gnome-session error after today's update

gjaltemba · 2017-12-29 22:53:42

I was running tigervnc gnome-session without problems until today's update. Now I just get a Oops! Something went wrong and a logout button. How to troubleshoot vncserver?

In the meantime, I switch gnome-session to startlxde which works as expected.

jasonwryan · 2017-12-29 23:06:55

What was updated? What is in your journal/logs?

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Moving to NC...

gjaltemba · 2017-12-29 23:49:15

Thanks for your help. I suspect the problem has to do with upgraded xorg-server (1.19.5-1 -> 1.19.6-2). Let me know if there are other logs to look at.

[2017-12-29 08:56] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2017-12-29 08:56] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2017-12-29 08:56] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded bluez (5.47-3 -> 5.47-4)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded bluez-libs (5.47-3 -> 5.47-4)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded mesa (17.3.0-2 -> 17.3.1-2)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded firefox (57.0.2-1 -> 57.0.3-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded libmagick (7.0.7.15-1 -> 7.0.7.16-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded imagemagick (7.0.7.15-1 -> 7.0.7.16-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded libmm-glib (1.6.10-1 -> 1.6.12-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded libwbclient (4.7.3-1 -> 4.7.4-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded nfsidmap (0.26-1 -> 2.3.1-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded nfs-utils (2.1.1-4 -> 2.3.1-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded perl-dbi (1.637-3 -> 1.639-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded python (3.6.3-1 -> 3.6.4-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded smbclient (4.7.3-1 -> 4.7.4-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded samba (4.7.3-1 -> 4.7.4-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded udisks2 (2.7.4-1 -> 2.7.5-1)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded xorg-server-common (1.19.5-1 -> 1.19.6-2)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded xorg-server (1.19.5-1 -> 1.19.6-2)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] upgraded xorg-server-xwayland (1.19.5-1 -> 1.19.6-2)
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] running 'detect-old-perl-modules.hook'...
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] running 'systemd-tmpfiles.hook'...
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] running 'systemd-update.hook'...
[2017-12-29 08:56] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2017-12-29 09:57] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S xorg------xinit'
[2017-12-29 09:57] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S xorg-xinit'
[2017-12-29 09:57] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-12-29 09:57] [ALPM] installed xorg-xmodmap (1.0.9-1)
[2017-12-29 09:57] [ALPM] installed xorg-xinit (1.3.4-4)
[2017-12-29 09:57] [ALPM] transaction completed

Dec 29 17:25:40 arch gsd-xsettings[794]: Failed to get current display configuration state: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig" does not exist
Dec 29 17:25:40 arch gsd-xsettings[794]: Failed to get current display configuration state: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig" does not exist
Dec 29 17:25:40 arch gsd-xsettings[794]: Failed to get current display configuration state: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig" does not exist
Dec 29 17:25:40 arch gnome-shell[703]: Failed to load background 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-lock.jpg': Error opening file /usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-lock.jpg: No such file or directory
Dec 29 17:25:40 arch dbus-daemon[388]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.locale1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.locale1.service' requested by ':1.36' (uid=1000 pid=824 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-keyboard ")
Dec 29 17:25:40 arch gnome-shell[703]: Error loading calendars: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer exited with status 127
Dec 29 17:25:40 arch gnome-session-binary[662]: Entering running state
Dec 29 17:25:41 arch gnome-shell[703]: Error looking up permission: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore was not provided by any .service files
Dec 29 17:25:41 arch gnome-shell[703]: STACK_OP_ADD: window 0x1c00001 already in stack
Dec 29 17:25:41 arch gnome-shell[703]: STACK_OP_ADD: window 0x1c00001 already in stack
Dec 29 17:25:42 arch gnome-shell[703]: GNOME Shell started at Fri Dec 29 2017 17:25:40 GMT-0500 (EST)
Dec 29 17:26:03 arch dbus-daemon[911]: [session uid=1000 pid=909] Activating service name='org.gnome.ChromeGnomeShell' requested by ':1.20' (uid=1000 pid=1147 comm="/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/chrome-gnome-shell /usr/l")
Dec 29 17:26:03 arch dbus-daemon[911]: [session uid=1000 pid=909] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.ChromeGnomeShell'

Last edited by gjaltemba (2017-12-30 00:43:19)

jasonwryan · 2017-12-30 00:03:18

Please use code tags when pasting to the boards: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … s_and_code

Disable the shell calendar extension and try again.

gjaltemba · 2017-12-30 01:13:58

Not sure how to go about disabling the shell calendar extension but I used Tweak Tool and set Extensions to Off. Same Oop! Something went wrong and Logout button.

Dec 29 19:52:37 arch /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[648]: /etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: gnome-session
Dec 29 19:52:37 arch dbus-daemon[657]: [session uid=1000 pid=657] Activating via systemd: service name='org.a11y.Bus' unit='at-spi-dbus-bus.service' requested by ':1.3' (uid=1000 pid=672 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 19:52:37 arch at-spi-bus-launcher[675]: dbus-daemon[680]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry' requested by ':1.0' (uid=1000 pid=672 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop[693]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop[692]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop[696]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch dbus-daemon[384]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.UPower' unit='upower.service' requested by ':1.17' (uid=1000 pid=703 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell ")
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch dbus-daemon[657]: [session uid=1000 pid=657] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.Daemon' unit='gvfs-daemon.service' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=703 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell ")
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch gnome-shell[703]: JS WARNING: [resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js 315]: reference to undefined property "MetaStage"
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch gnome-shell[703]: JS WARNING: [resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/layout.js 221]: reference to undefined property "MetaWindowGroup"
Dec 29 19:52:38 arch gnome-shell[703]: JS WARNING: [resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/osdMonitorLabeler.js 59]: reference to undefined property "MetaDBusDisplayConfigSkeleton"
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch dbus-daemon[657]: [session uid=1000 pid=657] Activating service name='org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=703 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell ")
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer[657]: /usr/lib/gnome-shell-calendar-server: error while loading shared libraries: libecal-1.2.so.19: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch dbus-daemon[657]: [session uid=1000 pid=657] Activated service 'org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer' failed: Process org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer exited with status 127
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gnome-shell[703]: Failed to launch ibus-daemon: Failed to execute child process ibus-daemon (No such file or directory)
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gnome-shell[703]: JS WARNING: [resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/slider.js 38]: reference to undefined property "CallyActor"
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch dbus-daemon[384]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.GeoClue2' unit='geoclue.service' requested by ':1.17' (uid=1000 pid=703 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell ")
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch polkitd[437]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:c1 (system bus name :1.17 [/usr/bin/gnome-shell], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gnome-shell[703]: Telepathy is not available, chat integration will be disabled.
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch dbus-daemon[657]: [session uid=1000 pid=657] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor' unit='gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor.service' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=703 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell ")
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gnome-shell[703]: No permission to trigger offline updates: Polkit.Error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Action org.freedesktop.packagekit.trigger-offline-update is not registered
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch dbus-daemon[384]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ColorManager' unit='colord.service' requested by ':1.30' (uid=1000 pid=810 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-color ")
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gnome-shell[703]: Failed to load background 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-lock.jpg': Error opening file /usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-lock.jpg: No such file or directory
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gnome-shell[703]: Error loading calendars: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer exited with status 127
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gsd-sharing[783]: Failed to StopUnit service: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit gnome-user-share-webdav.service not loaded.
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gsd-sharing[783]: Failed to StopUnit service: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit gnome-remote-desktop.service not loaded.
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch dbus-daemon[384]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.locale1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.locale1.service' requested by ':1.36' (uid=1000 pid=824 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-keyboard ")
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch gnome-session-binary[659]: Entering running state
Dec 29 19:52:39 arch dbus-daemon[903]: [session uid=1000 pid=901] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.1' (uid=1000 pid=897 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-binary ")
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch dbus-daemon[903]: [session uid=1000 pid=901] Activating service name='org.a11y.Bus' requested by ':1.2' (uid=1000 pid=908 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch org.a11y.Bus[903]: dbus-daemon[915]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry' requested by ':1.0' (uid=1000 pid=908 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch dbus-daemon[903]: [session uid=1000 pid=901] Activating service name='org.gtk.vfs.Daemon' requested by ':1.4' (uid=1000 pid=908 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch gnome-session[897]: gnome-session-binary[897]: WARNING: software acceleration check failed: Child process exited with code 1
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch gnome-session-binary[897]: WARNING: software acceleration check failed: Child process exited with code 1
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch gnome-session[897]: Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch gnome-session-f[939]: Cannot open display: 
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch gnome-shell[703]: Error looking up permission: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore was not provided by any .service files
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch gnome-shell[703]: STACK_OP_ADD: window 0x1c00001 already in stack
Dec 29 19:52:40 arch gnome-shell[703]: STACK_OP_ADD: window 0x1c00001 already in stack
Dec 29 19:52:41 arch gnome-shell[703]: GNOME Shell started at Fri Dec 29 2017 19:52:39 GMT-0500 (EST)

Killed vncserver and restarted. Still Oops. Something has gone wrong.

Dec 29 20:11:29 arch dbus-daemon[1086]: [session uid=1000 pid=1084] Activating service name='org.a11y.Bus' requested by ':1.0' (uid=1000 pid=1087 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 20:11:29 arch org.a11y.Bus[1086]: dbus-daemon[1094]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry' requested by ':1.0' (uid=1000 pid=1087 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 20:11:29 arch gnome-session[1077]: gnome-session-is-accelerated: No hardware 3D support.
Dec 29 20:11:29 arch gnome-session[1077]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GL Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:11:29 arch gnome-session-c[1098]: Failed to create EGL surface
Dec 29 20:11:29 arch gnome-session[1077]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GLES Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:11:34 arch gnome-session[1077]: gnome-session-is-accelerated: No hardware 3D support.
Dec 29 20:11:34 arch gnome-session[1077]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GL Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:11:34 arch gnome-session-c[1105]: eglInitialize() failed
Dec 29 20:11:34 arch gnome-session[1077]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GLES Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:11:34 arch gnome-session[1077]: gnome-session-binary[1077]: WARNING: software acceleration check failed: Child process exited with code 1
Dec 29 20:11:34 arch gnome-session-binary[1077]: WARNING: software acceleration check failed: Child process exited with code 1
Dec 29 20:11:35 arch dbus-daemon[1086]: [session uid=1000 pid=1084] Activating service name='org.gtk.vfs.Daemon' requested by ':1.3' (uid=1000 pid=1106 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-failed --allow-logout ")
Dec 29 20:11:35 arch gnome-session-f[1106]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55590603a1c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:11:35 arch gnome-session-f[1106]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55590603a1c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:11:43 arch gnome-session-f[1106]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55590603a1c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:11:43 arch gnome-session-f[1106]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55590603a1c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:11:43 arch gnome-session-f[1106]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55590603a1c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:11:44 arch gnome-session-q[1120]: Failed to call logout: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
Dec 29 20:19:14 arch dbus-daemon[1163]: [session uid=1000 pid=1161] Activating service name='org.a11y.Bus' requested by ':1.0' (uid=1000 pid=1164 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 20:19:14 arch org.a11y.Bus[1163]: dbus-daemon[1171]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry' requested by ':1.0' (uid=1000 pid=1164 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-check-accelerated ")
Dec 29 20:19:14 arch gnome-session[1154]: gnome-session-is-accelerated: No hardware 3D support.
Dec 29 20:19:14 arch gnome-session[1154]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GL Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:19:14 arch gnome-session-c[1177]: Failed to create EGL surface
Dec 29 20:19:14 arch gnome-session[1154]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GLES Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session[1154]: gnome-session-is-accelerated: No hardware 3D support.
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session[1154]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GL Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session-c[1182]: eglInitialize() failed
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session[1154]: gnome-session-check-accelerated: GLES Helper exited with code 256
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session[1154]: gnome-session-binary[1154]: WARNING: software acceleration check failed: Child process exited with code 1
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session-binary[1154]: WARNING: software acceleration check failed: Child process exited with code 1
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch dbus-daemon[1163]: [session uid=1000 pid=1161] Activating service name='org.gtk.vfs.Daemon' requested by ':1.3' (uid=1000 pid=1183 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-session-failed --allow-logout ")
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session-f[1183]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55d3107201c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:19:19 arch gnome-session-f[1183]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55d3107201c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:19:28 arch gnome-session-f[1183]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55d3107201c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:19:28 arch gnome-session-f[1183]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55d3107201c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:19:28 arch gnome-session-f[1183]: Allocating size to GtkBox 0x55d3107201c0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
Dec 29 20:19:28 arch gnome-session-q[1197]: Failed to call logout: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files

Last edited by gjaltemba (2017-12-30 01:23:28)

jasonwryan · 2017-12-30 01:43:56

Dec 29 19:52:39 arch org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer[657]: /usr/lib/gnome-shell-calendar-server: error while loading shared libraries: libecal-1.2.so.19: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

That's a partial update or some other form of brokeness.

gjaltemba · 2017-12-30 02:09:30

My log report is the output of journalctl -xe |grep gnome. This seems to be related to the main gnome session which appears to run normally. The same log is displayed when I do not run vncserver.

How do I trace the exec gnome-session in xstartup?

seth · 2017-12-30 09:48:03

yes, "something" - i love gnome ... it doesn't confuse you with things like facts or information. m(

man coredumpctl

Get a coredump.

About the unresolved lib:

pacman -Qi evolution-data-server

If that package is there, there's a problem with your installation.

gjaltemba · 2017-12-31 03:19:26

The problem is not just with my installation and easily reproduced.

Fresh install of Arch Linux.
Install gnome.
Install Tigervnc.
Configure xstartup with exec gnome-session
pacman system wide upgrade
signon with Gnome xorg
vncserver :1

Connect with vnc client ends with Oops. Something has gone wrong.

Last edited by gjaltemba (2017-12-31 03:20:30)

seth · 2017-12-31 08:09:32

Good, because then many other people will show up for this and one of them might be bothered to provide a coredump (or any relevant information)

Me however will certainly not be bothered with installing the entire gnome stack just to see whether or not I can reproduce your problem which might be related to something else.

Wild guess: output of "hostnamectl"?

gjaltemba · 2018-01-01 01:47:08

hostnamectl

   Static hostname: arch
         Icon name: computer-desktop
           Chassis: desktop
        Machine ID: ****
           Boot ID: ****
  Operating System: Arch Linux
            Kernel: Linux 4.14.9-1-ARCH
      Architecture: x86-64

seth · 2018-01-01 09:05:42

Nope, it's not a hostname switch by NM.
I assume it's missing GLX support because of all the GL testing error code. If you want more then just assume: look at the coredump. If it's GLX you'll likely find error messages in the xorg log. No idea whether you can be bothered to look at least at them.

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