Comment 0 for bug 1069104

see also http://askubuntu.com/questions/203552/quantal-upgrade-broke-my-gnome-shell/

Symptoms:

- attempting to log in using GNOME session brings up a desktop, shows a notification, but then fails to bring up the normal gnome-shell functionality -- windows key does not bring up menu, there's no menubar or notifactions area... I can do a few things, like bring up a terminal with ctrl+alt+t, and launch gui programs like firefox from there.

I have tried uninstalling/purging gnome-shell + gdm, and also using lightdm as the windom manager. same results.

am v happy to help debug, run diagnostic tools, whatever it may be. Unity is working OK in the meantime.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.6.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 6773223c32833b6c4e7d6d26e3b03b59
CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
Date: Sat Oct 20 15:53:54 2012
DisplayManager: gdm
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-theme' b"'Adwaita'"
 b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'icon-theme' b"'ubuntu-mono-light'"
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-20 (0 days ago)