Mark Phillips wrote:
> Joseph,
>
> This is in .xsession-errors:
> /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
> SESSION_MANAGER=local/narwhale:@
> /tmp/.ICE-unix/4168,unix/narwhale:/tmp/.ICE-unix/4168
> 1245556817.745420 Session manager: disconnected...
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file
> /home/mark/.config/metacity/sessions/
default0.ms: Failed to open file
> '/home/mark/.config/metacity/sessions/
default0.ms': No such file or
> directory
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-u7nyMw/socket
> SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-u7nyMw/socket.ssh
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Autoprobing TCP port
> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Autoprobing selected port 5900
> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Advertising security type: 'TLS' (18)
> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Advertising authentication type: 'No Authentication'
> (1)
> 20/06/2009 09:00:31 PM Advertising security type: 'No Authentication' (1)
>
> ** (nautilus:4409): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported
> nautilus: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: undefined symbol:
> xmlNewEntity
>
> (nautilus:4417): Unique-DBus-WARNING **: Error while sending message:
> Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
> Unable to open desktop file
> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-writer.desktop for panel launcher:
> No such file or directory
> Unable to open desktop file
> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-calc.desktop for panel launcher:
> No such file or directory
> Unable to open desktop file
> /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org2.4-base.desktop for panel launcher:
> No such file or directory
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> epiphany-browser: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: undefined
> symbol: xmlNewEntity
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> epiphany-browser: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: undefined
> symbol: xmlNewEntity
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> Warning: program compiled against libxml 207 using older 206
> epiphany-browser: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2: undefined
> symbol: xmlNewEntity
> nsHeaderInfo: registerSelf called!
> nsHeaderInfo: registerSelf called!
>
> compiz was not installed for some reason, so I tried installing it, but no
> change.
> It appears that I have two versions of libxml2 installed -
> /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2.7.3
> /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2.6.30
> but dpkg says I only have one:
> narwhale:/home/mark# dpkg -l libxml2*
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> |
> Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
> |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
> uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name Version Description
> +++-=========================-=========================-==================================================================
> ii libxml2 2.7.3.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library
> un libxml2-dev <none> (no description available)
> un libxml2-doc <none> (no description available)
> un libxml2-headers <none> (no description available)
> un libxml2-python2.3 <none> (no description available)
> ii libxml2-utils 2.7.3.dfsg-1 XML utilities
> narwhale:/home/mark#
>
> I remember several of those warning about libxml during apt-get upgrade. I
> don't know if this is the problem, but one of the errors in .xsession-errors
> mentions an unknown xml entry.
> I don't know how to "blow away" my gconf or gnome configuration as suggested
> by James, nor do I understand if that will help.
>
> Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Joseph Sinclair
> <
plug-discussion@stcaz.net>wrote:
>
>> From the sound of it Nautilus is not starting or failing on startup.
>> Have you looked at .xsession-errors? There may be something there about a
>> dbus failure.
>> Try (from a command-line if you can get a terminal started) running
>> nautilus directly, if that "fixes" the problem, then you know for certain
>> what's failing (you might also get debug output that can help tell you why).
>> If you can't start Nautilus, try disabling compiz, sometimes that causes
>> problems during upgrades.
>> I had a similar problem in a stable release, and I had some luck with (via
>> command-line) disabling compiz and dropping back to a simpler graphics
>> driver (kernel drivers first, VESA if those fail). You might have some luck
>> trying that.
>> If all else fails, you might need to blow away your gnome configuration
>> files (back them up first!) as suggested by James.
>>
>>
>> Mark Phillips wrote:
>>> I am running Debian testing on my laptop. Just completed a routine
>> apt-get
>>> update apt-get upgrade, and now all my desktop icons are gone and every
>> time
>>> I access the menus (Applications, Places, System) the upper and lower
>> menu
>>> bars disappear and then come back. I am writing this email in a browser
>>> window, so once an application is launched it seems to work OK.
>>>
>>> I have no idea where to start debugging this problem. Any suggestions are
>>> welcome!
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> P.S. I am running gnome, not KDE. Also, I cannot right click on the
>> desktop
>>> - nothing happens.
>>>
>>>
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