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fred1234 06-21-2011 08:26 PM

Fedora 15 Gnome 3 gnome-shell does not start
 
I have upgraded from F14 to F15 using preupgrade.
After selecting my account, password and GNOME on gdm and clicking login,
one monitor turns black, the other remains with F15 default wallpaper.
No widgets. Mouse buttons do nothing. Ctl-Alt-F2 switched to VT. Ctl-Alt-Bksp returns to gdm login screen.
KDE runs ok.
nVidia 9800GT proprietary driver.
Two 30" LCD monitors.
x86_64

The .xsession-errors and /var/log/messages complain about NetworkManager not running.
Is NetworkManager required? Is this just normal complaining because there is a widget setup by default?
I specifically do not use NetworkManager. If it is required how do I get around this?

I have Xinerama turned on in xorg.conf.
What can and can/should not be enabled in xorg.conf to be compatible with gnome3?

I have done yum groupupdate "GNOME Desktop Environment"
Xorg.0.log says nvidia driver and not “nouveau” driver is being used.
Any other packages that are required?

I have a .gnome2 directory but not a .gnome3 directory.

Any ideas on what to check and/or change to get gnome3 desktop working.

.xsessions-error
Code:

GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-YFZ5zn/ssh

(gnome-settings-daemon:8367): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(gnome-settings-daemon:8367): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(gnome-settings-daemon:8367): xrandr-plugin-WARNING **: Unable to start xrandr manager: RANDR extension is not present
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".

** (deja-dup-monitor:8400): WARNING **: Network.vala:40: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.LoadFailed: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details.

Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".

(gcm-apply:8401): Gcm-WARNING **: failed to get devices: RANDR extension is not present
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Failed to play sound: File or data not found
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".
      JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Tue Jun 21 2011 18:35:13 GMT-0500 (CDT)
Window manager warning: Log level 16: get_all_cb: couldn't retrieve system settings properties: (32) Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details..

** (nm-applet:8408): WARNING **: get_all_cb: couldn't retrieve system settings properties: (32) Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details..

** (nm-applet:8408): WARNING **: fetch_connections_done: error fetching connections: (32) Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details..

** (nm-applet:8408): WARNING **: Failed to register as an agent: (32) Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details.
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
Window manager warning: Log level 16: fetch_connections_done: error fetching connections: (32) Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details..
Window manager warning: Log level 16: nm_client_get_devices: error getting devices: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details.

      JS LOG: NetworkManager is not running, hiding...

(gnome-settings-daemon:8367): updates-plugin-WARNING **: failed to open directory: Error opening directory '/run/udev/firmware-missing': No such file or directory
** (deja-dup-monitor:8400): DEBUG: monitor.vala:263: Invalid next run date.  Not scheduling a backup.


fred1234 06-23-2011 11:42 AM

Xinerama bad, TwinView good
 
As it turns out the key piece of information was:
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".

It seems as though having Xinerama turned on in xorg.conf causes this message to appear. Xinerama turns off RANDR. previous to the upgrade I had this message appear whenever I started an X window application from a terminal. These messages were correlated with xsane and imagej crashing. I seeked help previously regarding this message and its ills, but to no avail. Nobody seems to know why they appear, i.e. what request is being made that fails. Oh well...

Switching from Xinerama to TwinView on nVidia 9800GT with two 30" LCD monitors now allows gnome3/gnome-shell to start up.

Hope this information helps,

Fred

ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...ppendix-g.html
gconf-editor: /gnome/shell/windows/workspaces_only_on_primary false
https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet
http://live.gnome.org/GnomeIrcChannels #gnome-shell


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