GDM3 won't start after updates (solved)

[GarryRicketson]

Hello all, I accepted and allowed the updates last night, and now gdm3 won't start,...
I am using

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debian 3.2.0-4-686-pae i686, Debian GNU/Linux 7.8 (wheezy), wheezy

I can boot using the recovery mode, so I do have access to the command prompt.
When I tried

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gdm3

I got this :

*couldn't connect to system bus:Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system/system_bus_sockets no such file or dir

I searched the forum, and found some topics similar, but they seemed to mostly be related to Jessie, and I am using wheezy, but also they were somewhat different , ....
I also tried using

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 startx

it tried to start, but got a "something went wrong" and only the option to logout.
Any ideas ? hope it is not to serious and thanks in advance

[Ardouos]

What updated last night? Do you have any logs?

Also how did you update?

We may also need your sources.

[GarryRicketson]

It was the "automated" updates, the pop up window said there are updates available, I don't remember what all they were, there were 37,

Do you have any logs?

probably I do, off hand I don't remember where to look for them, I will see if I can find them,..Here is my source list

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.8.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20150110-13:32]/ wheezy contrib main

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.8.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20150110-13:32]/ wheezy contrib main

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy contrib non-free main
deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb http://nginx.org/packages/debian/ wheezy nginx
deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/debian/ wheezy nginx

It did say I would need to re-boot, after the updates,..when I did, it boots, but when it gets to where GDM3 should load or the login window, that is when it "hangs", never loads the desktop or login. I am going to look and see if I can find the logs now. Thanks

[GarryRicketson]

This is weird, when I started looking for the logs, I noticed in the /etc/ there is now a dir for systemd, I am sure that was not there before, also was under the impression wheezy does not use systemd http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... 79#p568812
But the directory is there, and there are some subdirs, which appear to be related to sockets, ...
ok now back to looking for the logs.

[Bulkley]

This is weird, when I started looking for the logs, I noticed in the /etc/ there is now a dir for systemd, I am sure that was not there before, also was under the impression wheezy does not use systemd

Mine too. I don't remember installing systemd and don't know whether those files do anything. A search shows many systemd files but no binary.

[RU55EL]

This is weird, when I started looking for the logs, I noticed in the /etc/ there is now a dir for systemd, I am sure that was not there before, also was under the impression wheezy does not use systemd

Mine too. I don't remember installing systemd and don't know whether those files do anything. A search shows many systemd files but no binary.

From Debian Wiki about systemd

Installing and Testing

systemd was included in Debian wheezy as a technology preview.

[dilberts_left_nut]

Got proprietary video drivers installed by vendor scripts?

[Bulkley]

I do not have systemd. What I do have is libsystemd-daemon0 and libsystemd-login0. I don't know why.

@ dilberts_left_nut . "Got proprietary video drivers installed by vendor scripts?" No. The closest I have is firmware-linux-nonfree.

[dilberts_left_nut]

Sorry, was referring to the OP's problem, not the presence of systemd files on wheezy.

[schnuller]

I do not have systemd. What I do have is libsystemd-daemon0 and libsystemd-login0. I don't know why.
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Something like "aptitude why libsystemd-daemon0" might help.

[Bulkley]

schnuller, you are right.

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~$ aptitude why libsystemd-daemon0
i   totem                 Recommends totem-plugins             
i A totem-plugins         Recommends gnome-settings-daemon     
i A gnome-settings-daemon Recommends pulseaudio                
i A pulseaudio            Depends    libsystemd-daemon0 (>= 31)

~$ aptitude why libsystemd-login0
i   libgnomevfs2-extra Depends libgnomevfs2-0 (>= 1:2.17.90)
i A libgnomevfs2-0     Depends dbus (>= 0.90)               
i A dbus               Depends libsystemd-login0 (>= 31)    

[stevepusser]

If the OP was using an Nvidia or AMD video driver downloaded from the website instead of the repository version, the recent xserver-org-core update probably reverted the GL symlinks to the open Mesa versions, as it's done in the past. Reinstalling the driver has fixed the problems in the past.

xorg-server (2:1.12.4-6+deb7u6) wheezy-security; urgency=high

* dix: Allow zero-height PutImage requests (regression in previous update)
* xkb: Don't swap XkbSetGeometry data in the input buffer (prerequisite for
next patch)
* xkb: Check strings length against request size (CVE-2015-0255)

-- Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:41:25 +0100

The update logs are in /var/log/apt/history.log

[GarryRicketson]

Sorry , a little slow to respond, I just now got off work, here is the history.log

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Start-Date: 2015-02-16  21:48:48
Upgrade: libkrb5-3:i386 (1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u2, 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u3), libkrb5support0:i386 (1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u2, 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u3), krb5-locales:i386 (1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u2, 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u3), libdbus-1-3:i386 (1.6.8-1+deb7u5, 1.6.8-1+deb7u6), unzip:i386 (6.0-8+deb7u1, 6.0-8+deb7u2), python-libxml2:i386 (2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy2, 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy3), xserver-common:i386 (1.12.4-6+deb7u5, 1.12.4-6+deb7u6), postgresql-doc-9.1:i386 (9.1.14-0+deb7u1, 9.1.15-0+deb7u1), postgresql-client-9.1:i386 (9.1.14-0+deb7u1, 9.1.15-0+deb7u1), xserver-xorg-core:i386 (1.12.4-6+deb7u5, 1.12.4-6+deb7u6), libk5crypto3:i386 (1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u2, 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u3), libvlc5:i386 (2.0.3-5+deb7u2, 2.0.3-5+deb7u2+b1), dbus:i386 (1.6.8-1+deb7u5, 1.6.8-1+deb7u6), vlc-nox:i386 (2.0.3-5+deb7u2, 2.0.3-5+deb7u2+b1), nginx:i386 (1.2.1-2.2+wheezy3, 1.6.2-1~wheezy), libxml2:i386 (2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy2, 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy3), vlc:i386 (2.0.3-5+deb7u2, 2.0.3-5+deb7u2+b1), xserver-xephyr:i386 (1.12.4-6+deb7u5, 1.12.4-6+deb7u6), vlc-plugin-notify:i386 (2.0.3-5+deb7u2, 2.0.3-5+deb7u2+b1), libpq5:i386 (9.1.14-0+deb7u1, 9.1.15-0+deb7u1), vlc-plugin-pulse:i386 (2.0.3-5+deb7u2, 2.0.3-5+deb7u2+b1), libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 (1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u2, 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u3), dbus-x11:i386 (1.6.8-1+deb7u5, 1.6.8-1+deb7u6), libvlccore5:i386 (2.0.3-5+deb7u2, 2.0.3-5+deb7u2+b1), postgresql-contrib-9.1:i386 (9.1.14-0+deb7u1, 9.1.15-0+deb7u1), postgresql-9.1:i386 (9.1.14-0+deb7u1, 9.1.15-0+deb7u1)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2015-02-16  21:49:36

Start-Date: 2015-02-16  21:51:16
Upgrade: nginx:i386 (1.2.1-2.2+wheezy3, 1.6.2-1~wheezy)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2015-02-16  21:51:17

Start-Date: 2015-02-16  21:51:43
Upgrade: nginx:i386 (1.2.1-2.2+wheezy3, 1.6.2-1~wheezy)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2015-02-16  21:51:45  

On this

If the OP was using an Nvidia or AMD video driver downloaded from the website instead of the repository version,

No I am not using those video drivers, I tried

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lspci

it shows mine is realtec, thanks

[GarryRicketson]

Just a note, I did some searches with google, and also looked at some other threads on the forum, all that has given me some ideas, I have not tried anything yet. All though it appears in most cases every one just does a re-install, and starts over, and that probably is the easy way, How ever I really would like to try to fix this with out doing that.
Thanks

[Head_on_a_Stick]

I tried

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lspci

it shows mine is realtec, thanks

Please post terminal output verbatim (using code tags) rather than your interpretation of the output.

I had a look at the nginx website and their "installation" section only lists a repository for squeeze (Debian 6):
http://wiki.nginx.org/Install

Also:
https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/nginx

I think you should have used the version in the official Debian repositories...

[GarryRicketson]

Please post terminal output verbatim (using code tags) rather than your interpretation of the output.

Ok, here it is : the out put from "lspci":

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 05)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 05)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a5)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 05)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
7f:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
7f:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
7f:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
7f:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
7f:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
7f:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)

Thanks

[Head_on_a_Stick]

You have an Intel integrated card so that wasn't the problem after all.

I think the problem here may be your use of this "nginx" repository -- tell us some more about this: why are you not using the nginx package from the official Debian repository?

[stevepusser]

The log also shows that at least the last three update attempts failed due to that package, maybe more. So none of those packages were upgraded! How did you try the updates? If whatever it was didn't let you know they failed, I'd drop that updater like a hot potato!

[GarryRicketson]

why are you not using the nginx package from the official Debian repository?

When I installed nginx, I didn't realize there was a ngnix package in the official Debian repository,

The log also shows that at least the last three update attempts failed due to that package maybe more. So none of those packages were upgraded! How did you try the updates?

It did tell me they had failed, (the update manager, or notice) , A pop up window, automatically, popped up, and it said, " There are 37 updates available", so I accepted, and it downloaded,installed the up dates. I saw where it showed the ngnix had failed, but never imagined it would effect the desktop ( I guess gnome or gdm3 ? ) from starting. It did tell me also I would need to re-boot after the updates, so I did, and when I did, it boots, but when it gets to where the "desktop" I guess you would call it should load, it never loads, just a little blinking white square.
I wonder , if I try to un-install ngnix ? But this leads to another problem, now the way it is, I can not go online from the terminal, at least I don't know anyway to. Do I need to have a internet conncetion to un-install ?

I'd drop that updater like a hot potato!

I feel pretty stupid, something similar happened in the past, but with xubuntu, they are all ways saying "new updates available", a pop down window, and when I accepted them, same, could not re-boot, I swore after that I would never accept any "updates", now the same, if I can fix this, or even if I do end up having to install again, I learned my lesson, I will not accept any upgrades,updates,etc, especially if everything is working ok, which it was, before I accepted the updates...stupid stupid stupid, on my part.
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But this leads to another problem, now the way it is, I can not go online from the terminal, at least I don't know anyway to.

I found the solution to this ( I think ) using google, i haven't tried it yet though.There does appear to be a way to start network manager, and connect via the terminal

[Head_on_a_Stick]

There does appear to be a way to start network manager, and connect via the terminal

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# nmcli dev wifi con <SSID> password <password>

Where <SSID> is the name of your connection point and <password> is your, er, password.