Bug#572718: Cannot start gnome-shell

Alex Holmes alex at alex-holmes.com
Fri Mar 5 21:41:52 UTC 2010


Package: gnome-shell
Version: 2.28.1~git20100129-1
Severity: important

When starting the shell, I receive the following error:
$ gnome-shell --replace -v

Starting shell
Waiting for shell to exit
      JS CTX: Enabling JIT
      JS CTX: Changing JavaScript version to 1.8 from default
      JS CTX: Creating load context for runtime 0x10586d0
      JS CTX: Enabling JIT
      JS CTX: Changing JavaScript version to 1.8 from default
   JS IMPORT: Initialized class GjsFileImporter prototype 0x10ab080
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x1077900 of 0x10ab0c0 'imports' is mod 0
   JS IMPORT: Defined importer 'imports' 0x10ab0c0 in 0x1077900
   JS IMPORT: JS import 'ui' not found in /usr/share/gjs-1.0
   JS IMPORT: JS import 'ui' not found in /usr/lib/gjs-1.0
   JS IMPORT: Adding directory '/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui' to child importer 'ui'
   JS IMPORT: Importing directory 'ui'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab0c0 of 0x10ab1c0 'ui' is mod 1
   JS IMPORT: Defined importer 'ui' 0x10ab1c0 in 0x10ab0c0
   JS IMPORT: successfully imported directory 'ui'
   JS IMPORT: Importing '/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab1c0 of 0x10ab2c0 'main' is mod 1
   JS IMPORT: JS import 'gi' not found in /usr/share/gjs-1.0
   JS IMPORT: Importing '/usr/lib/gjs-1.0/gi.so'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab0c0 of 0x10ab740 'gi' is mod 1
   JS NATIVE: Registered native JS module 'gi'
   JS NATIVE: Defining native module 'gi'
   JS G REPO: Initialized class GIRepository prototype 0x10ab780
     JS G NS: Initialized class GIRepositoryNamespace prototype 0x10ab840
     JS G NS: Defined namespace 'GLib' 0x10ab880 in GIRepository 0x10ab7c0
   JS IMPORT: successfully imported module 'gi'
     JS G NS: Defined namespace 'Clutter' 0x10ab8c0 in GIRepository 0x10ab7c0
   JS IMPORT: Importing '/usr/share/gjs-1.0/dbus.js'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab0c0 of 0x10ab900 'dbus' is mod 1
   JS IMPORT: Importing '/usr/share/gjs-1.0/lang.js'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab0c0 of 0x10ee300 'lang' is mod 1
   JS IMPORT: JS import 'langNative' not found in /usr/share/gjs-1.0
   JS IMPORT: Importing '/usr/lib/gjs-1.0/langNative.so'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab0c0 of 0x10ee480 'langNative' is mod 1
   JS NATIVE: Registered native JS module 'langNative'
   JS NATIVE: Defining native module 'langNative'
   JS IMPORT: successfully imported module 'langNative'
   JS IMPORT: successfully imported module 'lang'
   JS IMPORT: JS import 'dbusNative' not found in /usr/share/gjs-1.0
   JS IMPORT: Importing '/usr/lib/gjs-1.0/dbusNative.so'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab0c0 of 0x10ee500 'dbusNative' is mod 1
   JS NATIVE: Registered native JS module 'dbusNative'
   JS NATIVE: Defining native module 'dbusNative'
     JS DBUS: Initialized class DBusExports prototype 0x10ee5c0
   JS IMPORT: successfully imported module 'dbusNative'
   JS IMPORT: successfully imported module 'dbus'
     JS G NS: Defined namespace 'Gdk' 0x10eee00 in GIRepository 0x10ab7c0
     JS G NS: Defined namespace 'Gio' 0x10eee40 in GIRepository 0x10ab7c0
   JS IMPORT: JS import 'mainloop' not found in /usr/share/gjs-1.0
   JS IMPORT: Importing '/usr/lib/gjs-1.0/mainloop.so'
   JS IMPORT: Defining parent 0x10ab0c0 of 0x10eee80 'mainloop' is mod 1
   JS NATIVE: Registered native JS module 'mainloop'
   JS NATIVE: Defining native module 'mainloop'
   JS IMPORT: successfully imported module 'mainloop'
     JS G NS: Defined namespace 'Meta' 0x10eeec0 in GIRepository 0x10ab7c0
   JS IMPORT: Module 'main' left an exception set
    JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded
    JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = 'gjs_throw'
    JS ERROR: !!!     stack = 'Error("Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded")@:0
("Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded")@gjs_throw:0
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js:11
'
    JS ERROR: !!!     message = 'Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded'
   JS IMPORT: Cleaning up from failed import of 'main'
      JS CTX: Script evaluation failed
    JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded
    JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = 'gjs_throw'
    JS ERROR: !!!     stack = 'Error("Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded")@:0
("Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded")@gjs_throw:0
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/main.js:11
Error("Chained exception")@:0
("Chained exception")@gjs_throw:0
@<main>:1
'
    JS ERROR: !!!     message = 'Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded'
      JS CTX: Script evaluation succeeded
Window manager warning: Log level 32: Execution of main.js threw exception: Error: Requiring Shell, version none: Requiring namespace 'Meta' version '2.28', but '2.29' is already loaded
Shell exited with return code 1

$ Cannot register the panel shell: there is already one running.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii  gconf2                  2.28.0-1         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gir1.0-clutter-1.0      1.0.8-1          GObject introspection data for the
ii  gir1.0-freedesktop      0.6.7-3          Introspection data for some FreeDe
ii  gir1.0-glib-2.0         0.6.7-3          Introspection data for GLib, GObje
ii  gir1.0-gtk-2.0          0.6.5-5          GObject introspection data for the
ii  gir1.0-mutter-2.28      2.29.0-1         GObject introspection data for Mut
ii  libatk1.0-0             1.28.0-1         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                   2.10.2-6         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcairo2               1.8.10-2         The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libclutter-1.0-0        1.0.8-1          Open GL based interactive canvas l
ii  libcroco3               0.6.2-1          a generic Cascading Style Sheet (C
ii  libdbus-1-3             1.2.20-2         simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2        0.84-1           simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libffi5                 3.0.9-1          Foreign Function Interface library
ii  libfontconfig1          2.8.0-2          generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6            2.3.11-1         FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgconf2-4             2.28.0-1         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgirepository1.0-0    0.6.7-3          Library for handling GObject intro
ii  libgjs0                 0.5-1            Mozilla-based javascript bindings 
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1 7.7-4            A free implementation of the OpenG
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.22.4-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2-11   2.28.2-1         Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-menu2          2.28.0.1-3+b1    an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  libgstreamer0.10-0      0.10.26-1        Core GStreamer libraries and eleme
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.18.7-1         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libmozjs2d              1.9.1.8-4        The Mozilla SpiderMonkey JavaScrip
ii  libnspr4-0d             4.8.3-1          NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.26.2-1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  librsvg2-2              2.26.0-1         SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  libstartup-notification 0.10-1           library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                2:1.3.3-1        X11 client-side library
ii  libxcomposite1          1:0.4.1-1        X11 Composite extension library
ii  libxdamage1             1:1.1.2-1        X11 damaged region extension libra
ii  libxext6                2:1.1.1-2        X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3              1:4.0.4-1        X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxml2                 2.7.6.dfsg-2+b1  GNOME XML library
ii  mesa-utils              7.7-4            Miscellaneous Mesa GL utilities
ii  mutter                  2.29.0-1         lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  pkg-config              0.22-1           manage compile and link flags for 
ii  python                  2.5.4-9          An interactive high-level object-o
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii  xserver-xephyr                2:1.7.5-1  nested X server

gnome-shell suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information






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