Bug#942036: gnome crashes on session start

[Patrick Shirkey]

Package: gnome-core
Version: 1:3.30+2

gnome-core:

  Installed: 1:3.30+2

  Candidate: 1:3.30+2

  Version table:

 *** 1:3.30+2 500

        500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages

        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Linux version 5.2.0-3-amd64 (debian-kernel at lists.debian.org) (gcc version
8.3.0 (Debian 8.3.0-22)) #1 SMP Debian 5.2.17-1 (2019-09-26)

I get the following error in /var/log/messages when trying to start a
desktop session. Switching to mate desktop allows me to run a desktop
session so it appears to be a bug in the gnome desktop package. Desktop
session was working fine until recent dist-upgrade. Gnome desktop crashed
while unattended and I get this error after rebooting.  i.e desktop was
working until it crashed and now it crashes when loading the session after
gdm3 login screen.

Possibly related to "unattended upgrades" which ran before desktop crashed
and reboot required.


gnome-session-binary[10439]: WARNING: Error creating FIFO: File exists

Oct  9 13:23:05  gnome-session-c[10501]: Error creating FIFO: File exists

Oct  9 13:23:05 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[10330]: (II) intel(0): EDID
vendor "CMO", prod id 5920

Oct  9 13:23:05 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[10330]: (II) intel(0): Printing
DDC gathered Modelines:

Oct  9 13:23:05 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[10330]: (II) intel(0): Modeline
"1920x1080"x0.0  140.49  1920 1972 2007 2094  1080 1083 1089 1118 +hsync
-vsync (67.1 kHz eP)

Oct  9 13:23:05 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[10330]: (II) intel(0): Modeline
"1920x1080"x0.0   92.45  1920 1968 2000 2080  1080 1083 1088 1111 +hsync
-vsync (44.4 kHz e)

Oct  9 13:23:05 gnome-shell[10518]: Failed to migrate monitor configuration
for default:???:0x0000:0x00000000: Monitor mode invalid

Oct  9 13:23:05 gnome-session-binary[10504]: Entering running state

Oct  9 13:23:05 gsd-sharing[10528]: Failed to StopUnit service:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit
gnome-remote-desktop.service not loaded.

Oct  9 13:23:05 gsd-xsettings[10539]: Failed to get current display
configuration state: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner:
Name "org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig" does not exist

Oct  9 13:23:05 gsd-media-keys[10538]: Failed to grab accelerators:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface
“org.gnome.Shell” on object at path /org/gnome/Shell

Oct  9 13:23:05 gnome-shell[10518]: Unset XDG_SESSION_ID,
getCurrentSessionProxy() called outside a user session. Asking logind
directly.

Oct  9 13:23:05 gnome-shell[10518]: Will monito
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