld int
limit data space to N Kb
Here are the versions of some relevant installed packages: 1:7.7+23,
xserver-xorg 1:7.7+23, xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u6, and xwayland
2:1.20.11-1+deb11u6. Any remedy? Any bugxfix?
Gratefully,
AlMa
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--- Begin Message ---
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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