Unable to login after upgrade
Gregory Gamble
greg.gamble at uwa.edu.au
Sun Nov 1 21:11:03 UTC 2020
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 22:48, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 15:23, Gregory Gamble <greg.gamble at uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> > Indeed. Thanks. Apologies for the delay in reply.
> > I had a few minutes to try Chris's suggestion of the text console login
> > this morning, before being otherwise engaged most of the day,
> > and yes, I was able to login at the desktop via Ctrl+Alt+F2.
>
> Thought so.
>
> > I tried typing X which crashed.
>
> `X` alone won't work. It can vary, but normally the command is:
>
> startx
>
> Note that capitals are important -- so StartX or startX won't work.
As you say, it is startx.
I tried that on the console.
This caused an irrecoverable hang.
> > So as diagnosed, the desktop crashing is the problem.
>
> This alone isn't conclusive but I am confident this is the issue. It's
> not uncommon on Linux, sadly. It's not an Ubuntu problem.
>
> Things you can try:
>
> * On the login screen there is usually a little control somewhere -- a
> cogwheel or something -- that lets you change the desktop you're
> logging into. So for instance if you're using GNOME 3 (the Ubuntu
> default for the last 2 versions) then it's probably got something
> like:
>
> Ubuntu on Wayland
> Ubuntu on X.org
> GNOME on Wayland
> GNOME on X.org
I found this eventually.
It appeared in the bottom righthand corner after clicking on my name.
What were listed were:
Ubuntu
Ubuntu on Wayland
I tried both and both crashed.
> Try all the other ones. You may find one will work.
>
> The problem could lie in the settings of your particular account. If
> there are other accounts, try them. If there are no other accounts, is
> there a "guest" option? Try that.
>
> If anyone else can log in, X is OK and the problem lies in your
> personal profile.
I'm the only one who logs in on my machine other than the IT guys,
who so far haven't got back to me.
> > [Doing]
> >
> > apt full-upgrade -y
> >
> > ... failed with:
> >
> > E: Invalid operation full-ugrade
>
> Sounds like a typo.
>
> Looks like you missed the P.
You were right. I redid the whose 4-command apt sequence followed by a 'shutdown -r now' to do a reboot.
> I suspect you have a GNOME extension or something that is crashing,
> but I am not sure.
The desktop didn't crash with 18.04 ... so either something changed with that bit of software,
or some configuration has gone missing. If the latter how might I find it?
By the way ... here's an excerpt of /var/log/syslog that seems relevant
$ sudo tail -250 /var/log/syslog
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (--) Log file renamed from "/home/uniwa/staff9/staff/00021149/linux/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.pid-2485.log" to "/home/uniwa/staff9/staff/00021149/linux/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: X.Org X Server 1.20.8
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: Build Operating System: Linux 4.15.0-115-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: Current Operating System: Linux EMS-30084 5.4.0-52-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 15 10:57:00 UTC 2020 x86_64
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic root=UUID=ad555ae0-6e95-492d-9e07-70b0304ff6bb ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: Build Date: 04 September 2020 01:34:27PM
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: xorg-server 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.4 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: Current version of pixman: 0.38.4
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011to make sure that you have the latest version.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Log file: "/home/uniwa/staff9/staff/00021149/linux/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Nov 2 04:02:02 2020
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Using a default monitor configuration.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Automatically adding devices
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Automatically enabling devices
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Entry deleted from font path.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Entry deleted from font path.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Entry deleted from font path.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) FontPath set to:
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011built-ins
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Loader magic: 0x555707b4f020
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Module ABI versions:
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (++) using VT number 3
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (EE) systemd-logind: failed to get session: PID 2485 does not belong to any known session
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (--) PCI:*(0 at 0:2:0) 8086:0412:103c:18e4 rev 6, Mem @ 0xf7800000/4194304, 0xe0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000f000/64, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) LoadModule: "glx"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 1
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 2
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.20.8
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Module class: X.Org Video Driver
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 kernel: [ 1461.111647] rfkill: input handler disabled
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011compiled for 1.20.1, module version = 0.5.0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Module class: X.Org Video Driver
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011compiled for 1.20.4, module version = 2.4.0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011Module class: X.Org Video Driver
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: #011ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (EE)
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: Fatal server error:
Nov 2 04:02:02 EMS-30084 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2485]: (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 3 (Permission denied)
Is it possible that the X11 fonts have gone missing or are in the wrong path?
Regards,
Greg Gamble
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