gnome-shell doesn't start

[Davide Alberelli]

When I log-in I find only the destop and docky (i put it on the right on the screen).

No upper bar, nothing appens when I move the mouse on the corners. There is also no composition (Docky says it to me).

I can start a terminal from docky, but no with keyboard shortcuts. Also Alt+F2 doesn't function.

When the terminal opens from Docky I can start gnome-shell with
gnome-shell --replace
and it says me these things:
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davide@davide-desktop:~$ gnome-shell --replace
[1] 3196
davide@davide-desktop:~$ JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Requiring NetworkManager, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = 'gjs_throw'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '("Requiring NetworkManager, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found")@gjs_throw:0
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/status/network.js:8
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'Requiring NetworkManager, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found'
      JS LOG: NMApplet is not supported. It is possible that your NetworkManager version is too old
Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: Unable to register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject
Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: Error registering polkit authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject (polkit-error-quark 0)
      JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Sun Apr 10 2011 14:40:28 GMT+0200 (CEST)
Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: STACK_OP_REMOVE: window 0x66 not in stack
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[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

It's probably an issue with gnome-session or gnome3-session. Try this in terminal and let me know what happens:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install gnome-session
sudo apt-get install gnome3-session
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome

Otherwise, this is an upstream issue. The gnome-session, gnome3-session, and gnome-shell packages currently used belong to the GNOME3 PPA, and they need to be updated to the latest versions from GNOME's git repo.

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

I'm building a new gnome-session from GNOME's git now, should be in the PPA tonight.

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

In ppa now
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get upgrade

[Davide Alberelli (dadexix86)]

Nothing changed.
I updated, upgraded, dist-upgraded, without improving anything. I had to start the shell from a terminal, these are the responses:

davide@davide-desktop:~$ gnome-shell --replace
[1] 2166
davide@davide-desktop:~$ JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Requiring NetworkManager, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = 'gjs_throw'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '("Requiring NetworkManager, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found")@gjs_throw:0
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/status/network.js:8
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'Requiring NetworkManager, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found'
      JS LOG: NMApplet is not supported. It is possible that your NetworkManager version is too old
Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: Unable to register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject
Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: Error registering polkit authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject (polkit-error-quark 0)
      JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Mon Apr 11 2011 01:02:28 GMT+0200 (CEST)

What can it be?
Is there anything I can check?

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

My builds failed and I didn't know, so it never got in the PPA. Those auth errors are a known issue in the natty beta.

[23dornot23d (keithaerospace92)]

Have it built and have it running ......

I have cairo-dock running and the compiz seems to be working as the cairo-dock displays properly ......

UCG desktop reported errors ...... when I tried to do the last

sudo apt-get install ugr-desktop-g3

LINK - to any relative information I may find ....... on this .....
https://sites.google.com/site/000menu/home/gnome---3

This is where I will keep any relative information .......
as I begin to test this out and links to history ......
Threads etc .....

[tlz2000 (guland2000)]

Every time i'm installing ppa: Ubuntu GNOME Remix and a set of commands (climbs following):

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists ... Finish
Building dependency tree
Reading state information ... Finish
Possible to correct these errors you might want to run `apt-get-f install '.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  gnome-session: Depends: gnome-session-bin (<2.33) but 3.0.1-0ubuntu1 ~ build2 already installed Depends: gnome-session-common (= 2.32.1-0ubuntu20) but 3.0.1-0ubuntu1 ~ build2 already installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using-f.

I certainly use the command apt-get-f install ... and install Gnome 3.
As a reward, get the following Gnome 3, and the ability to log into the system ... from case to case, ie, typing login and password that is not the fact that I see the desktop, again sometimes I can enter sometimes not. Even in classical Gnome 2.
Wrote: Oops, something went wrong! Reboot your system ...

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

@tlz2000 this is not your bug - it is unrelated. What you have is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ugr-meta/+bug/782696

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

Any change on this bug?

I have noticed similar things happening when accidentally logging in to the normal Ubuntu session on a system without unity.

[Davide Alberelli (dadexix86)]

It's very random, sometimes it works and sometimes not.
I noticed that lately the second chance is more rare.

2011/5/28 JC Hulce <email address hidden>

> Any change on this bug?
>
> I have noticed similar things happening when accidentally logging in to
> the normal Ubuntu session on a system without unity.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/756546
>
> Title:
> gnome-shell doesn't start
>
> Status in Ubuntu Gnome Remix Metapackages:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> When I log-in I find only the destop and docky (i put it on the right
> on the screen).
>
> No upper bar, nothing appens when I move the mouse on the corners.
> There is also no composition (Docky says it to me).
>
> I can start a terminal from docky, but no with keyboard shortcuts.
> Also Alt+F2 doesn't function.
>
> When the terminal opens from Docky I can start gnome-shell with
> gnome-shell --replace
> and it says me these things:
> ______________________
> davide@davide-desktop:~$ gnome-shell --replace
> [1] 3196
> davide@davide-desktop:~$ JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error:
> Requiring NetworkManager, version none: Typelib file for namespace
> 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found
> JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
> JS ERROR: !!! fileName = 'gjs_throw'
> JS ERROR: !!! stack = '("Requiring NetworkManager, version none:
> Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not
> found")@gjs_throw:0
> @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/status/network.js:8
> '
> JS ERROR: !!! message = 'Requiring NetworkManager, version none:
> Typelib file for namespace 'NetworkManager' (any version) not found'
> JS LOG: NMApplet is not supported. It is possible that your
> NetworkManager version is too old
> Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: Unable to register authentication
> agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: An
> authentication agent already exists for the given subject
> Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: Error registering polkit
> authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed:
> An authentication agent already exists for the given subject
> (polkit-error-quark 0)
> JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Sun Apr 10 2011 14:40:28 GMT+0200
> (CEST)
> Avviso del window manager: Log level 16: STACK_OP_REMOVE: window 0x66 not
> in stack
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[mika (mickael-j)]

I have the same bug, gnome-shell doesn't start but it work fine with sudo.

I have test a fresh install on another partition (narval + ugr), nothing change, same player, same effect ! Shoot again.

[mika (mickael-j)]

So ! dmesg say :

gnome-shell[29708]: segfault at 58 ip 00007f075aaa74a7 sp 00007fffa0187170 error 4 in libmutter.so.0.0.0[7f075aa79000+b9000]

this message can it help you ?

[mika (mickael-j)]

Resolved for me, removed theme-selector fix this bug.

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

@Davide, please do all updates and follow the instructions here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ugr-meta/+faq/1737
and then confirm if this issue still exists.

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

Expired, no response