Package: gnome-shell Version: 3.4.2-12+b1 I have the same situation as described here. Gnome-shell starts but any action causes it to hang. I have also found a bug filed against gnome-core that is due to the same problem (I suppose). It is
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=720297 Before finding this bug I posted some info and diagnoses I have done there. If someone is trying to solve this, please take a look. In particular I have managed to get this .xsession-errors file (that I attached there) that seems to give some info... Good luck! --- System information. --- Architecture: amd64 Kernel: Linux 3.10-2-amd64 Debian Release: jessie/sid 990 unstable www.deb-multimedia.org 990 unstable ftp.ru.debian.org 500 testing ftp.ru.debian.org 500 stable dl.google.com 500 experimental mozilla.debian.net 1 experimental ftp.debian.org 1 experimental cdn.debian.net --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed =====================================================-+-====================== gir1.2-clutter-1.0 (>= 1.9.16) | 1.14.4-2 gir1.2-folks-0.6 | 0.6.9-1+b1 gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.31) | 1.36.0-2+b1 gir1.2-gmenu-3.0 | 3.8.0-2 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 | 3.8.2-3 gir1.2-mutter-3.0 (>= 3.4.1) | 3.4.1-7+b1 gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 | 0.9.8.0-5 gir1.2-soup-2.4 | 2.42.2-6 gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 | 0.20.4-1 gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 | 0.4.0-1 dconf-gsettings-backend | 0.16.1-1 OR gsettings-backend | gconf-service | 3.2.6-1 gnome-bluetooth (>= 3.0.0) | 3.8.1-2 libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4) | 2.8.0-2 libc6 (>= 2.14) | libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0) | libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0) | libcanberra0 (>= 0.2) | libclutter-1.0-0 (>= 1.10.0) | libcogl-pango12 (>= 1.7.4) | libcogl12 (>= 1.7.4) | libcroco3 (>= 0.6.2) | libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.0.2) | libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78) | libebook-1.2-13 (>= 3.4.4) | libecal-1.2-11 (>= 3.4.4) | libedataserver-1.2-16 (>= 3.4.4) | libedataserverui-3.0-1 (>= 3.4.4) | libegl1-mesa (>= 7.8.1) | OR libegl1-x11 | libfolks25 (>= 0.6.0) | libgck-1-0 (>= 2.91.1) | libgconf-2-4 (>= 3.2.5) | libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0) | libgcr-ui-3-1 (>= 3.8.0) | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) | libgee2 (>= 0.5.0) | libgirepository-1.0-1 (>= 0.9.2) | libgjs0-libmozjs185-1.0 | libgjs0c (>= 1.36.1) | libgl1-mesa-glx | OR libgl1 | libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.9) | libgnome-keyring0 (>= 3.2.2-2~) | libgnome-menu-3-0 (>= 3.4.2-3~) | libgstreamer0.10-0 (>= 0.10.20) | libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.3.9) | libical0 (>= 0.31) | libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2) | libmozjs185-1.0 (>= 1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg) | libmutter0 (>= 3.4) | libmutter0 (<< 3.5) | libnm-glib4 (>= 0.8.998) | libnm-util2 (>= 0.8.998) | libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~) | OR libnspr4-0d (>= 1.8.0.10) | libp11-kit0 (>= 0.2) | libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) | libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) | libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.99) | libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.94) | libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (>= 0.99.1) | libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1) | libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.4.0) | libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.11) | libtelepathy-glib0 (>= 0.17.5) | libtelepathy-logger2 (>= 0.2.0) | libx11-6 | libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1) | libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1) | libxext6 | libxfixes3 (>= 1:5.0) | libxi6 | libxml2 (>= 2.7.4) | libxrandr2 | gnome-shell-common (= 3.4.2-12) | gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 | gir1.2-caribou-1.0 | gir1.2-freedesktop | gir1.2-gcr-3 | gir1.2-gconf-2.0 | gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 | gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 (>= 3.8) | gir1.2-pango-1.0 | gir1.2-polkit-1.0 | gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 | gjs (>= 1.30) | gnome-icon-theme-symbolic (>= 2.91) | gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.4.0) | gnome-themes-standard | gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.3.2) | python (>= 2.6) | telepathy-mission-control-5 | Recommends (Version) | Installed =====================================-+-=========== gnome-contacts | 3.4.1-2 gnome-control-center | 1:3.4.3.1-5+b2 gnome-session-fallback | 3.4.2.1-4 gnome-user-guide | 3.8.2-1 unzip | 6.0-9 gkbd-capplet | 3.6.0-1 Package's Suggests field is empty.
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: Beginning session setup... localuser:guraltsev being added to access control list openConnection: connect: No such file or directory cannot connect to brltty at :0 /etc/gdm3/Xsession: 45: /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98vboxadd-xclient: /usr/bin/VBoxClient: not found /etc/gdm3/Xsession: 46: /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98vboxadd-xclient: /usr/bin/VBoxClient: not found /etc/gdm3/Xsession: 48: /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98vboxadd-xclient: /usr/bin/VBoxClient: not found /etc/gdm3/Xsession: 50: /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98vboxadd-xclient: /usr/bin/VBoxClient: not found /etc/gdm3/Xsession: 52: /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98vboxadd-xclient: /usr/bin/VBoxClient: not found GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe/ssh GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe/ssh GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe/gpg:0:1 GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe/ssh GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe/gpg:0:1 GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe/ssh GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/guraltsev/.cache/keyring-CLfmVe/gpg:0:1 ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7328): WARNING **: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libupdates.so: undefined symbol: pk_control_set_root_async ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7328): WARNING **: Cannot load plugin 'Updates' since file '/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libupdates.so' cannot be read. ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7328): WARNING **: Error activating plugin 'Updates' vmware-user: could not open /proc/fs/vmblock/dev gnome-session[7240]: WARNING: Failed to start app: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "(sleep" (No such file or directory) ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area e-data-server-ui-Message: Unable to find password(s) in keyring (Keyring reports: No matching results) e-data-server-ui-Message: Unable to find password(s) in keyring (Keyring reports: No matching results) JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Tue Aug 20 2013 15:08:11 GMT+0400 (MSK) ** (zeitgeist-datahub:7364): WARNING **: recent-manager-provider.vala:133: Desktop file for "file:///home/guraltsev/.kde/share/config/krusaderrc" was not found, exec: soffice, mime_type: application/octet-stream ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area Window manager warning: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct. Window manager warning: Got a request to focus the no_focus_window with a timestamp of 0. This shouldn't happen! JS LOG: Failed to add search provider "Documents": Gio.DBusError: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Documents.SearchProvider: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process /usr/lib/gnome-documents/gnome-documents-search-provider exited with status 1 (gnome-settings-daemon:7328): color-plugin-WARNING **: Done switch to new account, reload devices (gnome-shell:7347): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: Dropping signal ActiveSessionChanged of type (s) since the type from the expected interface is (o) (gnome-shell:7347): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: Dropping signal ActiveSessionChanged of type (s) since the type from the expected interface is (o) (gnome-shell:7347): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: Dropping signal ActiveSessionChanged of type (s) since the type from the expected interface is (o) gnome-session[7240]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' killed by signal 1 ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area (gnome-settings-daemon:7328): color-plugin-WARNING **: Done switch to new account, reload devices JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Tue Aug 20 2013 15:09:42 GMT+0400 (MSK) ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area JS LOG: Failed to add search provider "Documents": Gio.DBusError: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Documents.SearchProvider: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process /usr/lib/gnome-documents/gnome-documents-search-provider exited with status 1 ** Message: Starting applet secret agent because GNOME Shell disappeared (gnome-shell:7716): Cogl-WARNING **: Failed to compile GLSL program: src: #version 110 uniform sampler2D tex; uniform float fraction; uniform float height; const float c = -0.2; const float border_max_height = 60.0; mat4 contrast = mat4 (1.0 + c, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 + c, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 + c, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0); vec4 off = vec4(0.633, 0.633, 0.633, 0); void main() { vec4 color = texture2D(tex, cogl_tex_coord_in[0].xy); float y = height * cogl_tex_coord_in[0].y; // To reduce contrast, blend with a mid gray cogl_color_out = color * contrast - off * c * color.a; // We only fully dim at a distance of BORDER_MAX_HEIGHT from the top and // when the fraction is 1.0. For other locations and fractions we linearly // interpolate back to the original undimmed color, so the top of the window // is at full color. cogl_color_out = color + (cogl_color_out - color) * max(min(y / border_max_height, 1.0), 0.0); cogl_color_out = color + (cogl_color_out - color) * fraction; } error: 0:23(1): error: syntax error, unexpected VERSION_TOK, expecting $end (gnome-shell:7716): Cogl-WARNING **: Failed to link GLSL program: error: linking with uncompiled shader