My symptom is slightly different in that upon booting the OS the theme and fonts remain, yet my desktop is gone. I cannot interface whatsoever with the desktop. If I go to System>Appearance I receive the error "unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'. This occurs with a frequency of about 1 out of 3 or 4 boots. I have followed similar threads and taken the following actions: 1)reinstalled dbus 2)completely removed libvisual-0.4-plugins with synaptic.
~$ gnome-settings-daemon --debug --no-daemon ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Successfully connected to D-Bus ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting settings manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading settings plugins from dir: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/ ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/media-keys.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Media keys' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/media-keys.gnome-settings-plugin' location='media-keys' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/media-keys for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/housekeeping.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Housekeeping' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/housekeeping.gnome-settings-plugin' location='housekeeping' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/housekeeping for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='X Settings' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin' location='xsettings' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/xsettings for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Accessibility Keyboard' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='a11y-keyboard' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/a11y-keyboard for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/typing-break.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Typing Break' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/typing-break.gnome-settings-plugin' location='typing-break' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/typing-break for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Background' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin' location='background' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/background for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Sound' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin' location='sound' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/sound for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Dummy' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin' location='dummy' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/dummy for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Clipboard' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='clipboard' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/clipboard for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Mouse' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin' location='mouse' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/mouse for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Font' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin' location='font' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/font for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrdb.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='X Resource Database' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrdb.gnome-settings-plugin' location='xrdb' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/xrdb for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Keyboard' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='keyboard' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/keyboard for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Keybindings' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin' location='keybindings' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/keybindings for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Screensaver' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin' location='screensaver' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/screensaver for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='XRandR' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin' location='xrandr' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Monitoring dir /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/xrandr for changes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2ec8 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxrandr.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdXrandrPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdXrandrPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdXrandrPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating xrandr plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting xrandr manager desired is = /root/.config/monitors.xml.desired reading configuration... done error MATCHES** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated xrandr ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin xrandr: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2f18 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxsettings.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GnomeXSettingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GnomeXSettingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeXSettingsPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating xsettings plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting xsettings manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): WARNING **: You can only run one xsettings manager at a time; exiting ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): WARNING **: Unable to start xsettings manager: Could not initialize xsettings manager. ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated xsettings ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin xsettings: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2e78 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libsound.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdSoundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdSoundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdSoundPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating sound plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting sound manager ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0 ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0 ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated sound ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin sound: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2d68 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libfont.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdFontPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdFontPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdFontPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating font plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting font manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated font ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin font: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2cc8 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libbackground.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdBackgroundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdBackgroundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdBackgroundPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating background plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting background manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated background ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin background: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2c50 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeyboard.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdKeyboardPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating keyboard plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting keyboard manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated keyboard ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin keyboard: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2d40 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libmouse.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdMousePlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdMousePlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdMousePlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating mouse plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting mouse manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated mouse ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin mouse: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87b2e28 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/liba11y-keyboard.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin initializing Shutdown failed or nothing to shut down. ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating a11y_keyboard plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting a11y_keyboard manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated a11y-keyboard ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin a11y-keyboard: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87fda78 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeybindings.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdKeybindingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdKeybindingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdKeybindingsPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating keybindings plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting keybindings manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated keybindings ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin keybindings: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87fda28 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libmedia-keys.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdMediaKeysPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdMediaKeysPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdMediaKeysPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating media_keys plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting media_keys manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Not a valid shortcut: '' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Not a valid shortcut: '' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Not a valid shortcut: '' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: adding key filter for screen: 0 ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated media-keys ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin media-keys: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87fd718 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxrdb.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdXrdbPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdXrdbPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdXrdbPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating xrdb plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated xrdb ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin xrdb: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87fd540 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libscreensaver.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdScreensaverPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdScreensaverPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdScreensaverPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating screensaver plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting screensaver manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated screensaver ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin screensaver: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87ef3b8 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libclipboard.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdClipboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdClipboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdClipboardPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating clipboard plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting clipboard manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): WARNING **: Unable to start clipboard manager: Clipboard manager is already running. ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated clipboard ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin clipboard: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin dummy: inactive ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87fd6a0 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libtyping-break.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdTypingBreakPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdTypingBreakPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdTypingBreakPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating typing_break plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting typing_break manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated typing-break ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin typing-break: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x87fda50 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libhousekeeping.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Registering GsdHousekeepingPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdHousekeepingPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdHousekeepingPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Activating housekeeping plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Starting housekeeping manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: housekeeping: will tidy up in 2 minutes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated housekeeping ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: Plugin housekeeping: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:7415): DEBUG: GsdSoundManager: **** child (pid:7426) done (signal:6) -- Intrepid: Unable to start the settings manager gnome-settings-daemon https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272093 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
