Hello and thank you for following up. Thank you for your suggestions. I will look into them.
I will be on the lookout for new crashes and report them here. While uninstalling the unofficial desktop icon extension would seem like a good idea in the context of this bug report, that would result in an unusable system and therefore in no additional crashes or information. Hopefully they're not the source, but otherwise it may underline the apparent architectural problem of giving small utility extensions the power to crash the entire session along with every application on the system, or alternatively the apparent social problem of encouraging people to write trivial utilities as gnome extensions when it's not a suitable extension point for the task. (Assuming those problems are not already readily acknowledged in the community. I don't know much about people's attitudes towards that) (That the OS will become unusable is just a natural consequence of a desktop OS with subpar built-in support for desktop icons: I'm then forced to find a replacement extension that offers the minimum set of functionality that can reasonably be expected from any desktop OS. The default desktop icon extension simply does not deliver — with it I would need to use another OS) -- 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/1908608 Title: Crash to login screen when plugging in/out external monitor Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: This matches the title of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1717170 but I don't want to assume it is the same considering that was allegedly fixed three years ago. journal: dec 17 23:12:51 computer-name kernel: usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 8 dec 17 23:12:51 computer-name kernel: usb 3-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 10 dec 17 23:12:51 computer-name acpid[716]: input device has been disconnected, fd 7 dec 17 23:12:51 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: libinput error: event6 - bcm5974: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 42ms, your system is too slow dec 17 23:12:51 computer-name acpid[716]: input device has been disconnected, fd 8 dec 17 23:12:51 computer-name acpid[716]: input device has been disconnected, fd 15 dec 17 23:12:51 computer-name kernel: usb 3-1.4: USB disconnect, device number 9 dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: meta_display_get_monitor_in_fullscreen: assertion 'monitor >= 0 && monitor < n_logical_monitors' failed dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name fwupd[3384]: 22:12:53:0711 FuEngine nitrokey failed to change udev device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0: cannot ensure ID: FuUdevDevice: dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name fwupd[3384]: Unknown Device dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name fwupd[3384]: Flags: none dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: DING: GNOME nautilus 3.38.1 dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: meta_display_get_monitor_in_fullscreen: assertion 'monitor >= 0 && monitor < n_logical_monitors' failed dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: meta_monitor_manager_get_logical_monitor_from_number: assertion '(unsigned int) number < g_list_length (manager->logical_monitors)' failed dec 17 23:12:53 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: meta_workspace_get_work_area_for_monitor: assertion 'logical_monitor != NULL' failed dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 31 with keysym 31 (keycode a). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 32 with keysym 32 (keycode b). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 37 with keysym 37 (keycode 10). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 38 with keysym 38 (keycode 11). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 39 with keysym 39 (keycode 12). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 33 with keysym 33 (keycode c). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 34 with keysym 34 (keycode d). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 35 with keysym 35 (keycode e). dec 17 23:12:54 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 36 with keysym 36 (keycode f). dec 17 23:12:55 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: GNOME Shell crashed with signal 11 dec 17 23:12:55 computer-name gnome-shell[2891]: == Stack trace for context 0x55db60db91a0 == dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name nautilus[3814]: Error reading events from display: Brutet rör dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name unknown[3089]: Error reading events from display: Brutet rör dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon.desktop[3092]: The Wayland connection broke. Did the Wayland compositor die? dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name gsd-power[3032]: Error reading events from display: Brutet rör dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name polkitd(authority=local)[738]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-session:2 (system bus name :1.82, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale sv_SE.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus) dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name unknown[3020]: Error reading events from display: Brutet rör dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name unknown[3031]: Error reading events from display: Brutet rör dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name unknown[3030]: Error reading events from display: Brutet rör dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name unknown[3064]: Error reading events from display: Brutet rör dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: [email protected]: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=11/SEGV dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: app-gnome-org.gnome.Evolution\x2dalarm\x2dnotify-3089.scope: Succeeded. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: Stopped GNOME color management service. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: Starting GNOME color management service... dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: Stopped GNOME keyboard configuration service. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: Starting GNOME keyboard configuration service... dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: Stopped GNOME keyboard shortcuts service. dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: Starting GNOME keyboard shortcuts service... dec 17 23:13:06 computer-name systemd[2728]: Stopped GNOME power management service. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.1-1ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-33.36-generic 5.8.17 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Dec 17 23:41:08 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-30 (48 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.1-2ubuntu1 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/1908608/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

