Just did the second reboot since your solution. I had the expected login-screen. So far so good.
But I had a look at the syslog:
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-WARNING: Overriding tab label for notebook
Jan 31 21:59:58 gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: last message repeated 4 times
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-WARNING: /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.4.2/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:7117: widget not within a GtkWindow
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-WARNING: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -47 and height -47
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: Gtk-WARNING: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -47 and height -47
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: CRITICAL: get_column_number: assertion `i < gtk_tree_view_get_n_columns (treeview)' failed
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-greeter[1789]: CRITICAL: get_column_number: assertion `i < gtk_tree_view_get_n_columns (treeview)' failed
Just did the second reboot since your solution. I had the expected login-screen. So far so good.
But I had a look at the syslog:
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple- greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-WARNING: Overriding tab label for notebook greeter[ 1789]: last message repeated 4 times greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-WARNING: /build/ buildd/ gtk+3.0- 3.4.2/. /gtk/gtkwidget. c:7117: widget not within a GtkWindow
Jan 31 21:59:58 gdm-simple-
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple- greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ height_ for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ height_ for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-WARNING: gtk_widget_ size_allocate( ): attempt to allocate widget with width -47 and height -47 greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ height_ for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-CRITICAL: gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ height_ for_width: assertion `width >= 0' failed greeter[ 1789]: Gtk-WARNING: gtk_widget_ size_allocate( ): attempt to allocate widget with width -47 and height -47 greeter[ 1789]: CRITICAL: get_column_number: assertion `i < gtk_tree_ view_get_ n_columns (treeview)' failed greeter[ 1789]: CRITICAL: get_column_number: assertion `i < gtk_tree_ view_get_ n_columns (treeview)' failed
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-
Jan 31 21:59:58 emachine gdm-simple-
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Would this mean the problem still exists?
I attach the newest syslog.