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[solved] gdm 3.4.1-2 not starting desktops in Wheezy

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[solved] gdm 3.4.1-2 not starting desktops in Wheezy

#1 Post by michapma »

I've an interesting problem on my machine at work, which is running Wheezy with 3.0.0.1-686-pae. (Dunno why it hasn't upgraded to 3.2.0-3.) As I recall, it was after an update, shortly before I left for a trip, that gdm3 stopped letting me into the desktop. I've just booted and run aptitude update and full-upgrade from the VT, so I'm up to date.

gdm3 starts, so it's not likely a video driver issue (running on an onboard Intel chip). Once I enter the user and password, the following happens in quick sequence: screen goes black with cursor on upper left, then black with watch icon, then back to the gdm3 login screen. It doesn't matter whether I select Gnome or XFCE, neither starts. I can login to the user account on the VT, so the user account is valid.

dmesg output doesn't show anything interesting, and I didn't find anything suspect in /var/log/Xorg.0.log or in the messages or boot log files.

In /var/log/gdm3/:0.log it speaks early in the file of

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FATAL: Module fbcon not found
(WW) Falling back to old proble method for vesa
(WW) Falling back to old proble method for fbdev
(II) Loding /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
Toward the end of the file, it mentions xkbcomp warnings (and that errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server), as well as

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(II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
In /var/log/syslog there's a lot regarding gnome-session. I'm pasting what I think is the relevant oart below (attaching doesn't work, code continued in next post) in hopes that someone can help me isolate whatever's keeping me out. I'd be happy to gather any more info I haven't thought of. Any ideas?

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Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Enabling debugging
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: SESSION_MANAGER=local/faraday:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/3112,unix/faraday:/tmp/.ICE-unix/3112#012
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmShell: Not connected to the shell
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: setting client store 0x94a3468
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 1: signum=4 (nil)
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 4 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 2: signum=7 (nil)
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 7 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 3: signum=11 (nil)
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 11 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 4: signum=6 (nil)
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 6 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 5: signum=5 (nil)
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 5 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 6: signum=8 0x80636f0
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 8 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 7: signum=1 0x80636f0
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 1 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 8: signum=10 0x80636f0
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 10 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 9: signum=15 0x80636f0
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 15 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Adding handler 10: signum=2 0x80636f0
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Registering for 2 signals
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Getting session 'gdm-fallback'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Looking if /var/lib/gdm3/.config/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session is a valid session file
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Cannot use session '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session': non-existing or invalid file.
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Looking if /etc/xdg/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session is a valid session file
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Cannot use session '/etc/xdg/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session': non-existing or invalid file.
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Looking if /usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session is a valid session file
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Cannot use session '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session': non-existing or invalid file.
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Looking if /usr/local/share/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session is a valid session file
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Cannot use session '/usr/local/share/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session': non-existing or invalid file.
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Looking if /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gdm-fallback.session is a valid session file
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Checking required components and providers
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: provider 'windowmanager' looking for component: 'metacity'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'metacity.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/usr/share/applications/metacity.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'gdm-simple-greeter.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications/gdm-simple-greeter.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'gnome-settings-daemon.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/usr/share/gnome/autostart/gnome-settings-daemon.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Done checking required components and providers
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Adding required components
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'gdm-simple-greeter.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications/gdm-simple-greeter.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: read /usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications/gdm-simple-greeter.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/App1 to store
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding required app gdm-simple-greeter.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'gnome-settings-daemon.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/usr/share/gnome/autostart/gnome-settings-daemon.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: read /usr/share/gnome/autostart/gnome-settings-daemon.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/App2 to store
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding required app gnome-settings-daemon.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:19 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: read /etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/App3 to store
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding required app polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Done adding required components
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Adding default providers
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: provider 'windowmanager' looking for component: 'metacity'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking for file 'metacity.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.config/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gnome/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/etc/xdg/autostart'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/gdm/greeter/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/local/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: Looking in '/usr/share/applications'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmUtil: found in XDG dirs: '/usr/share/applications/metacity.desktop'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: read /usr/share/applications/metacity.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/App4 to store
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding required app metacity.desktop
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): fill: *** Done adding default providers
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: GSM starting to manage
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: App startup summary
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Phase INITIALIZATION
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager:#011ID: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App2#011app-id:gnome-settings-daemon.desktop#011is-disabled:0#011is-conditionally-disabled:0
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Phase WINDOW_MANAGER
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager:#011ID: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App4#011app-id:metacity.desktop#011is-disabled:0#011is-conditionally-disabled:0
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Phase PANEL
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Phase DESKTOP
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Phase APPLICATION
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager:#011ID: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App3#011app-id:polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop#011is-disabled:0#011is-conditionally-disabled:0
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager:#011ID: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App1#011app-id:gdm-simple-greeter.desktop#011is-disabled:0#011is-conditionally-disabled:0
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase INITIALIZATION#012
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting app '/org/gnome/SessionManager/App2'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Starting app: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App2
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: starting gnome-settings-daemon.desktop: command=/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon startup-id=108efa56679820bca5134683843999897300000031120001
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: started pid:3122
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday dbus[2362]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.UPower' (using servicehelper)
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday dbus[2362]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.UPower'
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday anacron[3197]: Anacron 2.3 started on 2012-09-05
Sep  5 11:47:20 faraday anacron[3197]: Normal exit (0 jobs run)
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday dbus[2362]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1' (using servicehelper)
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday gnome-session[3112]: WARNING: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.a11y.Bus was not provided by any .service files
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday dbus[2362]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1'
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Successfully called chroot.
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Successfully dropped privileges.
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Successfully limited resources.
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Running.
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Canary thread running.
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Watchdog thread running.
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Successfully made thread 3285 of process 3285 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '107' high priority at nice level -11.
Sep  5 11:47:22 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Successfully made thread 3290 of process 3285 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '107' RT at priority 5.
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Supervising 2 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday kernel: [   31.688091] hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead.
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Successfully made thread 3291 of process 3285 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '107' RT at priority 5.
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday rtkit-daemon[3287]: Supervising 3 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday kernel: [   31.701475] hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead.
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: RegisterClient 108efa56679820bca5134683843999897300000031120001
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client 108efa56679820bca5134683843999897300000031120001 to session
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): uid = 107
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): pid = 3122
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1 to store
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): App gnome-settings-daemon.desktop registered
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase INITIALIZATION#012
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase WINDOW_MANAGER#012
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting app '/org/gnome/SessionManager/App4'
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Starting app: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App4
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: starting metacity.desktop: command=metacity startup-id=108efa56679820bca51346838440149700000031120003
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: started pid:3292
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Sep  5 11:47:23 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=GetAll
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: accept_ice_connection()
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: auth_ice_connection()
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Setting up new connection
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: New client '0x94cd2e8 []'
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2 to store
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Initializing client 0x94cd2e8 []
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Client '0x94cd2e8 []' received RegisterClient(108efa56679820bca51346838440149700000031120003)
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client 108efa56679820bca51346838440149700000031120003 to session
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): App metacity.desktop registered
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase WINDOW_MANAGER#012
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase PANEL#012
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase PANEL#012
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase DESKTOP#012
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase DESKTOP#012
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase APPLICATION#012
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting app '/org/gnome/SessionManager/App3'
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Starting app: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App3
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: starting polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop: command=/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 startup-id=108efa56679820bca5134683844011900000031120002
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: started pid:3295
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting app '/org/gnome/SessionManager/App1'
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Starting app: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App1
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: starting gdm-simple-greeter.desktop: command=/usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-simple-greeter startup-id=108efa56679820bca5134683843999791000000031120000
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: started pid:3296
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase APPLICATION#012
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday rsyslogd-2177: imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 3112 due to rate-limiting
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gdm-simple-greeter[3296]: WARNING: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.a11y.Bus was not provided by any .service files
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gdm-simple-greeter[3296]: Gtk-WARNING: Overriding tab label for notebook
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gdm-simple-greeter[3296]: Gtk-WARNING: Overriding tab label for notebook
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gdm-simple-greeter[3296]: Gtk-WARNING: Overriding tab label for notebook
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gdm-simple-greeter[3296]: Gtk-WARNING: Overriding tab label for notebook
Sep  5 11:47:24 faraday gdm-simple-greeter[3296]: Gtk-WARNING: Overriding tab label for notebook
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday rsyslogd-2177: imuxsock lost 18 messages from pid 3112 due to rate-limiting
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.gnome.SessionManager method=RegisterClient
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: RegisterClient 108efa56679820bca5134683843999791000000031120000
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client 108efa56679820bca5134683843999791000000031120000 to session
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): uid = 107
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): pid = 3296
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3 to store
Sep  5 11:47:27 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3
Sep  5 11:47:28 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Sep  5 11:47:28 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Edit: made title more specific
Edit 2: marked as solved
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Re: gdm3 not starting desktops (gnome-session error?)

#2 Post by michapma »

...continuation of syslog entries, including last line of output from previous thread:

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Sep  5 11:47:28 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: handling signal 15
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Found 1 callbacks
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: running 15 handler: 0x80636f0
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Got callback for signal 15
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Logout called
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmShell: Not connected to the shell
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: requesting logout
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase RUNNING#012
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase QUERY_END_SESSION#012
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: sending query-end-session to clients (logout mode: forceful)
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: sending QueryEndSession signal to :1.2
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding client to query clients: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding client to query clients: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: sending QueryEndSession signal to :1.13
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding client to query clients: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): Caught signal 15, shutting down normally.
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GdmSignalHandler: Done handling signals
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Client '0x94cd2e8 [metacity 108efa56679820bca51346838440149700000031120003]' received SaveYourselfDone(success = True)
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Response from end session request: is-ok=1 do-last=0 cancel=0 reason=
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: sms_error_handler (0x94ee9b8, FALSE, 3, 9, 32771, 0)
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3 interface=org.gnome.SessionManager.ClientPrivate method=EndSessionResponse
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3 interface=org.gnome.SessionManager.ClientPrivate method=EndSessionResponse
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: got EndSessionResponse is-ok:1 reason=
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Response from end session request: is-ok=1 do-last=0 cancel=0 reason=
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1 interface=org.gnome.SessionManager.ClientPrivate method=EndSessionResponse
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: got EndSessionResponse is-ok:1 reason=
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Response from end session request: is-ok=1 do-last=0 cancel=0 reason=
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: query end session complete
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmShell: Not connected to the shell
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase QUERY_END_SESSION#012
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase END_SESSION#012
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding client to end-session clients: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding client to end-session clients: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: adding client to end-session clients: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3
Sep  5 11:48:04 faraday gnome-session[3112]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Client '0x94cd2e8 [metacity 108efa56679820bca51346838440149700000031120003]' received SaveYourself

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Re: gdm3 not starting desktops (gnome-session error?)

#3 Post by emariz »

Read the package manager's log in /var/log and make sure that no relevant package was removed during the update previous to the first appearance of the issue.
To rule out a configuration problem, you could create a new user and see if you can load a desktop environment with it.

Oh!, and the kernel was not upgraded because you did not install a meta-package to track new versions. For example, I use linux-image-amd64.

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Re: gdm3 not starting desktops (gnome-session error?)

#4 Post by michapma »

Some excellent suggestions.
emariz wrote:Read the package manager's log in /var/log and make sure that no relevant package was removed during the update previous to the first appearance of the issue.
Below are three transactions listed in /var/log/apt/ from the day the issue started. The last transaction is me reinstalling gdm3 in a first effort to correct; it was the transaction before that where the issue first manifested.

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Start-Date: 2012-08-24  18:36:14
Install: gtk2-engines-pixbuf:i386 (2.24.10-2, automatic), gnome-themes:i386 (2.30.2-1), gnome-themes-extras:i386 (2.22.0-3)
End-Date: 2012-08-24  18:36:24

Start-Date: 2012-08-24  18:43:59
Upgrade: libmetacity-private0a:i386 (2.34.3-2, 2.34.3-3), gir1.2-gconf-2.0:i386 (3.2.5-1, 3.2.5-1+build1), libflite1:i386 (1.4-release-5, 1.4-release-6), metacity:i386 (2.34.3-2, 2.34.3-3), epiphany-browser:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-1+build1), nautilus:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-1+build1), gir1.2-gtk-3.0:i386 (3.4.2-2, 3.4.2-3), gnome-packagekit-data:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-2), app-install-data:i386 (2012.06.16, 2012.06.16.1), epiphany-browser-data:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-1+build1), evince-common:i386 (3.4.0-2, 3.4.0-2+build1), gconf2:i386 (3.2.5-1, 3.2.5-1+build1), metacity-common:i386 (2.34.3-2, 2.34.3-3), empathy:i386 (3.4.2.3-1, 3.4.2.3-1+build1), libfftw3-3:i386 (3.3.2-3, 3.3.2-3.1), libbsd0:i386 (0.4.0-1, 0.4.2-1), nautilus-data:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-1+build1), gnome-terminal:i386 (3.4.1.1-1, 3.4.1.1-1+build1), libgconf-2-4:i386 (3.2.5-1, 3.2.5-1+build1), xkb-data:i386 (2.5.1-1, 2.5.1-2), libevdocument3-4:i386 (3.4.0-2+b1, 3.4.0-2+build1), libgconf2-4:i386 (3.2.5-1, 3.2.5-1+build1), libgtk-3-common:i386 (3.4.2-2, 3.4.2-3), iceweasel:i386 (10.0.6esr-1, 10.0.6esr-2), gconf-service:i386 (3.2.5-1, 3.2.5-1+build1), eog:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-1+build1), gir1.2-evince-3.0:i386 (3.4.0-2+b1, 3.4.0-2+build1), libgtk-3-0:i386 (3.4.2-2, 3.4.2-3), libmozjs10d:i386 (10.0.6esr-1, 10.0.6esr-2), libgweather-common:i386 (3.4.1-1, 3.4.1-1+build1), libgail-3-0:i386 (3.4.2-2, 3.4.2-3), evince:i386 (3.4.0-2+b1, 3.4.0-2+build1), gnome-user-guide:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-1+build1), libnautilus-extension1a:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-1+build1), gconf2-common:i386 (3.2.5-1, 3.2.5-1+build1), keyboard-configuration:i386 (1.80, 1.82), libevview3-3:i386 (3.4.0-2+b1, 3.4.0-2+build1), console-setup:i386 (1.80, 1.82), gnome-packagekit:i386 (3.4.2-1, 3.4.2-2), gnome-terminal-data:i386 (3.4.1.1-1, 3.4.1.1-1+build1), debconf:i386 (1.5.44, 1.5.46), console-setup-linux:i386 (1.80, 1.82), libgweather-3-0:i386 (3.4.1-1, 3.4.1-1+build1), libgtk-3-bin:i386 (3.4.2-2, 3.4.2-3), debconf-i18n:i386 (1.5.44, 1.5.46), libxenstore3.0:i386 (4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-5, 4.1.3-1), xulrunner-10.0:i386 (10.0.6esr-1, 10.0.6esr-2), empathy-common:i386 (3.4.2.3-1, 3.4.2.3-1+build1)
End-Date: 2012-08-24  18:45:58

Start-Date: 2012-08-24  18:48:28
Reinstall: gdm3:i386 (3.4.1-2)
End-Date: 2012-08-24  18:48:33
The following are the corresponding entries, from /var/log/aptitude.1.gz. Aptitude was holding a number of packages for upgrading; I don't remember now what it was I did that released them for upgrade, but that's what set off the problem with the gnome sessions ending abruptly.

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Aptitude 0.6.8: log report
Fri, Aug 24 2012 18:36:11 +0200

IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail due to
dpkg problems may not be completed.

Will install 3 packages, and remove 0 packages.
16.3 MB of disk space will be used
===============================================================================
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] app-install-data:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] console-setup-linux:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] empathy:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] empathy-common:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] eog:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] epiphany-browser:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] epiphany-browser-data:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] evince:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] evince-common:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gconf-service:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gconf2:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gconf2-common:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gir1.2-evince-3.0:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gir1.2-gconf-2.0:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gir1.2-gtk-3.0:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gnome-packagekit-data:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gnome-terminal:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gnome-terminal-data:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] gnome-user-guide:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] keyboard-configuration:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libevdocument3-4:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libevview3-3:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libfftw3-3:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libflite1:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgail-3-0:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgconf-2-4:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgconf2-4:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgtk-3-0:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgtk-3-bin:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgtk-3-common:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgweather-3-0:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libgweather-common:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libmetacity-private0a:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libmozjs10d:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libnautilus-extension1a:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] libxenstore3.0:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] metacity:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] metacity-common:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] nautilus:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] nautilus-data:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] xkb-data:i386
[HOLD, DEPENDENCIES] xulrunner-10.0:i386
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] gtk2-engines-pixbuf:i386
[HOLD] console-setup:i386
[HOLD] debconf:i386
[HOLD] debconf-i18n:i386
[HOLD] gnome-packagekit:i386
[HOLD] iceweasel:i386
[INSTALL] gnome-themes:i386
[INSTALL] gnome-themes-extras:i386
===============================================================================

Log complete.
Aptitude 0.6.8: log report
Fri, Aug 24 2012 18:43:47 +0200

IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail due to
dpkg problems may not be completed.

Will install 48 packages, and remove 0 packages.
135 kB of disk space will be used
===============================================================================
[UPGRADE] app-install-data:i386 2012.06.16 -> 2012.06.16.1
[UPGRADE] console-setup:i386 1.80 -> 1.82
[UPGRADE] console-setup-linux:i386 1.80 -> 1.82
[UPGRADE] debconf:i386 1.5.44 -> 1.5.46
[UPGRADE] debconf-i18n:i386 1.5.44 -> 1.5.46
[UPGRADE] empathy:i386 3.4.2.3-1 -> 3.4.2.3-1+build1
[UPGRADE] empathy-common:i386 3.4.2.3-1 -> 3.4.2.3-1+build1
[UPGRADE] eog:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-1+build1
[UPGRADE] epiphany-browser:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-1+build1
[UPGRADE] epiphany-browser-data:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-1+build1
[UPGRADE] evince:i386 3.4.0-2+b1 -> 3.4.0-2+build1
[UPGRADE] evince-common:i386 3.4.0-2 -> 3.4.0-2+build1
[UPGRADE] gconf-service:i386 3.2.5-1 -> 3.2.5-1+build1
[UPGRADE] gconf2:i386 3.2.5-1 -> 3.2.5-1+build1
[UPGRADE] gconf2-common:i386 3.2.5-1 -> 3.2.5-1+build1
[UPGRADE] gir1.2-evince-3.0:i386 3.4.0-2+b1 -> 3.4.0-2+build1
[UPGRADE] gir1.2-gconf-2.0:i386 3.2.5-1 -> 3.2.5-1+build1
[UPGRADE] gir1.2-gtk-3.0:i386 3.4.2-2 -> 3.4.2-3
[UPGRADE] gnome-packagekit:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-2
[UPGRADE] gnome-packagekit-data:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-2
[UPGRADE] gnome-terminal:i386 3.4.1.1-1 -> 3.4.1.1-1+build1
[UPGRADE] gnome-terminal-data:i386 3.4.1.1-1 -> 3.4.1.1-1+build1
[UPGRADE] gnome-user-guide:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-1+build1
[UPGRADE] iceweasel:i386 10.0.6esr-1 -> 10.0.6esr-2
[UPGRADE] keyboard-configuration:i386 1.80 -> 1.82
[UPGRADE] libbsd0:i386 0.4.0-1 -> 0.4.2-1
[UPGRADE] libevdocument3-4:i386 3.4.0-2+b1 -> 3.4.0-2+build1
[UPGRADE] libevview3-3:i386 3.4.0-2+b1 -> 3.4.0-2+build1
[UPGRADE] libfftw3-3:i386 3.3.2-3 -> 3.3.2-3.1
[UPGRADE] libflite1:i386 1.4-release-5 -> 1.4-release-6
[UPGRADE] libgail-3-0:i386 3.4.2-2 -> 3.4.2-3
[UPGRADE] libgconf-2-4:i386 3.2.5-1 -> 3.2.5-1+build1
[UPGRADE] libgconf2-4:i386 3.2.5-1 -> 3.2.5-1+build1
[UPGRADE] libgtk-3-0:i386 3.4.2-2 -> 3.4.2-3
[UPGRADE] libgtk-3-bin:i386 3.4.2-2 -> 3.4.2-3
[UPGRADE] libgtk-3-common:i386 3.4.2-2 -> 3.4.2-3
[UPGRADE] libgweather-3-0:i386 3.4.1-1 -> 3.4.1-1+build1
[UPGRADE] libgweather-common:i386 3.4.1-1 -> 3.4.1-1+build1
[UPGRADE] libmetacity-private0a:i386 1:2.34.3-2 -> 1:2.34.3-3
[UPGRADE] libmozjs10d:i386 10.0.6esr-1 -> 10.0.6esr-2
[UPGRADE] libnautilus-extension1a:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-1+build1
[UPGRADE] libxenstore3.0:i386 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-5 -> 4.1.3-1
[UPGRADE] metacity:i386 1:2.34.3-2 -> 1:2.34.3-3
[UPGRADE] metacity-common:i386 1:2.34.3-2 -> 1:2.34.3-3
[UPGRADE] nautilus:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-1+build1
[UPGRADE] nautilus-data:i386 3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.2-1+build1
[UPGRADE] xkb-data:i386 2.5.1-1 -> 2.5.1-2
[UPGRADE] xulrunner-10.0:i386 10.0.6esr-1 -> 10.0.6esr-2
===============================================================================

Log complete.
Aptitude 0.6.8: log report
Fri, Aug 24 2012 18:48:26 +0200

IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail due to
dpkg problems may not be completed.

Will install 1 packages, and remove 0 packages.
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[REINSTALL] gdm3:i386
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Log complete.
emariz wrote:To rule out a configuration problem, you could create a new user and see if you can load a desktop environment with it.
Good idea, I created a testing account and gave the login credentials to gdm3, but got the same response.

Based on all this, I expect that removing or reinstalling the packages listed above might resolve the problem. Although it might not help me learn much, at least I'd have a desktop back. I'll check back after.
emariz wrote:Oh!, and the kernel was not upgraded because you did not install a meta-package to track new versions. For example, I use linux-image-amd64.
Thanks! I knew it was something like that, but couldn't remember off the top how it actually worked. Pretty sure I used default settings when installing this machine, so not sure why a meta-package wasn't used.

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Re: gdm3 not starting desktops (gnome-session error?)

#5 Post by michapma »

I've upgraded and am running the newer kernel (3.2.0-3-686-pae).

I tinkered around with reinstalling several of the above-listed packages without success. I decided I've better things to work on and tried a brute-force approach from the VT:

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# aptitude remove ~ngnome.*
This removed 197 packages.

Next I reinstalled with

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aptitude install gnome --with-recommends
This installed 202 packages. Finally, I started gdm3 back up with

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invoke-rc.d gdm3 start
gdm3 obliged, I signed in, and, to my surprise, got the same behavior as before.

Now, if there's a configuration error, I'm sure that purging the packages and reinstalling would give it a better chance of working; however, I think it might really be worthwhile troubleshooting. It's just that I'm just running out of ideas of where to look. I've tried googling key words with some of the more promising-looking gnome-session errors above (e.g., "GsmShell: Not connected to the shell"), but it hasn't helped much.

Any further ideas where I can check?

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Re: gdm3 not starting desktops (gnome-session error?)

#6 Post by michapma »

I still haven't fixed the problem, but I've found a workaround and isolated the problem somewhat. I did an aptitude purge gdm3 from single-user, which also removed the gnome and gnome-core meta-packages. I then reinstalled the gnome meta-package, which of course pulled in gnome-core and gdm3. The problem persisted.

In the next step, I purged gdm3 and installed lightdm. Lightdm started both XFCE and Gnome-shell sessions. I reinstalled gdm3, but it still won't start a session. So my workaround is to use lightdm as the default. It would seem that gdm3 is somehow responsible for the problem.

So I'm still interested in troubleshooting gdm3, if anyone has an idea.

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Re: gdm 3.4.1-2 not starting desktops in Wheezy

#7 Post by s0ygecko »

I know another workaround...you need to have installed the xinit package and before stoping gdm3 service you log into the user and execute

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xinit gnome-session
. I was using it to login for six month in sid. just don't close the xterm window and all will work as expected but you can't use root privileged tools.

I can't trace what is wrong with gdm3 but apparently it can't get session data.

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Re: gdm 3.4.1-2 not starting desktops in Wheezy

#8 Post by michapma »

s0ygecko, thank you for joining the boards just to post that workaround. For me, however, not being able to use root-privileged tools is too much of a drawback. I'd rather just use lightdm.

It's still been bothering me though, since gdm3 should work and the lightdm doesn't match up with the look-and-feel of gnome shell. I looked at the following bug report: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598377

I tried the approach in Message #30 and then in Message #35 (even doing the purging and reinstallation in single-user mode, as during the purge it announced that Debian-gdm was in use by the dbus-daemon process, which I don't understand), but the behavior after logging in with gdm3 didn't change.

In Message #40 Malaterre mentions, "I realized the info is actually located in $HOME/.xsession-errors." I hadn't seen this before, so here's my current output. The time corresponds to a recent login attempt via gdm3, though the four warning entries at the end showed up after having logged into gnome shell via lightdm; I'm having to reconsider the possibility of a configuration error, even though logging on with a new user account previously didn't change the behavior.

Can anyone make sense of the warnings and whether that causes the gnome shell login via gdm3 to stop?

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Xsession: X session started for mike at Mon Feb 18 18:07:22 CET 2013
localuser:mike being added to access control list
openConnection: connect: No such file or directory
cannot connect to brltty at :0
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/mike/.config/autostart/evolution-alarm-notify.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name'
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: could not read /home/mike/.config/autostart/evolution-alarm-notify.desktop
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/mike/.config/autostart/xfce4-settings-helper-autostart.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name'
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: could not read /home/mike/.config/autostart/xfce4-settings-helper-autostart.desktop
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/mike/.config/autostart/print-applet.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name'
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: could not read /home/mike/.config/autostart/print-applet.desktop
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/mike/.config/autostart/guake.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name'
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: could not read /home/mike/.config/autostart/guake.desktop
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-o3wfcl/ssh
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: Failed to start app: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "kerneloops-applet" (No such file or directory)
x-session-manager[3751]: WARNING: Failed to start app: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "system-config-printer-applet" (No such file or directory)
Initializing tracker-store...
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/mike/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/mike/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
Starting log:
  File:'/home/mike/.local/share/tracker/tracker-store.log'
** Message: Stopping applet secret agent because GNOME Shell appeared
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

(gnome-shell:3826): folks-WARNING **: Failed to find primary PersonaStore with type ID 'eds' and ID 'system'.
Individuals will not be linked properly and creating new links between Personas will not work.
The configured primary PersonaStore's backend may not be installed. If you are unsure, check with your distribution.
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(gnome-settings-daemon:3795): PackageKit-WARNING **: couldn't parse execption 'GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._pk_5ftransaction_5ferror.Code4: GetDistroUpgrades not supported by backend', please report

(gnome-settings-daemon:3795): updates-plugin-WARNING **: failed to get upgrades: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._pk_5ftransaction_5ferror.Code4: GetDistroUpgrades not supported by backend

(gedit:3939): Gtk-WARNING **: Ignoring visual set on widget `gtk-tooltip' that is not on the correct screen.

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Re: gdm 3.4.1-2 not starting desktops in Wheezy

#9 Post by michapma »

I'd like to be a bit more precise, as the content of ~/.xsession-errors changes dynamically. I restarted the machine with gdm3 as the login manager and then dropped to the VT (Ctrl+Alt+F1) with root privileges and opened /home/mike/.xsession-errors.

Here then is the content upon restart into gdm3 without any login attempt via gdm3 (leftover from the previous session, I suppose):

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Xsession: X session started for mike at Mon Feb 18 18:37:12 CET 2013
localuser:mike being added to access control list
openConnection: connect: No such file or directory
cannot connect to brltty at :0
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-UVM744/ssh
x-session-manager[5925]: WARNING: Failed to start app: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "system-config-printer-applet" (No such file or directory)
x-session-manager[5925]: WARNING: Failed to start app: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "kerneloops-applet" (No such file or directory)
Initializing tracker-store...
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/mike/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/mike/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
Starting log:
  File:'/home/mike/.local/share/tracker/tracker-store.log'
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area

(gnome-shell:5993): folks-WARNING **: Failed to find primary PersonaStore with type ID 'eds' and ID 'system'.
Individuals will not be linked properly and creating new links between Personas will not work.
The configured primary PersonaStore's backend may not be installed. If you are unsure, check with your distribution.
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
** Message: Stopping applet secret agent because GNOME Shell appeared
Window manager warning: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Window manager warning: Got a request to focus the no_focus_window with a timestamp of 0.  This shouldn't happen!
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
Shutting down nautilus-gdu extension
Window manager warning: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Window manager warning: Got a request to focus the no_focus_window with a timestamp of 0.  This shouldn't happen!
NOTE: child process received `Goodbye', closing down
[1361209033,000,xklavier.c:xkl_engine_start_listen/] 	The backend does not require manual layout management - but it is provided by the application
Window manager warning: Log level 16: gnome-shell: Fatal IO error 0 (Success) on X server :1.


(gdu-notification-daemon:6004): Gdk-WARNING **: gdu-notification-daemon: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :1.


(evolution-alarm-notify:6005): Gdk-WARNING **: evolution-alarm-notify: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :1.


(gnome-screensaver:6015): Gdk-WARNING **: gnome-screensaver: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :1.


(gnome-shell-calendar-server:6049): Gdk-WARNING **: gnome-shell-calendar-server: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :1.

g_dbus_connection_real_closed: Remote peer vanished with error: Underlying GIOStream returned 0 bytes on an async read (g-io-error-quark, 0). Exiting.

Received signal:15->'Terminated'
OK


(nm-applet:6001): Gdk-WARNING **: nm-applet: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :1.
Then I went back to gdm3 and tried to log in. It failed as before, meaning the screen briefly went black and then showed me the gdm3 login screen again, which was expected. Then I dropped back to the VT and looked at the content of /home/mike/.xsession-errors again. This was the result:

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/etc/gdm3/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 29: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: [[: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 35: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: [[: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 51: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: shopt: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 57: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 62: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 65: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 68: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 71: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 74: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 77: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 80: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 83: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 86: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 89: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 92: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: complete: not found
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 101: /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "}")
Finally, I used

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#invoke-rc.d gdm3 stop
# dpkg-reconfigure gdm3 # chose lightdm as default
# invoke-rc.d lightdm start
to get the lightdm prompt, and logged in. Once the desktop was up, I dropped back to VT and looked at /home/mike/.xsession-errors again, and got this:

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Xsession: X session started for mike at Mon Feb 18 18:45:21 CET 2013
localuser:mike being added to access control list
openConnection: connect: No such file or directory
cannot connect to brltty at :0
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/mike/.cache/keyring-gp3mJO/gpg:0:1
x-session-manager[3826]: WARNING: Failed to start app: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "system-config-printer-applet" (No such file or directory)
x-session-manager[3826]: WARNING: Failed to start app: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "kerneloops-applet" (No such file or directory)
Initializing tracker-store...
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/mike/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/mike/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
Starting log:
  File:'/home/mike/.local/share/tracker/tracker-store.log'
** Message: Stopping applet secret agent because GNOME Shell appeared
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

(gnome-shell:3901): folks-WARNING **: Failed to find primary PersonaStore with type ID 'eds' and ID 'system'.
Individuals will not be linked properly and creating new links between Personas will not work.
The configured primary PersonaStore's backend may not be installed. If you are unsure, check with your distribution.
Hope that avoids some confusion.

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Re: gdm 3.4.1-2 not starting desktops in Wheezy

#10 Post by michapma »

I wasn't able to resolve this issue through ingenuity or effort, and have been using lightdm since February on this particular machine. Yesterday I installed KDE and today KDM, and on a lark switched GDM3 back as the default DM. It launched KDE and then Gnome3 without complaint.

Serendipity saves the day, marking thread as solved. :roll:

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Re: [solved] gdm 3.4.1-2 not starting desktops in Wheezy

#11 Post by michapma »

bugmenot0 wrote:Hi,

i recently installed debian jessie version, after installing my additional scripts and environment which used to work fine on wheezy i got the same weird behavior.

gdm login just fail, and send me back to the user login.

digging a bit into what i already know as the error place , i.e. ~/.xsession-errors i found something which look resemble to the problem reported previously in the post.

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/etc/gdm3/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
/etc/gdm3/Xsession: 203: /etc/profile_addons: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "}")
after more digging, found that the problem reported here about the bash_completion is not exists anymore in jessie.
i went looking how bash_completeion is working in my machine.
i found some weird (which i didnt really investigated too much) wrapper which invoke the bash_completeion.

it appear that the issues relate to the invocation of the script .

dig into /etc/profile i found this:

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...
if [ -d /etc/profile.d ]; then
  for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
    if [ -r $i ]; then
      . $i
    fi
  done
  unset i
fi
...
!!!

You did it!

Thank you, bugmenot0!

I just ran into this behavior on a new install on yet another machine. This sent me again searching for errors in /var/log/gdm3/:0-greeter.log. There I found such lines as

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gdm-simple-greeter[4716]: CRITICAL: get_column_number: assertion `i < gtk_tree_view_get_n_columns (treeview)' failed
gdm-simple-greeter[4716]: CRITICAL: get_column_number: assertion `i < gtk_tree_view_get_n_columns (treeview)' failed
gdm-simple-greeter[4716]: GLib-GIO-WARNING: Dropping signal ActiveSessionChanged of type (s) since the type from the expected interface is (o)
I also looked in /home/user/.xsession-errors, and remember seeing that part of the error in one of the lines:

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Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "}")
I didn’t expect this to be any big deal, until I came back to this thread and read your post. I recalled that one of the changes I made when starting to set up the machine yesterday was to enable bash completion globally:

http://oitibs.com/debian-wheezy-bash-completion/
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-add-ba ... -in-debian

I had entered the following lines into /etc/profile:

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if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
 . /etc/bash_completion
fi
Removing these lines from /etc/profile allowed gdm3 to successfully start Gnome Shell again. :mrgreen:

I’m fairly confident that on the machine described at the beginning of this thread, it was also changes to /etc/profile that caused the failed logins. In my opinion, the behavior of gdm3 to loop back without an error message qualifies as a bug. One of these days I have to learn how to actually file the things. Now I want to figure out how to enable bash completion globally without resurrecting this behavior, but that’s for a different thread.

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