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

[Davide Governale]

Il giorno Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:01:25 +0200
Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org> ha scritto:

> 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
> 
> 

Michael, I have attached all

Kindly,
Davide Governale.
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