Gnome3 Update problems

[r_dhara]

Hi

I recently updated the sabayon to gnome 3.2 and after the updates iam facing a lot of problems.

First gnome-shell is not working now earlier with 3.0 it was working and even in the fallback mode i could see/use only the desktop ..no gnome menus , no gnome panels and task bar.

I could start the gnome panels and task bar manually in the terminal ( right click on the desktop and open in terminal )
but with lots of errors..below.This also applies to gnome-shell when i try to start from the terminal

gnome-panel
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "globalmenu-plugin"

(gnome-panel:8738): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: gsignal.c:2295: signal `size_request' is invalid for instance `0xb2d990'
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "globalmenu-plugin"

The system for some reason after the update does not load the panels and task bars,menus in the fallback mode.does anybody have the same problem.

Note: Iam using nvidia drivers that came with the recent sabayon update for 3.0 kernel.

Any help would be highly appreciated


Thanks in advance,
r_dhara

[alonsoty]

...same (lot of) issue here with amdx64G version !!!

in addition I have a lot of SEGFAULT applications, DBUS malfunction, GKSU hanging and some keyboard strange behavour (maybe the new Caribou/Orca/GOK packages needed for new GDM)!
some graphical problem (but not all) disappear after reinstall:

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# equo install pygtk gdk-pixbuf

and even:

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# dbus-uuidgen --ensure
# dbus-uuidgen > /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
# dbus-uuidgen > /etc/machine-id

now I try reinstall packages with:

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equo upgrade --replay

in order to be sure not due to problems on my machine... then finished I will start investigate further...
However, if I resolve completely surely I will tell you.

someone with some advice are very very welcome!!!

[Crypto_ahash]

gnome-shell not working is because Sabayon team patched GDM and gnome-session to force everyone to use Gnome Fallback.
Try copying your /etc/skel/* to your ~/
logout and back in.

[r_dhara]

Thanks.I will try that out.

Iam fine with the system being in fallback mode without gnome-shell.The only problem is the gnome panel and taskbar don't appear automatically when logged in from GDM in fallback mode. I have to manually start them from the terminal.

[alonsoty]

Crypto_ahash I do not think is a "Sabayon team" choice!
...In addition to me does not work the "fallback" mode...

You can (should) always switch from the "fallback" to "standard" simply:

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$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session session-name gnome-fallback

or

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$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session session-name gnome

[micia]

gnome-shell not working is because Sabayon team patched GDM and gnome-session to force everyone to use Gnome Fallback.
Try copying your /etc/skel/* to your ~/
logout and back in.

They patched GDM and gnome-session to make ATI fglrx users to use gnome-fallback, since fglrx makes gnome-shell unstable and unusable

However that issue will be most likely fixed reinstalling gdk-pixbuf, as alonsoty suggested.

[alonsoty]

I've finishied reinstall "everything" but no luck
...with Gnome 3.2.0 my system fall in a great disaster!

many GTK+ application failed, even Magneto Notifier works in a very strange way (XY are shown instead of magneto.py process in the notification bar), graphical sulfur died prematurely, even the Aisleriot Gnome-game returns SEGFAULT and so on...!!!

For now I can still work (albeit with some problems).
I think the newly GTK+3.2.0 made a drastic change in something and a lot of packages need rebuild!

hoping to reach a best versions of Gnome3, for the moment, I get alongside a second DE!
What you think?

[micia]

alonsoty, do you get any error in .xsession-errors? I have the latest GNOME3.2 and everything works as expected.
Have you tried the always helpful:
(as root)

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equo deptest && equo libtest


also be sure to manually install gdk-pixbuf, I heard that sometimes it does not get pulled automatically, I don't know why:
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#force gdk-pixbuf update
equo install gdk-pixbuf


[alonsoty]

Thanks micia, I've already tried all your suggestion!

I've a lot of warning and errors in my ~/.xsession-errors file...
for example (session opened by 10 minutes):

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/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
which: no keychain in (/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/opt/bin:/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.5.2:/usr/games/bin)
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/ssh-agent -- gnome-session
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr/ssh
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-zrgbwr/ssh

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: Failed set DPMS mode: Could not set DPMS timeouts

** (gnome-settings-daemon:13222): WARNING **: Connection failed, reconnecting...

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to get edid: unable to get EDID for output
E: main.c: Avvio del demone non riuscito.
Failed to play sound: Not available
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
      JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Sun Oct 09 2011 14:47:41 GMT+0200 (CEST)
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

** (nautilus:13281): WARNING **: Can not calculate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS

** (nautilus:13281): WARNING **: Can not calculate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS

** (nautilus:13281): WARNING **: Can not get _NET_WORKAREA

** (nautilus:13281): WARNING **: Can not determine workarea, guessing at layout

** (gnome-settings-daemon:13222): WARNING **: Connection failed, reconnecting...
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Avviso del window manager: Got a request to focus 0x1600004 (Scrivania) with a timestamp of 0.  This shouldn't happen!
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts

(firefox:13617): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Avviso del window manager: Got a request to focus 0x2400006 (alonsoty@a) with a timestamp of 0.  This shouldn't happen!
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
NOTE: child process received `Goodbye', closing down

(firefox:13617): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_get_for_display: assertion `!display->closed' failed

(firefox:13617): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_get_for_display: assertion `!display->closed' failed
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Avviso del window manager: Got a request to focus 0x2400006 (alonsoty@a) with a timestamp of 0.  This shouldn't happen!
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.

(gnome-terminal:13456): GLib-WARNING **: Failed to read from child watch wake up pipe: Chiamata di sistema interrotta

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts
enigmail.js: Registered components
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
enigmail.js: Registered components
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts

(gnome-settings-daemon:13222): power-plugin-WARNING **: failed to turn the panel on: Could not set DPMS timeouts
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
/home/alonsoty/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/Root-Nautilus: line 21: 21078 Errore di segmentazione $sudotool "nautilus --no-desktop $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_CURRENT_URI"

(gnome-terminal:21221): GLib-WARNING **: Failed to read from child watch wake up pipe: Chiamata di sistema interrotta
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Avviso del window manager: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Avviso del window manager: Got a request to focus 0x16003ae (Home) with a timestamp of 0.  This shouldn't happen!


If you don't have any problems...
at this point i think my Sabayon 5.2G rolled/ranged up to here for more than year need a reinstall!

[cmost]

I can report that with the recent slew of updates, most if not all of my Gnome related issues in KDE have been resolved! I can now launch many of the GTK apps that wouldn't launch before and ever more of my icons have reappeared in GTK apps that would launch but didn't look right. Even Firefox now sports folder icons in the bookmarks menu again. I don't know what the Sabayon devs did, but whatever it was...it WORKED!! Thank you!!!