Big problems with gnomeshell over on the orca list, standard advice is to remove gnomeshell and everything pretty much returns to normal. You do understand you're using a version of gnome Linus Torvalds won't have on any of his computers because he considers it too inferior and he's gone on over to xfce.
On Fri, 14 Oct 2011, Frank wrote: > On 14/10/11 01:30 PM, Camale?n wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:58:59 -0400, Frank wrote: > > > > > Did a full upgrade on my Sid system this morning...and now Gnome won't > > > load. The upgrade apparently took Gnome from 2 to 3 and the "infamous" > > > Gnome Shell. > > > > I dunno what could have happened (is gnome-shell already available in > > sid? oh, my, here it comes...) but if 3D acceleration is not available, > > gnome should enter into a "fallback" mode (kinda gnome2 desktop) and do > > not use/load gnome-shell at all. > > > > Yes I would think so. > > > > What is the error you are getting? Any pop-up message, anything under the > > usual files (~/.xsession-errors, /var/log/Xorg.0.log), can you at least > > login to the system from a tty? The more information you provide, the > > better :-) > > > This is the .xsesssion-errors log: many many errors!! > > Ignoring unknown module 'org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.gconf' > > ** (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): WARNING **: Connection failed, > reconnecting... > > ** (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): WARNING **: Failed to connect context: > Connection refused > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): PackageKit-WARNING **: failed to get properties: > The name org.freedesktop.PackageKit was not provided by any .service files > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): updates-plugin-WARNING **: could not get > properties > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): PackageKit-WARNING **: failed to set proxy: The > name org.freedesktop.PackageKit was not provided by any .service files > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): PackageKit-WARNING **: failed to set root: The > name org.freedesktop.PackageKit was not provided by any .service files > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): updates-plugin-WARNING **: failed to set > proxies: The name org.freedesktop.PackageKit was not provided by any .service > files > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): updates-plugin-WARNING **: failed to set install > root: The name org.freedesktop.PackageKit was not provided by any .service > files > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): common-plugin-WARNING **: Key 0xff6a (keycodes: > 146) with state 0x0 (resolved to 0x0) has no usable modifiers (usable > modifiers are 0x140000ed) > Window manager warning: Failed to load theme "Adwaita": Failed to find a valid > file for theme Adwaita > > > (process:6719): GLib-WARNING **: > /tmp/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, > optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0 > > (process:6719): GLib-WARNING **: > /tmp/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, > optional-arg or filename flags (32) on option of type 1 > > (process:6719): GLib-WARNING **: > /tmp/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, > optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0 > > (process:6719): GLib-WARNING **: > /tmp/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, > optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0 > > (gnome-shell:6714): Gvc-WARNING **: Connection failed, reconnecting... > > (gnome-shell:6714): Gvc-WARNING **: Failed to connect context: Connection > refused > JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Fri Oct 14 2011 14:36:22 GMT-0400 (EDT) > Window manager warning: Log level 16: get_all_cb: couldn't retrieve system > settings properties: (2) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not > provided by any .service files. > ** > Cogl:ERROR:./cogl-texture-rectangle.c:165:_cogl_texture_rectangle_set_wrap_mode_parameters: > assertion failed: (can_use_wrap_mode (wrap_mode_s)) > gnome-shell-calendar-server[6730]: Got HUP on stdin - exiting > gnome-session[6611]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' killed by > signal > Window manager warning: Failed to load theme "Adwaita": Failed to find a valid > file for theme Adwaita > > > (gnome-shell:6739): Gvc-WARNING **: Connection failed, reconnecting... > > (gnome-shell:6739): Gvc-WARNING **: Failed to connect context: Connection > refused > JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Fri Oct 14 2011 14:36:25 GMT-0400 (EDT) > > ** (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): WARNING **: Connection failed, > reconnecting... > > ** (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): WARNING **: Failed to connect context: > Connection refused > Window manager warning: Log level 16: get_all_cb: couldn't retrieve system > settings properties: (2) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not > provided by any .service files. > ** > Cogl:ERROR:./cogl-texture-rectangle.c:165:_cogl_texture_rectangle_set_wrap_mode_parameters: > assertion failed: (can_use_wrap_mode (wrap_mode_s)) > gnome-session[6611]: WARNING: App 'gnome-shell.desktop' respawning too quickly > gnome-shell-calendar-server[6744]: Got HUP on stdin - exiting > gnome-session[6611]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' killed by > signal > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): common-plugin-WARNING **: Key 0xff6a (keycodes: > 146) with state 0x0 (resolved to 0x0) has no usable modifiers (usable > modifiers are 0x140000ed) > > (gnome-settings-daemon:6670): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > The xorg.log has NO errors in it > > I have tried moving .gnome2 out of the way...no change also tried logging in > to failsafe Gnome...same result...the upgrade obviously screwed something up > terribly. > > > It's a good thing I normally use IceWm on the desktop :) > > > > Jude <jdash...@shellworld.net> If I got a nickel for every message I've already sent supporting Microsoft Windows and its applications I'd have enough to retire on comfortably no matter what the stock market did. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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