Bug#603684: gnome-shell no longer starting JS ERROR !!!

[Lachlan]

Package: gnome-shell
Version: 2.31.5-2
Severity: important

i have been using gnome-shell with the NVIDIA proprietary driver. but it has
recently stopped working.

i have had this problem before with the driver but i have installed previous
versions of the nvidia driver that have worked with no success. i'm unsure as
to whether it's a gnome-shell or NVIDIA problem but the driver has worked
before, something else may have changed that doesn't like the shell.

terminal response to the --replace command:

user at laptop:~$ gnome-shell -r
Panel leaving: a new panel shell is starting.

(gnome-panel:5964): EggSMClient-CRITICAL **: egg_sm_client_set_mode: assertion
`global_client == NULL || global_client_mode == EGG_SM_CLIENT_MODE_DISABLED'
failed
Window manager warning: Log level 8: g_getenv: assertion `variable != NULL'
failed
    JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: TypeError: homeFile.get_uri is not a
function
    JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '133'
    JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/placeDisplay.js'
    JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '()@/usr/share/gnome-
shell/js/ui/placeDisplay.js:133
PlacesManager()@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/placeDisplay.js:119
start()@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js:125
@<main>:1
'
    JS ERROR: !!!     message = 'homeFile.get_uri is not a function'
Window manager warning: Log level 32: Execution of main.js threw exception:
TypeError: homeFile.get_uri is not a function
user at laptop:~$



-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii  gconf2                  2.31.5-1         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gir1.0-clutter-1.0      1.2.12-3         GObject introspection data for the
ii  gir1.0-freedesktop      0.6.14-1+b1      Introspection data for some FreeDe
ii  gir1.0-gconf-2.0        2.31.5-1         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gir1.0-glib-2.0         0.9.12-2         Introspection data for GLib, GObje
ii  gir1.0-gtk-2.0          0.6.5-6+b1       GObject introspection data for the
ii  gir1.0-json-glib-1.0    0.10.2-2         GLib JSON manipulation library (do
ii  gir1.0-mutter-2.31      2.31.5-1         GObject introspection data for Mut
ii  gjs                     0.7.1-1          Mozilla-based javascript bindings 
ii  libatk1.0-0             1.30.0-1         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-7         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcairo2               1.8.10-6         The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libclutter-1.0-0        1.2.12-3         Open GL based interactive canvas l
ii  libcroco3               0.6.2-1          a generic Cascading Style Sheet (C
ii  libdbus-1-3             1.2.24-3         simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2        0.88-2           simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libffi5                 3.0.9-3          Foreign Function Interface library
ii  libfontconfig1          2.8.0-2.1        generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6            2.4.2-1          FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgconf2-4             2.31.5-1         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgirepository1.0-0    0.6.14-1+b1      Library for handling GObject intro
ii  libgjs0a                0.7.1-1          Mozilla-based javascript bindings 
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1 7.7.1-4          A free implementation of the OpenG
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.27.2-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2-17   2.30.2-1         Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-menu2          2.30.3-1         an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  libgstreamer0.10-0      0.10.30-1        Core GStreamer libraries and eleme
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.22.0-1         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libjson-glib-1.0-0      0.10.2-2         GLib JSON manipulation library
ii  libmozjs2d              1.9.1.15-1       The Mozilla SpiderMonkey JavaScrip
ii  libnspr4-0d             4.8.6-1          NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.28.3-1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libstartup-notification 0.10-1           library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                2:1.3.3-3        X11 client-side library
ii  libxcomposite1          1:0.4.2-1        X11 Composite extension library
ii  libxdamage1             1:1.1.3-1        X11 damaged region extension libra
ii  libxext6                2:1.1.2-1        X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3              1:4.0.5-1        X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxml2                 2.7.8.dfsg-1     GNOME XML library
ii  mesa-utils              7.7.1-4          Miscellaneous Mesa GL utilities
ii  mutter                  2.31.5-1         lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  pkg-config              0.25-1.1         manage compile and link flags for 
ii  python                  2.6.6-3+squeeze1 interactive high-level object-orie
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii  xserver-xephyr                2:1.7.7-8  nested X server

gnome-shell suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information