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mythus

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[Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

Greetings,

My appologies if the thread title isn't sufficient, I really do not know how to title this.

Anyway, seeing as Gnome 3.8 has hit testing, I decided to give it a try like a good little archer. I updated my computer and just to make sure I got everything, I ran pacman -S testing/gnome testing/gnome-extras, which install more things for gnome 3.8.

I then rebooted and tried to log in to the newly updated gnome, but no dice. Instead, after a 2-4 minute wait I get the grey screen with the sad computer telling me " Oh no, Something is Wrong" and the only option is to log out.

I tried clearing out gnome related files in /home, from /config and /local, and still no dice.

I should mention that:
1.) this is the 64 bit version
2.) gnome 3.6 functioned fine
3.) as KDE has been my main desktop for a while, I used KDM as my display manager

Any ideas, suggestions, or demands for certain logs?

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

What errors do you see in `dmesg` and `journalctl -b`?

All the best,

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felipense

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

I had the same issue with my old archlinux, have you installed systemd ? Or is a fresh install of archlinux? Try removing kde, kdm  and using gdm.

systemctl disable kdm.service
pacman -Rsc kde
pacman -S gnome gnome-extras gdm
systemctl enable gdm.service
restart

if that not work try with xinit instead gdm see the wiki to know how configure.

Last edited by felipense (2013-04-11 12:32:45)

mythus

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

Greetings,

dmesg shows me a segfault with nepomukserver[579], error 4 in lbQtCore.so.4.8.4
and....
systemd-journald[109]: Failed to write entry, ignoring: Argument list too long

journalctl - b shows:
WARNING: App 'gnome-shell.desktop' respawning too quickly
Unrecoverable failure in required component gnome-shel.desktop
and it is not happy about NetworkManager activation failing for systemd

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odinboy71

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

I am getting the same error, whats reported by dmesg

[ 3203.240411] gnome-settings-[788]: segfault at 8 ip 00007feb8135b0d9 sp 00007ffffc71f770 error 4 in libmedia-keys.so[7feb8134b000+2e000]
[ 3214.341297] gnome-settings-[848]: segfault at 8 ip 00007f4bf177b0d9 sp 00007fff414294d0 error 4 in libmedia-keys.so[7f4bf176b000+2e000]
[ 3246.714283] fuse init (API version 7.20)
[ 3247.652742] gnome-settings-[1075]: segfault at 8 ip 00007f2c1fb310d9 sp 00007fff6a0e8020 error 4 in libmedia-keys.so[7f2c1fb21000+2e000]
[ 3252.632327] gnome-settings-[1138]: segfault at 8 ip 00007f6c9ecb40d9 sp 00007ffff406f490 error 4 in libmedia-keys.so[7f6c9eca4000+2e000]

mythus

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

I installed Network Manager, didn't fix the issue.
I switched to GDM, couldnt even get GDM to load. Clearly there is something wrong here.... time to dig deeper.
I won't remove KDE, so if that is the only option then I guess that my days with Gnome3 are finished. I am hoping that there is another way to get it to work though....

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felipense

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

Try disabling nemopuk.

marzoul

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

I have the same "Something went wrong" except that nothing dubious appears in dmesg... I had to installed Openbox to be able to launch X (then Firefox). Actually it's the only environment I can run, Enlightenment fails to launch but without the X message, but currently stuck in qwerty (loadkeys fails).

I'm suffering.

Just what the h*** did this gnome update to my laptop ?
I used gnome 3.6 fallback style really perfectly.

parad0x

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

I've got the same problem: Segmentation fault on libmedia-keys.so
I don't have kde installed. it's a gnome issue..

EDIT:
I've tried to install gnome-settings-daemon-git
journalctl -b:

Apr 13 11:28:27 scorpion sudo[2012]: viralex : TTY=tty2 ; PWD=/home/viralex ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/systemctl start gdm
Apr 13 11:28:27 scorpion sudo[2012]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by viralex(uid=0)
Apr 13 11:28:27 scorpion systemd[1]: Starting GNOME Display Manager...
Apr 13 11:28:27 scorpion systemd[1]: Started GNOME Display Manager.
Apr 13 11:28:27 scorpion sudo[2012]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Apr 13 11:28:28 scorpion dbus-daemon[1377]: dbus[1377]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.48" (uid=0 pid=2015 comm="/usr/sbin/gdm ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" member="GetAll" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.49" (uid=0 pid=2018 comm="/usr/lib/gdm/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gn")
Apr 13 11:28:28 scorpion dbus[1377]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.48" (uid=0 pid=2015 comm="/usr/sbin/gdm ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" member="GetAll" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.49" (uid=0 pid=2018 comm="/usr/lib/gdm/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gn")
Apr 13 11:28:28 scorpion gdm[2015]: Failed to give slave programs access to the display. Trying to proceed.
Apr 13 11:28:28 scorpion systemd-logind[1368]: New session c2 of user gdm.
Apr 13 11:28:28 scorpion systemd-logind[1368]: Linked /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 to /run/user/120/X11-display.
Apr 13 11:28:28 scorpion gnome-session[2034]: Entering running state
Apr 13 11:28:28 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2055): Gvc-WARNING **: Failed to connect context: OK
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion colord[1583]: Device added: xrandr-Corollary Inc
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion colord[1583]: Automatic metadata add icc-0870b0c914820d200805be58fd323d76 to xrandr-Corollary Inc
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion colord[1583]: Profile added: icc-0870b0c914820d200805be58fd323d76
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '4'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js:4
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js:38
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js:15
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @<main>:1
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: "'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '4'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js:4
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js:38
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js:15
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @<main>:1
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: "'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '4'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js:4
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js:38
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js:15
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @<main>:1
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: "'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js"'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '4'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js:4
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js:38
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js:15
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: @<main>:1
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: "'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: Window manager warning: Log level 32: Execution of main.js threw exception: Error: Requiring Gdm, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Gdm' (any version) not found
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2055): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_builder_end: assertion `!GVSB(builder)->uniform_item_types || GVSB(builder)->prev_item_type != NULL || g_variant_type_is_definite (GVSB(builder)->type)' failed
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2055): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion `value != NULL' failed
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2055): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion `g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2055): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type_string: assertion `value != NULL' failed
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2055): GLib-ERROR **: g_variant_new: expected GVariant of type `a(su)' but received value has type `(null)'
Apr 13 11:28:29 scorpion kernel: traps: gnome-settings-[2055] trap int3 ip:7fefeac75e9d sp:7fff451899f0 error:0
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion colord[1583]: device removed: xrandr-Corollary Inc
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion colord[1583]: Profile removed: icc-0870b0c914820d200805be58fd323d76
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: gnome-session[2034]: WARNING: Child process 2055 was already dead.
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion gnome-session[2034]: WARNING: Child process 2055 was already dead.
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: gnome-session[2034]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-settings-daemon.desktop' killed by signal 5
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion gnome-session[2034]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-settings-daemon.desktop' killed by signal 5
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2078): Gvc-WARNING **: Failed to connect context: OK
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2078): color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to create device: failed to obtain org.freedesktop.color-manager.create-device auth
Apr 13 11:28:30 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2078): color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to obtain org.freedesktop.color-manager.create-profile auth
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion sudo[2089]: viralex : TTY=tty2 ; PWD=/home/viralex ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/systemctl stop gdm
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion sudo[2089]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by viralex(uid=0)
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion systemd[1]: Stopping GNOME Display Manager...
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion gdm[2015]: GLib-GObject: g_object_ref: assertion `object->ref_count > 0' failed
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: (gnome-settings-daemon:2078): Gdk-WARNING **: gnome-settings-daemon: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion /usr/bin/dbus-launch[2034]: gnome-session[2034]: Gdk-WARNING: gnome-session: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion gnome-session[2034]: Gdk-WARNING: gnome-session: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion systemd-logind[1368]: Removed session c2.
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion gdm[2015]: GLib-GObject: g_object_unref: assertion `object->ref_count > 0' failed
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion systemd[1]: Stopped GNOME Display Manager.
Apr 13 11:28:41 scorpion sudo[2089]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root

EDIT2:
Am I the only one that has this problem?

Last edited by parad0x (2013-04-15 11:52:26)

parad0x

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

Now gnome3.8 works. I've installed gdm-git from aur.

EDIT....

yeah gdm works, I'd been able to boot gnome only once.
After re-enabling gdm service and rebooting it freezed after password prompt..

Last edited by parad0x (2013-04-15 12:40:15)

big_bum

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

I have the same problem. GDM works, but I can't login.

parad0x

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

Now I have to login on lxde, logout and then I can load gnome, don't ask me why, I don't know.

marzoul

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

Hi,

For me the only way to launch Gnome is to use "exec gnome-shell" in .xinitrc.
The standard "exec gnome-session" fails, with the message "Oh no something went wrong".

With "exec gnome-shell" the main Gnome Shell panel (on top) appears.
From the interactive "Activities" menu, typing "fire" or the full "firefox" does not even mention Firefox.
Only with Alt-F2 applications can be launched with the command line.
Also, I have wrong color handling in gnome-terminal. Only xterm displays things correctly and I am not typing blind because foreground=background.
And finally I can't logout, the only way seems to kill gnome-shell from another tty.

I installed GDM in case it would help. Launching GDM (simple "sudo gdm", to see what happens) kind of locked the current tty, nothing graphical appeared. I had to kill all gdm processes from another tty. dmesg showed errors related to Nouveau ("DATA ERROR" of different kinds). At this point in the tty where gdm was launched the concept of newline seemd unknown and I had to log again to experience a correct command-line interface again.

Just to try, I launched GDM as non-root, and it output errors about error messages overwritten, and that it indicates a "bug in someone's code".
If someone here ask, I'll do the test again to retrieve the exact message.

But I would deeply like to know why gnome 3.8 works correcly for some users and absolutely not for some others. Right now I use openbox but it's not exactly the desktop environment I'd like to use (I'm of the Gnome Classic gang).

Sometimes, but I don't have a clear way to reproduce it, I get errors that seems somewhat related to dbus.
Please, someone can tell what is necessary about DBus for Gnome, so I can at least check that ?

Last edited by marzoul (2013-04-17 12:18:42)

big_bum

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

This is what I get in dmesg:

[ 6088.750499] pool[3674]: segfault at 2 ip 00007fd27548f537 sp 00007fd26ecad5b0 error 4 in libglib-2.0.so.0.3600.1[7fd27542c000+fc000]

edit:
I installed glib2 from git, it doesn't show any errors, but I still can't login.

Last edited by big_bum (2013-04-17 12:56:05)

marzoul

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

VICTORY
I got Gnome Shell working ! New Classic mode style !
The solution was rather simple : install gdb, start it, and log into your favourite session from there.

sudo systemctl start gdm.service
(in a standard tty)

So, it works. I'm 90% satisfied.
Actually I like not having graphics launching by default at boot, and I would like to be able to launch this Gnome session without the GDM help.
Anyone has an easy trick to do this (manually start an X session under Gnome, without GDM) ?

bsujja

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Re: [Gnome 3.8] Can't log in, get the "Oh No Something Is Wrong" screen

I'm getting this problem with my old pc. I can log in to a gnome-flashback session and only after I have done:

pkill --HUP gnome-shell

in another TTY. Would be interested to see a better solution.