Also, if the crash still happens after that then please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Missing_a_crash_report_or_having_a_.crash_attachment -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893032 Title: groovy gnome-shell crashes so gdm is black screen with cursor Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Here's the backtrace I got from the console. I think it has something todo with gjs or libmozjs. #0 gjs_invoke_c_function(JSContext*, Function*, JS::HandleObject, JS::HandleValueArray const&, mozilla::Maybe<JS::MutableHandle<JS::Value> >, GIArgument*) (context=<optimized out>, function=0x555556cc6000, obj=..., args=..., js_rval=..., r_value=<optimized out>) at ../gi/function.cpp:1264 #1 0x00007ffff70aa92b in function_call(JSContext*, unsigned int, JS::Value*) (context=0x5555558698f0, js_argc=2, vp=0x5555558fa3f8) at /usr/include/mozjs-68/js/RootingAPI.h:1212 #2 0x00007ffff5101351 in CallJSNative(JSContext*, bool (*)(JSContext*, unsigned int, JS::Value*), JS::CallArgs const&) (args=..., native=0x7ffff70aa7f0 <function_call(JSContext*, unsigned int, JS::Value*)>, cx=0x5555558698f0) at ./debian/build/dist/include/js/CallArgs.h:284 #3 js::InternalCallOrConstruct(JSContext*, JS::CallArgs const&, js::MaybeConstruct) (cx=0x5555558698f0, args=..., construct=<optimized out>) at ./js/src/vm/Interpreter.cpp:515 #4 0x00007ffff50f2b77 in js::CallFromStack(JSContext*, JS::CallArgs const&) (args=..., cx=<optimized out>) at ./js/src/vm/Interpreter.cpp:3082 #5 Interpret(JSContext*, js::RunState&) (cx=0x5555558698f0, state=...) at ./js/src/vm/Interpreter.cpp:3082 #6 0x00007ffff510090e in js::RunScript(JSContext*, js::RunState&) (cx=0x5555558698f0, state=...) at ./js/src/vm/Interpreter.cpp:423 #7 0x00007ffff5102cdf in js::ExecuteKernel(JSContext*, JS::Handle<JSScript*>, JSObject&, JS::Value const&, js::AbstractFramePtr, JS::Value*) (cx=cx@entry=0x5555558698f0, script=..., script@entry=..., envChainArg=..., newTargetValue=..., evalInFrame=..., evalInFrame@entry=..., result=result@entry=0x7fffffffe340) at ./js/src/vm/Interpreter.cpp:782 #8 0x00007ffff5102e81 in js::Execute(JSContext*, JS::Handle<JSScript*>, JSObject&, JS::Value*) (cx=cx@entry=0x5555558698f0, script=script@entry=..., envChainArg=..., rval=0x7fffffffe340) at ./debian/build/dist/include/js/Value.h:934 #9 0x00007ffff519c8c0 in EvaluateSourceBuffer<char16_t>(JSContext*, js::ScopeKind, JS::Handle<JSObject*>, JS::ReadOnlyCompileOptions const&, JS::SourceText<char16_t>&, JS::MutableHandle<JS::Value>) (cx=cx@entry=0x5555558698f0, scopeKind=<optimized out>, env=..., env@entry=..., optionsArg=..., srcBuf=..., rval=...) at ./debian/build/dist/include/js/RootingAPI.h:1212 #10 0x00007ffff519fdc0 in JS::Evaluate(JSContext*, JS::Handle<JS::StackGCVector<JSObject*, js::TempAllocPolicy> >, JS::ReadOnlyCompileOptions const&, JS::SourceText<char16_t>&, JS::MutableHandle<JS::Value>) (cx=0x5555558698f0, envChain=..., envChain@entry=..., options=..., srcBuf=..., rval=rval@entry=...) at ./js/src/vm/Scope.h:339 #11 0x00007ffff70d791e in GjsContextPrivate::eval_with_scope(JS::Handle<JSObject*>, char const*, long, char const*, JS::MutableHandle<JS::Value>) (this=0x55555562d630, scope_object=..., script=<optimized out>, script_len=<optimized out>, filename=0x7ffff7d98fc8 "<main>", retval=...) at /usr/include/mozjs-68/js/RootingAPI.h:1212 #12 0x00007ffff70d7d10 in GjsContextPrivate::eval(char const*, long, char const*, int*, _GError**) (this=0x55555562d630, script=0x7ffff7d99038 "imports.ui.environment.init();imports.ui.main.start();", script_len=-1, filename=0x7ffff7d98fc8 "<main>", exit_status_p=0x7fffffffe43c, error=0x7fffffffe440) at /usr/include/mozjs-68/js/RootingAPI.h:1238 #13 0x00007ffff70d800d in gjs_context_eval(GjsContext*, char const*, gssize, char const*, int*, GError**) (js_context=js_context@entry=0x55555562d720, script=script@entry=0x7ffff7d99038 "imports.ui.environment.init();imports.ui.main.start();", script_len=script_len@entry=-1, filename=filename@entry=0x7ffff7d98fc8 "<main>", exit_status_p=exit_status_p@entry=0x7fffffffe43c, error=error@entry=0x7fffffffe440) at ../gjs/context.cpp:934 #14 0x00007ffff7d7caf5 in gnome_shell_plugin_start (plugin=<optimized out>) at ../src/gnome-shell-plugin.c:127 #15 0x00007ffff6dc7ea4 in meta_plugin_manager_new (compositor=compositor@entry=0x55555585c230) at ../src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.c:113 #16 0x00007ffff6dc0452 in meta_compositor_manage (compositor=0x55555585c230) at ../src/compositor/compositor.c:592 #17 0x00007ffff6ddec90 in enable_compositor (display=0x55555591a040) at ../src/core/display.c:612 #18 meta_display_open () at ../src/core/display.c:933 #19 0x00007ffff6de9960 in meta_run () at ../src/core/main.c:673 #20 0x0000555555556d79 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at ../src/main.c:634 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.36.4-1ubuntu2~build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-16.17-generic 5.8.0 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu44 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Wed Aug 26 18:55:05 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-28 (1793 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.4-1ubuntu2 ShellJournal: -- Logs begin at Tue 2020-08-25 09:05:16 PST, end at Wed 2020-08-26 18:55:02 PST. -- -- No entries -- SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1893032/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp