[SOLVED] "Oh no! Something has gone wrong." on Restart
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I have Debian 7.0 installed. It has been working fine for a while but I have been making some changes suggested by lynis. The changes that may have caused this problem were most likely changes suggested here to deal with unreliable ntpq peers.
But, whatever caused it, when I reboot the PC I get this message after seeing a watch cursor for a long time.
Quote:
"Oh no! Something has gone wrong." and "A problem has occurred and the system can't recover. Please log out and try again."
I cannot even log on since it has not taken me to the login screen. The only way I have found to get past it is to do ctrl-alt-F4 and then I can log on but I do not get a Gnu desktop, only the command line.
I have read that it is a bug in Gnu but no one seems that clear about how to fix it. I have also read that it is called "fail whale" and you should be able to get past it with alt-F4. When I use alt-F4, all I get is a normal, white cursor on a black background.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Last edited by OtagoHarbour; 07-10-2014 at 06:32 AM.
Thank you for your reply. The forum will not let me post the complete logs because they are too long. The most relevant message in /var/log/messages appears to be
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gnome-settings-[3770]:seg fault at 8 ip 00007f1f221a50f8 sp 00007fff6b5e80 error 4 in libpower.so
The latest part of Xorg log is as follows.
Code:
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x74.6 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x72.2 50.00 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync (48.1 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x75.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x75.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x72.8 31.50 640 664 704 832 480 489 492 520 -hsync -vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x66.7 30.24 640 704 768 864 480 483 486 525 -hsync -vsync (35.0 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x87.8 35.50 720 738 846 900 400 421 423 449 -hsync -vsync (39.4 kHz e)
[ 654.488] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x70.1 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 654.491] (II) RADEON(0): Output: HDMI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
[ 654.491] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output HDMI-0
[ 654.491] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 connected
[ 654.491] (II) RADEON(0): Output HDMI-0 disconnected
[ 654.491] (II) RADEON(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[ 654.491] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 using initial mode 1600x1200
[ 654.491] (II) RADEON(0): Using default gamma of (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) unless otherwise stated.
[ 654.491] (**) RADEON(0): Display dimensions: (360, 270) mm
[ 654.492] (**) RADEON(0): DPI set to (112, 150)
[ 654.492] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 654.492] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 654.492] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 654.533] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 654.533] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 654.533] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 654.533] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 654.533] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 654.533] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 654.533] (!!) RADEON(0): MergedFB support has been removed and replaced with xrandr 1.2 support
[ 654.533] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[ 654.533] (II) Unloading vesa
[ 654.533] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 654.533] (II) Unloading fbdev
[ 654.533] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 654.533] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
[ 654.533] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 654.533] (II) RADEON(0): RADEONScreenInit d0000000 0 0
[ 654.634] Output CRT1 disable success
[ 654.646] Blank CRTC 0 success
[ 654.646] Disable CRTC memreq 0 success
[ 654.646] Disable CRTC 0 success
[ 654.646] Blank CRTC 1 success
[ 654.646] Disable CRTC memreq 1 success
[ 654.646] Disable CRTC 1 success
[ 654.646] (II) RADEON(0): Dynamic Power Management Disabled
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): RADEONInitMemoryMap() :
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): mem_size : 0x10000000
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x00cf00c0
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0x003f0000
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): Depth moves disabled by default
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): Memory manager initialized to (0,0) (1792,8191)
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): Reserved area from (0,1600) to (1792,1602)
[ 654.667] (II) RADEON(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1792 x 6589
[ 654.668] (II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() :
[ 654.668] (II) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x00cf00c0 0x00cf00c0
[ 654.668] (II) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0x003f0000
[ 654.678] (==) RADEON(0): Backing store disabled
[ 654.678] (WW) RADEON(0): Direct rendering disabled
[ 654.678] (EE) RADEON(0): Acceleration initialization failed
[ 654.678] (II) RADEON(0): Acceleration disabled
[ 654.678] (==) RADEON(0): DPMS enabled
[ 654.678] (==) RADEON(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 654.678] (II) RADEON(0): Will use 32 kb for hardware cursor 0 at offset 0x00af4000
[ 654.678] (II) RADEON(0): Will use 32 kb for hardware cursor 1 at offset 0x00af9000
[ 654.678] (II) RADEON(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1792 x 6583
[ 654.678] (II) RADEON(0): Textured video requires CP on R5xx/R6xx/R7xx/IGP
[ 654.703] Output CRT1 disable success
[ 654.703] Output DIG0 transmitter setup success
[ 654.703] Blank CRTC 0 success
[ 654.703] Disable CRTC memreq 0 success
[ 654.703] Disable CRTC 0 success
[ 654.703] Blank CRTC 1 success
[ 654.703] Disable CRTC memreq 1 success
[ 654.703] Disable CRTC 1 success
[ 654.749] Output CRT1 disable success
[ 654.750] Blank CRTC 0 success
[ 654.750] Disable CRTC memreq 0 success
[ 654.750] Disable CRTC 0 success
[ 654.750] Set CRTC 0 Source success
[ 654.750] Mode 1600x1200 - 2160 1250 5
[ 654.750] (II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() :
[ 654.750] (II) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x00cf00c0 0x00cf00c0
[ 654.750] (II) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0x003f0000
[ 654.760] Picked PLL 0
[ 654.760] before 22950
[ 654.760] after 22950
[ 654.760] best_freq: 229836
[ 654.760] best_feedback_div: 321
[ 654.760] best_frac_feedback_div: 0
[ 654.760] best_ref_div: 4
[ 654.760] best_post_div: 5
[ 654.760] (II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) Clock: mode 229500, PLL 2298360
[ 654.760] (II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) PLL : refdiv 4, fbdiv 0x141(321), fracfbdiv 0, pdiv 5
[ 654.763] Set CRTC 0 PLL success
[ 654.763] Set CRTC Timing success
[ 654.763] Set CRTC 0 Overscan success
[ 654.763] Not using RMX
[ 654.763] scaler 0 setup success
[ 654.763] Set CRTC 0 Source success
[ 654.763] crtc 0 YUV disable setup success
[ 654.763] Output DAC1 setup success
[ 654.764] Output CRT1 enable success
[ 654.764] Enable CRTC 0 success
[ 654.764] Enable CRTC memreq 0 success
[ 654.764] Unblank CRTC 0 success
[ 654.764] Output DIG0 transmitter setup success
[ 654.764] Blank CRTC 1 success
[ 654.764] Disable CRTC memreq 1 success
[ 654.764] Disable CRTC 1 success
[ 654.764] (II) RADEON(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[ 654.764] (--) RandR disabled
[ 654.764] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 654.764] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 654.764] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 654.764] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 654.764] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 654.765] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 654.765] (II) SELinux: Disabled on system
[ 654.784] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
[ 654.784] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
[ 655.808] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized swrast
[ 655.808] (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
[ 655.809] (II) RADEON(0): Setting screen physical size to 423 x 317
[ 656.725] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
[ 656.725] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 656.725] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 656.725] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 656.767] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 656.767] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 2.7.0
[ 656.767] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 656.767] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 16.0
[ 656.767] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 656.767] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 656.767] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[ 656.767] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[ 656.767] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[ 656.767] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 656.767] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4/event4"
[ 656.768] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[ 656.768] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 656.768] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 656.768] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 656.769] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
[ 656.769] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 656.769] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 656.769] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 656.770] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[ 656.770] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[ 656.770] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[ 656.770] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 656.770] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input3/event3"
[ 656.770] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[ 656.770] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 656.770] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 656.770] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 656.771] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/event0)
[ 656.771] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 656.771] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech USB Optical Mouse'
[ 656.772] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
[ 656.772] (**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[ 656.772] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc05a
[ 656.772] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found 12 mouse buttons
[ 656.772] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 656.772] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found relative axes
[ 656.772] (--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[ 656.772] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[ 656.772] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
[ 656.772] (**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 656.772] (**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 656.772] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.1/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.0/input/input0/event0"
[ 656.772] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 8)
[ 656.772] (II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[ 656.773] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 656.773] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 656.773] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 656.773] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 656.774] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 656.774] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 656.774] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 656.775] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event1)
[ 656.775] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 656.775] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard'
[ 656.775] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[ 656.775] (**) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[ 656.775] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc31b
[ 656.775] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Found keys
[ 656.775] (II) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 656.775] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb1/1-3/1-3.2/1-3.2:1.0/input/input1/event1"
[ 656.775] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[ 656.775] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 656.775] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 656.775] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 656.777] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event2)
[ 656.777] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 656.777] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard'
[ 656.777] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[ 656.777] (**) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[ 656.777] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc31b
[ 656.777] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Found 1 mouse buttons
[ 656.777] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 656.777] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Found relative axes
[ 656.777] (II) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Forcing relative x/y axes to exist.
[ 656.777] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Found absolute axes
[ 656.777] (II) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Forcing absolute x/y axes to exist.
[ 656.777] (--) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Found keys
[ 656.777] (II) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Configuring as mouse
[ 656.777] (II) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 656.777] (II) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: Adding scrollwheel support
[ 656.777] (**) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 656.777] (**) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 656.777] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb1/1-3/1-3.2/1-3.2:1.1/input/input2/event2"
[ 656.777] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
[ 656.777] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 656.778] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 656.778] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 656.778] (II) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: initialized for relative axes.
[ 656.778] (WW) evdev: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: ignoring absolute axes.
[ 656.779] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 656.779] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 656.779] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 656.779] (**) Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 656.780] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Headphone (/dev/input/event6)
[ 656.780] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 656.780] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 656.780] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event5)
[ 656.780] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 656.780] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "NOK", prod id 336
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1200"x0.0 229.50 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync (106.2 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 664 704 832 480 489 492 520 -hsync -vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 30.24 640 704 768 864 480 483 486 525 -hsync -vsync (35.0 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 35.50 720 738 846 900 400 421 423 449 -hsync -vsync (39.4 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (56.5 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768i"x0.0 44.90 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 772 817 interlace +hsync +vsync (35.5 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 50.00 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync (48.1 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1280"x80.0 234.98 1600 1720 1896 2192 1280 1281 1284 1340 -hsync +vsync (107.2 kHz e)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 1
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on output: VGA-0 ----------------------
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: NOK Model: 150 Serial#: 28465
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Year: 1998 Week: 20
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.2
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Analog Display Input, Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Sync: Separate Composite SyncOnGreen
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 36 vert.: 27
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.76
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): GTF timings supported
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.625 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.285 greenY: 0.600
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.065 whiteX: 0.283 whiteY: 0.298
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 720x400@88Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@67Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@72Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@56Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@72Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@87Hz (interlaced)
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@70Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1600 vsize 1280 refresh: 80 vid: 38057
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1600 vsize 1200 refresh: 85 vid: 22953
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): clock: 229.5 MHz Image Size: 354 x 265 mm
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1600 h_sync: 1664 h_sync_end 1856 h_blank_end 2160 h_border: 0
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1200 v_sync: 1201 v_sync_end 1204 v_blanking: 1250 v_border: 0
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 150 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 107 kHz,
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Serial No: 9820028465
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: Nokia 446Xpro
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0039eb5001316f0000
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 140801020e241bb0e902b9a057499926
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 10484cffff80a994a959010101010101
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 010101010101a659403062b0324040c0
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 130062091100001e000000fd0032961e
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 6bff000a202020202020000000ff0039
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 3832303032383436350a2020000000fc
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): 004e6f6b6961203434365870726f0064
[ 656.880] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "NOK", prod id 336
[ 656.884] (II) RADEON(0): Output: HDMI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "NOK", prod id 336
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1200"x0.0 229.50 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync (106.2 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 664 704 832 480 489 492 520 -hsync -vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 30.24 640 704 768 864 480 483 486 525 -hsync -vsync (35.0 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 35.50 720 738 846 900 400 421 423 449 -hsync -vsync (39.4 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (56.5 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768i"x0.0 44.90 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 772 817 interlace +hsync +vsync (35.5 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 50.00 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync (48.1 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1280"x80.0 234.98 1600 1720 1896 2192 1280 1281 1284 1340 -hsync +vsync (107.2 kHz e)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 1
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on output: VGA-0 ----------------------
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: NOK Model: 150 Serial#: 28465
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Year: 1998 Week: 20
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.2
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Analog Display Input, Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Sync: Separate Composite SyncOnGreen
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 36 vert.: 27
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.76
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): GTF timings supported
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.625 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.285 greenY: 0.600
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.065 whiteX: 0.283 whiteY: 0.298
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 720x400@88Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@67Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@72Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@56Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@72Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@87Hz (interlaced)
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@70Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1600 vsize 1280 refresh: 80 vid: 38057
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1600 vsize 1200 refresh: 85 vid: 22953
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): clock: 229.5 MHz Image Size: 354 x 265 mm
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1600 h_sync: 1664 h_sync_end 1856 h_blank_end 2160 h_border: 0
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1200 v_sync: 1201 v_sync_end 1204 v_blanking: 1250 v_border: 0
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 150 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 107 kHz,
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Serial No: 9820028465
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: Nokia 446Xpro
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0039eb5001316f0000
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 140801020e241bb0e902b9a057499926
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 10484cffff80a994a959010101010101
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 010101010101a659403062b0324040c0
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 130062091100001e000000fd0032961e
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 6bff000a202020202020000000ff0039
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 3832303032383436350a2020000000fc
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): 004e6f6b6961203434365870726f0064
[ 665.224] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "NOK", prod id 336
[ 665.228] (II) RADEON(0): Output: HDMI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
[ 728.140] Output CRT1 disable success
[ 728.149] Blank CRTC 0 success
[ 728.149] Disable CRTC memreq 0 success
[ 728.161] Disable CRTC 0 success
[ 728.161] Blank CRTC 1 success
[ 728.161] Disable CRTC memreq 1 success
[ 728.161] Disable CRTC 1 success
[ 728.161] (II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() :
[ 728.161] (II) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x00cf00c0 0x00cf00c0
[ 728.161] (II) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0x00000000
[ 728.171] (II) RADEON(0): avivo_restore !
[ 728.271] Enable CRTC 0 success
[ 728.271] Enable CRTC memreq 0 success
[ 728.271] Unblank CRTC 0 success
The fact that you can log in to the desktop as root makes me think that maybe it's a configuration issue, rather than a broken GUI functionality.
What happens if you log into a virtual terminal (pressing ctrl-alt-F1 and logging as user form there) and rename all the gnome-related config directories that are inside /home/<your_user>? I'm not on linux right now to check the name of these directories, but all of them have .gnome* at the beginning. You could also rename .config since it has some Gnome config files.
After renaming these directories, try to log in as user again from the GUI to see what happens.
The fact that you can log in to the desktop as root makes me think that maybe it's a configuration issue, rather than a broken GUI functionality.
What happens if you log into a virtual terminal (pressing ctrl-alt-F1 and logging as user form there) and rename all the gnome-related config directories that are inside /home/<your_user>? I'm not on linux right now to check the name of these directories, but all of them have .gnome* at the beginning. You could also rename .config since it has some Gnome config files.
After renaming these directories, try to log in as user again from the GUI to see what happens.
When I do
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sudo startx
to open the desk top as root and do ctrt-alt-F, it takes me back to the command line (w/o the desktop). When I go back to the root check to and go to the upper right corner and do
Code:
root:Switch user
I get
Code:
Unable to start new display
I exited back to command line mode and did
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cd
ls .g*
rm -r .gnome
rm -r .gnome2
rm -r .gnome2_private
mv .config .config_old
(I guess I should have renamed them instead of deleting them but I was going from what I had written down.) I then did
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startx
After a long wait (there is hardly any wait with "sudo startx") the
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"Oh no! Something has gone wrong." and "A problem has occurred and the system can't recover. Please log out and try again."
page comes up. After hitting alt-F4 several times the desktop *eventually* comes up but the colours are all messed up. The background is black. I can get the menus by remembering where they are and even browse the web with Chrome. However, when I open a terminal, everything inside the box is back (presumably black text on a black background). Selecting a new wallpaper does not change anything. The wallpaper remains solid black.
It may not be the exact command so google it if it fails.
You are right. I used
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sudo apt-get install --reinstall gnome-shell
based on this. The reinstallation appears to have been successful but, unfortunately, I still get the "On no! Something has gone wrong" page when I enter
Code:
startx
Code:
sudo startx
still successfully brings up the desktop with root as the user.
Try this: Create a new user with user privileges, then log out as root and see whether you can log back in as new-user.
If new-user can log in and access programs and stuff, something has gone screwy in your regular user's hidden configuration files and directories. If new-user cannot log in, something more serious has gone wrong. In that case, the first thing root should do is back up all of user's critical data to external media, if that has not yet been done.
If new-user can log in and have functionality, there are two ways to trouble-shoot user's problem: You can back the hidden config files/directories up to another location outside the user's home directory, preferably to external media, then delete them from user's home. Try logging in as user. If the login is successful, the hidden files and directories will be recreated as needed. Then you can bring the ones you need and retest.
The other way is to just nuke the hidden files and folders and let them rebuild as needed; this will cost you your mail store, any configuration changes you have made in ~/, and the like.
My guess is that the problem lies in one of the files or directories named .gnome* (that's dot-gnome-something).
Try this: Create a new user with user privileges, then log out as root and see whether you can log back in as new-user.
If new-user can log in and access programs and stuff, something has gone screwy in your regular user's hidden configuration files and directories. If new-user cannot log in, something more serious has gone wrong. In that case, the first thing root should do is back up all of user's critical data to external media, if that has not yet been done.
If new-user can log in and have functionality, there are two ways to trouble-shoot user's problem: You can back the hidden config files/directories up to another location outside the user's home directory, preferably to external media, then delete them from user's home. Try logging in as user. If the login is successful, the hidden files and directories will be recreated as needed. Then you can bring the ones you need and retest.
The other way is to just nuke the hidden files and folders and let them rebuild as needed; this will cost you your mail store, any configuration changes you have made in ~/, and the like.
My guess is that the problem lies in one of the files or directories named .gnome* (that's dot-gnome-something).
I created a new account but the new accout has the same problem as the old non-root account
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startx
logged in as the new user, has a long wait and then the "Oh no! Something has gone wrong." messages comes up.
I think I have backed up all of the critical data but will do it again to make sure. Does that mean I meed to just nuke the disk and reinstall Debian, or some OS? Or would nuking the hidden files work in this case? I have recently set up a separate partition for /home but it is at least 30% full so I may not have given it enough space. I wonder if that could be the problem.
Do you know if CentOS has this problem? I have CentOS on another system and have not had this problem so far but have not had CentOS as long. If I need to reinstall an OS, I would like a more stable one if possible.
Thanks,
OH
Last edited by OtagoHarbour; 07-12-2014 at 09:28 PM.
I don't have any other ideas, unless X itself has gone whacky. Of course, something may have gone whacky in the the directives (not sure of the technical term) that are followed to create the hidden files and folders.
I do tend to agree that further troubleshooting is likely not worth the effort.
I haven't used CentOS in a couple of years, but it's not really a great distro for home use, if that's how you envision using it. As a clone of RHEL, it's oriented towards the enterprise; it can certainly be used as a home desktop, but that's not what it's designed for.
Debian is among the most stable distros. My Debian install started with Lenny and has survived dist-upgrades to Squeeze, Wheezy, and now Sid. Whatever the cause of this was, I think it's precipitous to conclude that Debian is somehow inherently unstable, unless you are already running the unstable branch, in which case buyer beware.
The two distros most commonly mentioned when stability is discussed are Debian and Slackware. They are also my two favorite distros.
You might take a look at Mageia, if you don't mind an RPM-based distro.
If I need to reinstall an OS, I would like a more stable one if possible.
You already did that. Debian (Stable, which is the official release) is about the most stable you will find. Your user account has been corrupted by something you did, not something the system did.
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I have been making some changes suggested by lynis. The changes that may have caused this problem were most likely changes suggested here to deal with unreliable ntpq peers.
Either this or something else you did with Gnome. If you re-install the system, do not repeat the modifications you did this time.
You might take a look at Mageia, if you don't mind an RPM-based distro.
I looked it up and saw that its support lifetime is only about a year. What I really like about CentOS is that its support life is at least 10 years so I don't have to keep changing. (I have a c. 2001 PC that I still use.) I have decided to take a more conservative, or more orthogonal, approach and replace Gnome with KDE while staying with Debian. I have done that and so far the only problem has been a learning curve associated with a new desktop.
Thank you to everyone who has helped me with this problem. I replaced Gnome with KDE (while keeping Debian) and the desktop seems to be working fine (as a non-root user) so far. What is strange is that it boots to the command line and I need to enter
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startx
to get the desktop. But at least it works and I will not be rebooting that often since I run a web site using this PC. I remember Gnome went straight to the desktop (when it worked). I will try Xfce if KDE doesn't work for me.
Thanks again,
OH
Last edited by OtagoHarbour; 07-13-2014 at 05:10 PM.
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