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

[william l-k]

Could this be what we were looking for: 

Aug 28 09:30:54 user gnome-shell[3348]: JS ERROR: TypeError:
this._currentWindow is
null                                            _setCurrentRect at resourc
e:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13                             
               wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:
22                                            _init/<@resource:///org/g
nome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13                                       
     setQuestion at resource:///org/gnome/shell/gdm/authPrompt.js:357:9   
                                         wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/
gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22                                           
 _askForUsernameAndBeginVerification at resource:///org/gnome/shell/gdm/lo
ginDialog.js:892:9                                            wrapper at r
esource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:22                      
                      _hideUserListAskForUsernameAndBeginVerification at r
esource:///org/gnome/shell/gdm/loginDialog.js:1108:9                   
                         wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_leg
acy.js:82:22Aug 28 09:30:54 user gnome-shell[3348]: JS WARNING:
[resource:///org/gnome/shell/gdm/realmd.js 129]: reference to undefined
property "_loginFormatAug 28 09:30:54 user gnome-shell[3348]: JS
WARNING: [resource:///org/gnome/shell/gdm/realmd.js 141]: reference to
undefined property "_loginFormatAug 28 09:30:54 user gnome-shell[3348]: 
JS ERROR: TypeError: this._currentWindow is
null                                            _setCurrentRect at resourc
e:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13                             
               wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:
22                                            _init/<@resource:///org/g
nome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13Aug 28 09:30:54 user gnome-shell[3348]: 
JS ERROR: TypeError: this._currentWindow is
null                                            _setCurrentRect at resourc
e:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13                             
               wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:
22                                            _init/<@resource:///org/g
nome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13Aug 28 09:30:56 user gnome-shell[3348]: 
JS ERROR: TypeError: this._currentWindow is
null                                            _setCurrentRect at resourc
e:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13                             
               wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:
22                                            _init/<@resource:///org/g
nome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13Aug 28 09:30:56 user gnome-shell[3348]: 
JS ERROR: TypeError: this._currentWindow is
null                                            _setCurrentRect at resourc
e:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13                             
               wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:
22                                            _init/<@resource:///org/g
nome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13Aug 28 09:30:57 user gnome-shell[3348]: 
JS ERROR: TypeError: this._currentWindow is
null                                            _setCurrentRect at resourc
e:///org/gnome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:536:13                             
               wrapper at resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82:
22                                            _init/<@resource:///org/g
nome/shell/ui/keyboard.js:503:13
On Sun, 2018-09-02 at 15:36 +0100, Simon McVittie wrote:
> Control: tags -1 + moreinfo> 
> 
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 at 12:45:05 -0500, william l-k wrote:
> The portion of the log near the times of start attempts had sections
> likethese:
> Aug 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable
> failure inrequired component
> org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.desktopAug 28 10:13:07 Username dbus-
> daemon[603]: [system] Activating via systemd:service
> name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostnaAug 
> 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: Unrecoverable
> failure inrequired component
> org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.desktopAug 28 10:13:07 Username
> gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING:
> App'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.desktop' exited with code 1Aug 28
> 10:13:07 Username gnome-session-binary[8534]: WARNING:
> App'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Clipboard.desktop' exited with code 1Aug
> 28 10:13:07 Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server:
> Could notconnect: Connection refusedAug 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.seAug 28 10:13:07
> Username gnome-session[8534]: Unable to init server: Could
> notconnect: Connection refused
> This looks as though these various programs were unable to connect to
> anX or Wayland display: that's a symptom, not a cause. If you go
> furtherback in the log, are there any log messages from gdm, gnome-
> shell orXorg that might indicate why the X or Wayland display could
> not start?
> Thanks,    smcv
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