Bug#1009977: gdm3: Fails to start since 2022/04/19 on Debian/testing

[Adrian Immanuel Kiess]

Dear Jeremy,

here the requested output:

For gdm, it reports this:

avril 22 05:04:26 g6.lan.dac org.freedesktop.secrets[12950]:
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/var/lib/gdm3/.cache/keyring-DNYYK1 avril 22
05:04:40 g6.lan.dac gdm-launch-environment][12595]:
pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session closed for user
Debian-gdm avril 22 05:04:40 g6.lan.dac systemd[1]:
var-lib-gdm3-.cache-gvfs.mount: Deactivated successfully. avril 22
05:04:40 g6.lan.dac gdm-launch-environment][12595]: GLib-GObject:
g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed avril 22
05:04:40 g6.lan.dac systemd[1]: var-lib-gdm3-.cache-doc.mount:
Deactivated successfully. avril 22 05:04:40 g6.lan.dac gdm3[12058]:
Gdm: Child process -12600 was already dead. avril 22 05:04:40
g6.lan.dac systemd[1]: gdm.service: Deactivated successfully.

where it says:

Gdm: Child process -12600 was already dead. avril 22 05:04:40

And for gnome-shell, I found this output:

avril 22 05:04:14 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Error looking up
permission: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.portal.Error.NotFound: No entry
for geolocation avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed
to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers
failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac
gnome-shell[12614]: JS ERROR: Exception in callback for signal:
login-format-changed: Error: Wrong type number; string expected avril
22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: ATK Bridge is disabled
but a11y has already been enabled. avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac
gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Registering session with GDM avril 22
05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:15
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front
buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid
argument avril 22 05:04:15 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to
lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed:
Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:16 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]:
Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument avril 22 05:04:16
g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: Failed to lock front buffer
on /dev/dri/card0: drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument
avril 22 05:04:20 g6.lan.dac gnome-shell[12614]: No permission to
control network connections: Polkit.Error:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Action
org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control is not registered

Where it says:

 Failed to lock front buffer on /dev/dri/card0:
drmModeAddFB2WithModifiers failed: Invalid argument

I'd like to note, the recent upgrade has introduced some bugs also with
goa-daemon, where goa-daemon is consistently respawning, after logging
into a X session with startx. If I kill goa-daemon with $ killall -9
goa-daemon, this stops, and I can use my GNOME applications again,
without waiting a half minute for them to start.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Adrian Kiess



On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:34:37 -0400
Jeremy Bicha <jeremy.bicha at canonical.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 11:51 AM Adrian Immanuel Kiess
> <adrian at mx.aik.onl> wrote:
> > GDM3 fails to load, after bringing up the system.
> 
> Please switch to a virtual terminal (like Ctrl+Alt+F3) and look for
> interesting messages in
> journalctl -b
> 
> Probably especially messages from gnome-shell or gdm
> 
> Thank you,
> Jeremy Bicha