gnome-shell will not start again

[imesg]

I got the dreaded 'uh oh something happened' and gnome shell did not start. Second machine to do this in a month but not the same problem.

I can't figure what the problem. Help appreciated.

Thanks

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Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.a11y.Bus' requested by ':1.2' (uid=1000 pid=508 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-check-accelerated " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Successfully activated service 'org.a11y.Bus'
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.gtk.vfs.Daemon' requested by ':1.4' (uid=1000 pid=508 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-check-accelerated " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.Daemon'
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.8' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session[496]: gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Failed to reset failed state of units: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Failed to reset failed state of units: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session[496]: gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Falling back to non-systemd startup procedure due to error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Falling back to non-systemd startup procedure due to error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session[496]: gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Could not get session id for session. Check that logind is properly installed and pam_systemd is getting used at login.
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Could not get session id for session. Check that logind is properly installed and pam_systemd is getting used at login.
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session[496]: gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file z-displaycal-apply-profiles.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file z-displaycal-apply-profiles.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-daemon[556]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-d[556]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-daemon[559]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-daemon[558]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-d[559]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-d[558]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop[556]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.9' (uid=1000 pid=496 comm="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:04 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop[558]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
Apr 01 19:39:04 go gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop[559]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
Apr 01 19:39:05 go gnome-shell[568]: Skipping parental controls support as it’s disabled
Apr 01 19:39:05 go gnome-shell[568]: JS ERROR: GLib.Error g-invoke-error-quark: Could not locate g_time_zone_new_identifier: 'g_time_zone_new_identifier': /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_time_zone_new_identifier
                                     init/Date.prototype.toLocaleFormat@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/environment.js:359:13
                                     _buildHeader@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/calendar.js:497:42
                                     _init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/calendar.js:415:14
                                     _init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/dateMenu.js:823:26
                                     _ensureIndicator@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:1070:25
                                     _updateBox@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:1081:34
                                     _updatePanel@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:1026:14
                                     _init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:836:14
                                     _initializeUI@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js:218:13
                                     start@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js:159:5
                                     @<main>:1:47
Apr 01 19:39:05 go gnome-shell[568]: Execution of main.js threw exception: Script <main> threw an exception
Apr 01 19:39:05 go gnome-shell[568]: Finalizing wrapper for an already freed object of type: St.Button
Apr 01 19:39:05 go org.gnome.Shell.desktop[568]: == Stack trace for context 0x55cbdad031d0 ==
Apr 01 19:39:05 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.portal.IBus' requested by ':1.14' (uid=1000 pid=582 comm="ibus-daemon --panel disable --xim " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:05 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.IBus'
Apr 01 19:39:05 go org.a11y.Bus[519]: dbus-daemon[519]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry' requested by ':1.3' (uid=1000 pid=591 comm="/usr/libexec/ibus-x11 --kill-daemon " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:05 go org.a11y.Bus[519]: dbus-daemon[519]: Successfully activated service 'org.a11y.atspi.Registry'
Apr 01 19:39:05 go org.a11y.Bus[606]: SpiRegistry daemon is running with well-known name - org.a11y.atspi.Registry
Apr 01 19:39:05 go systemd-coredump[598]: Process 568 (gnome-shell) of user 1000 dumped core.
Apr 01 19:39:05 go gnome-session[496]: gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 5
Apr 01 19:39:05 go gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 5
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-shell[615]: Skipping parental controls support as it’s disabled
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-shell[615]: JS ERROR: GLib.Error g-invoke-error-quark: Could not locate g_time_zone_new_identifier: 'g_time_zone_new_identifier': /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_time_zone_new_identifier
                                     init/Date.prototype.toLocaleFormat@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/environment.js:359:13
                                     _buildHeader@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/calendar.js:497:42
                                     _init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/calendar.js:415:14
                                     _init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/dateMenu.js:823:26
                                     _ensureIndicator@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:1070:25
                                     _updateBox@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:1081:34
                                     _updatePanel@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:1026:14
                                     _init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panel.js:836:14
                                     _initializeUI@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js:218:13
                                     start@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js:159:5
                                     @<main>:1:47
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-shell[615]: Execution of main.js threw exception: Script <main> threw an exception
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-shell[615]: Finalizing wrapper for an already freed object of type: St.Button
Apr 01 19:39:06 go org.gnome.Shell.desktop[615]: == Stack trace for context 0x55f9b07e81d0 ==
Apr 01 19:39:06 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.portal.IBus' requested by ':1.21' (uid=1000 pid=630 comm="ibus-daemon --panel disable --xim " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:06 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.IBus'
Apr 01 19:39:06 go systemd-coredump[641]: Process 615 (gnome-shell) of user 1000 dumped core.
Apr 01 19:39:06 go unknown[630]: GChildWatchSource: Exit status of a child process was requested but ECHILD was received by waitpid(). See the documentation of g_child_watch_source_new() for possible causes.
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 5
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-session[496]: gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 5
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-session[496]: gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' respawning too quickly
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-session-binary[496]: Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gnome-session-binary[496]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' respawning too quickly
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gsd-usb-protect[660]: Failed to get screen saver status: Cannot invoke method; proxy is for the well-known name org.gnome.ScreenSaver without an owner, and proxy was constructed with the G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START flag
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gsd-usb-protect[660]: Failed to fetch USBGuard parameters: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.usbguard1 was not provided by any .service files
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gsd-xsettings[679]: Failed to get current display configuration state: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig" does not exist
Apr 01 19:39:06 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.systemd1' requested by ':1.31' (uid=1000 pid=683 comm="/usr/libexec/gsd-sharing " label="kernel")
Apr 01 19:39:06 go dbus-daemon[503]: [session uid=1000 pid=501] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gsd-sharing[683]: Failed to StopUnit service: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gsd-sharing[683]: Failed to StopUnit service: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Apr 01 19:39:06 go gsd-sharing[683]: Failed to StopUnit service: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
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[zello_gentoo]

Same here.
I suspect that gnome-shell 3.38.3 uses glib function g_time_zone_new_identifier, which is defined from glib version 2.68. Unfortunately, glib 2.68 is masked ("Many reverse dependencies need to be ported due to changes in new glib Masking until they've been updated, see tracker bug for details bug #777675", https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-libs/glib).

I got no solutions (using sddm & xfce right now), waiting for one.

Have a nice day.

[imesg]

Same here.
I suspect that gnome-shell 3.38.3 uses glib function g_time_zone_new_identifier, which is defined from glib version 2.68. Unfortunately, glib 2.68 is masked ("Many reverse dependencies need to be ported due to changes in new glib Masking until they've been updated, see tracker bug for details bug #777675", https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-libs/glib).

I got no solutions (using sddm & xfce right now), waiting for one.

Have a nice day.

Thanks zello. I have an other computer which is running gnome and glib-2.66.7 w/out problems.

[imesg]

Same here.
I suspect that gnome-shell 3.38.3 uses glib function g_time_zone_new_identifier, which is defined from glib version 2.68. Unfortunately, glib 2.68 is masked ("Many reverse dependencies need to be ported due to changes in new glib Masking until they've been updated, see tracker bug for details bug #777675", https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-libs/glib).

I got no solutions (using sddm & xfce right now), waiting for one.

Have a nice day.

Thanks zello. I have an other computer which is running gnome and glib-2.66.7 w/out problems.

Does anyone pay attention to this stuff. I posted a bug about this and there was no attention.

[Ionen]

Does anyone pay attention to this stuff. I posted a bug about this and there was no attention.

I did have a quick look at the bug few days ago. I suspected it may be because of something built against glib-2.68 pre-mask that couldn't take the downgrade but I didn't manage to reproduce (attempted to build multiple gnome things against 2.68 then downgrade) and didn't look further for now. You could always try to rebuild a few things anyway, glib, gjs, gnome-shell, maybe somehow coming from something else.

If it's the cause, likely never affected stable systems, or people that didn't rebuild while 2.68 was up so it's probably not widespread. Gentoo generally tries to avoid downgrades due to obscure situations like this, but in this case glib-2.68 was causing too many problems and preventing many important packages from building.

[imesg]

Same here.
I suspect that gnome-shell 3.38.3 uses glib function g_time_zone_new_identifier, which is defined from glib version 2.68. Unfortunately, glib 2.68 is masked ("Many reverse dependencies need to be ported due to changes in new glib Masking until they've been updated, see tracker bug for details bug #777675", https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-libs/glib).

I got no solutions (using sddm & xfce right now), waiting for one.

Have a nice day.

Thanks zello. I have an other computer which is running gnome and glib-2.66.7 w/out problems.

Zello, downgrade to gnome-settings-daemon-3.38.1 fixed this. By portage.

[imesg]

Does anyone pay attention to this stuff. I posted a bug about this and there was no attention.

I did have a quick look at the bug few days ago. I suspected it may be because of something built against glib-2.68 pre-mask that couldn't take the downgrade but I didn't manage to reproduce (attempted to build multiple gnome things against 2.68 then downgrade) and didn't look further for now. You could always try to rebuild a few things anyway, glib, gjs, gnome-shell, maybe somehow coming from something else.

If it's the cause, likely never affected stable systems, or people that didn't rebuild while 2.68 was up so it's probably not widespread. Gentoo generally tries to avoid downgrades due to obscure situations like this, but in this case glib-2.68 was causing too many problems and preventing many important packages from building.

gnome-settings-daemon downgrade by portage fixed. Shame just because the problem was obscure that no help was forthcoming since it was caused by erroneous upgrade of glib. Only about two weeks though.