Bug#907490: gnome-shell: Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop

william l-k william.james.kauffman at gmail.com
Tue Aug 28 18:45:05 BST 2018


Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.28.3-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Dear Maintainer,


After a recent power failure lasting multiple hours, the battery backup on my
laptop ran out of power and the system shut down. Once power was restored and I
restarted the machine, I booted into a minimal GUI with black background and
x-cursor. Without gnome controls, I was unable to get a terminal from the
minimal session, so I switched to another tty. From there I was able to
troubleshoot.

None of the following solved the problem:

rebooting
update/upgrade then rebooting
merging last lvm-snapshot of the root directory
alt +f2 and then r
sudo systemctl restart gdm
killall -HUP gnome-shell
sudo systemctl restart gdm

>From GDM controls:
trying default x11 and gnome

Trying alternate kernel


The portion of the log near the times of start attempts had sections like
these:


Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username dbus-daemon[603]: [system] Activating via systemd:
service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostna
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could not
connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username unknown[8630]: Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username dbus-daemon[8532]: [session uid=1000 pid=8532]
Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.Daemon' unit='gvfs-daemon.se
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could not
connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username unknown[8635]: Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Mouse.desktop[8606]: Unable
to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' respawning too qui
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Starting Time & Date Service...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.desktop[8609]:
Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username unknown[8638]: cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' respawning too quic
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktop[8613]: Cannot
open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktop[8614]:
Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username dbus-daemon[603]: [system] Activating via systemd:
service name='org.freedesktop.timedate1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.timeda
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could not
connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-f[8649]: Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop[8617]: Cannot
open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could not
connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-f[8648]: Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could not
connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username unknown[8650]: Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop[8592]: dbus-daemon[8604]:
Reloaded configuration
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could not
connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username unknown[8645]: Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop[8624]:
Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username kernel: fuse init (API version 7.26)
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Started Virtual filesystem service.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd-logind[594]: Session 2 logged out. Waiting for
processes to exit.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd-logind[594]: Removed session 2.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop[8626]:
Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: user-runtime-dir at 1000.service: Unit not
needed anymore. Stopping.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Stopping User Manager for UID 1000...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop[8629]: Cannot
open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Mounting FUSE Control File System...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username dbus-daemon[8532]: [session uid=1000 pid=8532]
Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.Daemon'
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gdm-password][6537]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session):
session closed for user skill
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Mounted FUSE Control File System.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gdm3[765]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 2.482317 seconds
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopping D-Bus User Message Bus...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username dbus-daemon[603]: [system] Successfully activated
service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopped target Default.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username dbus-daemon[603]: [system] Successfully activated
service 'org.freedesktop.timedate1'
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopping Virtual filesystem service...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8514]: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session
closed for user skill
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopped Virtual filesystem service.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopped D-Bus User Message Bus.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopped target Basic System.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopped target Sockets.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Closed Sound System.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Closed GnuPG network certificate
management daemon.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent (ssh-
agent emulation).
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent and
passphrase cache (restricted).
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent and
passphrase cache (access for web browsers).
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent and
passphrase cache.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopped target Paths.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Stopped target Timers.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Closed D-Bus User Message Bus Socket.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Reached target Shutdown.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Started Time & Date Service.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[8513]: Starting Exit the Session...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: user-runtime-dir at 1000.service: Unit not
needed anymore. Stopping.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Stopped User Manager for UID 1000.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: user-runtime-dir at 1000.service: Unit not
needed anymore. Stopping.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Removed slice User Slice of UID 1000.
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Stopping /run/user/1000 mount wrapper...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Stopped /run/user/1000 mount wrapper.
Aug 28 10:13:12 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:12 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:23 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:23 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:23 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:24 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:24 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:24 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:24 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:25 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:25 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:25 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:25 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:26 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:27 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:28 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:28 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:29 Username realmd[4888]: quitting realmd service after timeout
Aug 28 10:13:29 Username realmd[4888]: stopping service
Aug 28 10:13:29 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:29 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:29 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:29 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:30 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:30 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:30 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:30 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:30 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:30 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:31 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:31 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username gnome-shell[3220]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is null
_setCurrentRect at resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13
wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username gdm-password][8669]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session):
session opened for user skill by (uid=0)
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[1]: Started /run/user/1000 mount wrapper.
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[1]: Created slice User Slice of UID 1000.
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[1]: Starting User Manager for UID 1000...
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd-logind[594]: New session 4 of user skill.
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[1]: Started Session 4 of user skill.
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[10362]: pam_unix(systemd-user:session):
session opened for user skill by (uid=0)
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[10362]: Listening on Sound System.
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[10362]: Starting D-Bus User Message Bus
Socket.
Aug 28 10:13:32 Username systemd[10362]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent
and passphrase cache.
















it='gvfs-daemon.se
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could not
connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username unknown[8635]: Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Mouse.desktop[8606]: Unable
to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' respawning too qui
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username systemd[1]: Starting Time & Date Service...
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.desktop[8609]:
Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username unknown[8638]: cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop' respawning too quic
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: gnome-session-binary[8534]:
WARNING: App 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktop[8613]: Cannot
open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktop' exited with code 1
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.desktop
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktop[8614]:
Cannot open display:
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING: App
'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktop' respawning too quickly
Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable failure in
required component org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.desktop

While troubleshooting I was on battery. Once I was low on power, I connected
the power supply was going to compare log sections with wayland and with x11 to
if there were common messages.

At that point, I mysteriously obtained a gnome-shell and the sytem has behaved
normally while on ac. I haven't yet tested rebooting on battery backup again,
but I suspect the problem is resolved.

I have no idea what was wrong, nor what specifically I did if anything to solve
the problem. Was it moving to ac that fixed it??

I spent hours of time troubleshooting and having the machine mysteriously begin
working is worse than having to take drastic action to get the machine working
- at least then I know what fixed the problem.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (800, 'testing'), (700, 'unstable'), (600, 'experimental'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.17.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii  dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend]  0.28.0-2
ii  evolution-data-server                        3.28.5-3
ii  gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0                   0.6.45-1
ii  gir1.2-atspi-2.0                             2.28.0-3
ii  gir1.2-freedesktop                           1.56.1-1
ii  gir1.2-gcr-3                                 3.28.0-1
ii  gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0                     3.28.0-1
ii  gir1.2-gdm-1.0                               3.28.2-4
ii  gir1.2-geoclue-2.0                           2.4.12-2
ii  gir1.2-glib-2.0                              1.56.1-1
ii  gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0                    3.28.2-1
ii  gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0                      3.28.2-2
ii  gir1.2-gtk-3.0                               3.22.30-2
ii  gir1.2-gweather-3.0                          3.28.1-1
ii  gir1.2-ibus-1.0                              1.5.18-1
ii  gir1.2-mutter-2                              3.28.3-2
ii  gir1.2-nm-1.0                                1.12.2-2
ii  gir1.2-nma-1.0                               1.8.16-1
ii  gir1.2-pango-1.0                             1.42.4-1
ii  gir1.2-polkit-1.0                            0.105-21
ii  gir1.2-rsvg-2.0                              2.40.20-2
ii  gir1.2-soup-2.4                              2.62.2-2
ii  gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0                        0.99.8-2
ii  gjs                                          1.52.3-2
ii  gnome-backgrounds                            3.28.0-1
ii  gnome-settings-daemon                        3.28.1-1
ii  gnome-shell-common                           3.28.3-1
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas                    3.28.0-1
ii  libatk-bridge2.0-0                           2.26.2-1
ii  libatk1.0-0                                  2.28.1-1
ii  libc6                                        2.27-5
ii  libcairo2                                    1.15.12-1
ii  libcanberra-gtk3-0                           0.30-6
ii  libcanberra0                                 0.30-6
ii  libcroco3                                    0.6.12-2
ii  libecal-1.2-19                               3.28.5-3
ii  libedataserver-1.2-23                        3.28.5-3
ii  libgcr-base-3-1                              3.28.0-1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0                           2.36.12-2
ii  libgirepository-1.0-1                        1.56.1-1
ii  libgjs0g [libgjs0-libmozjs-52-0]             1.52.3-2
ii  libglib2.0-0                                 2.56.1-2
ii  libglib2.0-bin                               2.56.1-2
ii  libgstreamer1.0-0                            1.14.2-2
ii  libgtk-3-0                                   3.22.30-2
ii  libical3                                     3.0.3-1
ii  libjson-glib-1.0-0                           1.4.2-4
ii  libmutter-2-0                                3.28.3-2
ii  libnm0                                       1.12.2-2
ii  libpango-1.0-0                               1.42.4-1
ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0                          1.42.4-1
ii  libpolkit-agent-1-0                          0.105-21
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0                        0.105-21
ii  libpulse-mainloop-glib0                      12.0-1
ii  libpulse0                                    12.0-1
ii  libsecret-1-0                                0.18.6-1
ii  libstartup-notification0                     0.12-5
ii  libsystemd0                                  239-7
ii  libx11-6                                     2:1.6.6-1
ii  libxfixes3                                   1:5.0.3-1
ii  mutter                                       3.28.3-2
ii  python3                                      3.6.5-3

Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
pn  bolt                  <none>
ii  chrome-gnome-shell    9-1
ii  gdm3                  3.28.2-4
ii  gkbd-capplet          3.26.0-3
ii  gnome-control-center  1:3.28.2-1
ii  gnome-user-docs       3.28.2-1
ii  iio-sensor-proxy      2.4-2
ii  switcheroo-control    1.2-1
ii  unzip                 6.0-21

Versions of packages gnome-shell suggests:
ii  gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12   0.24.1-2
ii  gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2  0.8.2-3

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