Bug#645424: [gnome-shell] gnome-shell is unusable

[Michael Biebl]

Am 15.10.2011 20:53, schrieb Davide Governale:
> Il giorno Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:10:25 +0200
> Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org> ha scritto:
> 
>> Am 15.10.2011 20:00, schrieb Davide Governale:
>>> Package: gnome-shell
>>> Version: 3.0.2-5
>>> Severity: grave
>>>
>>> --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I can use gnome-fallback, while if I choose the "gnome" session in
>>> gdm, the desktop I see is unusable. If I click on Activity I can't
>>> see anything, and I can't see the vertical bars either. What's the
>>> problem?
>>
>> What kind of graphics hardware do you have? What driver do you use?
>>
>> Can you attach a screenshot of your desktop and attach your
>> Xorg.0.log and ~/.xsession-errors please.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
> 
> Hello Michael,
> 
> $ lspci | grep VGA
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300SE/7200 GS] (rev a1)
> 
> # dpkg -l nvidia* | grep ii
> ii  nvidia-alternative                   280.13.really.275.28-1            allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider
> ii  nvidia-glx                           280.13.really.275.28-1            NVIDIA metapackage
> ii  nvidia-installer-cleanup             20110729+2                        Cleanup after driver installation with the nvidia-installer
> ii  nvidia-kernel-3.0.0-1-686-pae        280.13-5+3.0.0-3                  NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 3.0.0-1-686-pae
> ii  nvidia-kernel-common                 20110729+2                        NVIDIA binary kernel module support files
> ii  nvidia-kernel-dkms                   280.13.really.275.28-1            NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS source
> ii  nvidia-kernel-source                 280.13.really.275.28-1            NVIDIA binary kernel module source
> ii  nvidia-settings                      280.13-1                          Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
> ii  nvidia-support                       20110729+2                        NVIDIA binary graphics driver support files
> ii  nvidia-vdpau-driver                  280.13.really.275.28-1            NVIDIA vdpau driver
> ii  nvidia-xconfig                       280.13-1                          X configuration tool for non-free NVIDIA drivers
> 
> I'm sorry but I can not attach the screenshot, because gnome-screenshot does not work on that screen.
> 
> In addition:
> 
> $ glxinfo | grep rendering
> direct rendering: Yes
> 

The attached .xsession-errors file doesn't look like the correct one, as you
have started the fallback mode there (gnome-panel and notification-daemon etc).
Please attach the one after starting gnome-shell. You probably need to switch to
ALT+F1 and make a copy of this file before you start the fallback mode again.
regarding screenshot: do you have a smartphone or camera? that would help too.

My guess is, that it is related to the proprietary nvidia kernel driver.

Michael



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