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Comment 194 for bug 346691

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Chelmite (steve-kelem) wrote :

I upgraded from Karmic to Lucid on my x86_64 box. I tried upgrading. When that didn't work, I resorted to formatting the drive and installing from scratch. The initial system works, but (a) doesn't have enough of the packages installed that I need for work, and (b) normal apt-get upgrade or synaptic updates put the system in a nearly unusable state.

Right now, when I boot, I get a purplish "starry" screen, the audible tom-toms, and nothing more...no login greeter, no panels, the mouse doesn't reveal anything on the periphery of the screen, right-clicking on the desktop doesn't bring up anything. I end up having to use a console to log in as root to do xhost +, then use another console to log in as me, then start xfce4-panel. Then I can use emacs. But, firefox, synaptic, thunderbird all get a segmentation fault.

I looked in /var/log/gdm.
What's interesting is that the crash happens in libc. When I run synaptic, it also crashes in libc, as reported in bug 577159. The following is from :0-greeter.log:
Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /var/lib/gdm/.config/metacity/sessions/10c5860066ae4f5bf1127424360828629600000013940005.ms: Failed to open file '/var/lib/gdm/.config/metacity/sessions/10c5860066ae4f5bf1127424360828629600000013940005.ms': No such file or directory
** (process:1406): DEBUG: Greeter session pid=1406 display=:0.0 xauthority=/var/run/gdm/auth-for-gdm-rEAtyV/database
gdm[1422]: ******************* START **********************************
gdm[1422]: [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
gdm[1422]: 0x00007f667240744e in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
gdm[1422]: #0 0x00007f667240744e in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
gdm[1422]: #1 0x000000000042d02b in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #2 0x000000000042d0d7 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #3 <signal handler called>
gdm[1422]: #4 0x00007f666e9827f0 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
gdm[1422]: #5 0x00007f666f774a6a in __xmlParserInputBufferCreateFilename ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
gdm[1422]: #6 0x00007f666f749d9d in xmlNewInputFromFile () from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
gdm[1422]: #7 0x00007f666f7647bb in xmlCtxtReadFile () from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
gdm[1422]: #8 0x00007f666fa6f786 in xkl_config_registry_load_from_file ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libxklavier.so.16
gdm[1422]: #9 0x00007f666fa6fbe5 in xkl_config_registry_load_helper ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libxklavier.so.16
gdm[1422]: #10 0x0000000000427a2c in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #11 0x0000000000428018 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #12 0x00000000004279a4 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #13 0x0000000000424013 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #14 0x00000000004242a8 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #15 0x00000000004278f2 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #16 0x00007f666f2ee935 in g_type_create_instance ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #17 0x00007f666f2d283c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #18 0x0000000000422886 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #19 0x00007f666f2d3841 in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #20 0x00007f666f2d42ad in g_object_new_valist ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #21 0x00007f666f2d44f1 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #22 0x0000000000427411 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #23 0x0000000000420584 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #24 0x00007f666f2ee935 in g_type_create_instance ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #25 0x00007f666f2d283c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #26 0x000000000041fef9 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #27 0x00007f666f2d3841 in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #28 0x00007f666f2d42ad in g_object_new_valist ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #29 0x00007f666f2d44f1 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: #30 0x000000000041f3fd in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #31 0x000000000041a4f6 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #32 0x000000000041ab11 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #33 0x00000000004116f7 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #34 0x00007f666e872c4d in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
gdm[1422]: #35 0x0000000000411469 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #36 0x00007fff06da5378 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #37 0x000000000000001c in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #38 0x0000000000000001 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #39 0x00007fff06da6c80 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: #40 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]:
gdm[1422]: Thread 1 (Thread 0x7f66732a97a0 (LWP 1406)):
gdm[1422]: #0 0x00007f667240744e in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #1 0x000000000042d02b in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #2 0x000000000042d0d7 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #3 <signal handler called>
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #4 0x00007f666e9827f0 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #5 0x00007f666f774a6a in __xmlParserInputBufferCreateFilename ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #6 0x00007f666f749d9d in xmlNewInputFromFile () from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #7 0x00007f666f7647bb in xmlCtxtReadFile () from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #8 0x00007f666fa6f786 in xkl_config_registry_load_from_file ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libxklavier.so.16
gdm[1422]: available.
gdm[1422]: #9 0x00007f666fa6fbe5 in xkl_config_registry_load_helper ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libxklavier.so.16
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #10 0x0000000000427a2c in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #11 0x0000000000428018 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #12 0x00000000004279a4 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #13 0x0000000000424013 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #14 0x00000000004242a8 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #15 0x00000000004278f2 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #16 0x00007f666f2ee935 in g_type_create_instance ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #17 0x00007f666f2d283c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #18 0x0000000000422886 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #19 0x00007f666f2d3841 in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #20 0x00007f666f2d42ad in g_object_new_valist ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #21 0x00007f666f2d44f1 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #22 0x0000000000427411 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #23 0x0000000000420584 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #24 0x00007f666f2ee935 in g_type_create_instance ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #25 0x00007f666f2d283c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #26 0x000000000041fef9 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #27 0x00007f666f2d3841 in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #28 0x00007f666f2d42ad in g_object_new_valist ()
gdm[1422]: from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #29 0x00007f666f2d44f1 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #30 0x000000000041f3fd in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #31 0x000000000041a4f6 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #32 0x000000000041ab11 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #33 0x00000000004116f7 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #34 0x00007f666e872c4d in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #35 0x0000000000411469 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #36 0x00007fff06da5378 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #37 0x000000000000001c in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #38 0x0000000000000001 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #39 0x00007fff06da6c80 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: #40 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
gdm[1422]: No symbol table info available.
gdm[1422]: A debugging session is active.
gdm[1422]:
gdm[1422]: Inferior 1 [process 1406] will be detached.
gdm[1422]:
gdm[1422]: Quit anyway? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal]
gdm[1422]: ******************* END **********************************

(gnome-power-manager:1408): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.24.0/gobject/gsignal.c:2273: signal `proxy-status' is invalid for instance `0xfd1250'

** (gnome-power-manager:1408): WARNING **: Either HAL or DBUS are not working!

** (gnome-power-manager:1408): WARNING **: proxy failed

** (gnome-power-manager:1408): WARNING **: failed to get Computer root object

** (gnome-power-manager:1408): WARNING **: proxy NULL!!
Window manager warning: Received a _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE message for 0x18000a0 (emacs@skel); these messages lack timestamps and therefore suck.