RE: gnome-shell-list Digest, Vol 75, Issue 5

[John Frankish <john frankish outlook com>]

> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, 13 December, 2014 17:37
> > > > > > > > > > To: gnome-shell-list gnome org
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: gnome-session-3.14.0 will not start
> > > > > > > gnome-session1[16546]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop'
> > > > > > > failed to register before timeout
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It would be good if somebody would reply, even if it is to say
> > > > > > "this is the wrong mailing list you fool"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Merry Christmas :(
> > > > > Likely people on vacation.  How about filling a bug or coming on irc?
> > > >
> > > > Bump
> > > hi there,
> > > its better to supply more information when asking for help, e.g. make
> > > and model of your computer, graphics card, distro (ubuntu or arch)
> > > checking with your distro forums is a good place to start, also http://askubuntu.com/ has alot of 
> > > information.
> > > google is also very helpful
> > > https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=qdr:y&q=gnome-session1%5
> > > B16546%5D%3A+WARNING%3A+Application+%>
> > > 27gnome-shell.desktop%27+%3E+%3E+%3E+failed+%3E+%3E+to+register+before
> > > +timeout
> >
> > I'd already googled extensively on this error - all the hits I could find
> > mention other errors in addition to the "Application 'gnome-shell.desktop'
> > failed to register before timeout" (i.e. gnome-settings-daemon failed to
> > register, libblah.so missing, etc).
> >
> > Since the only error I have is the gnome-shell one, it would tend to suggest
> > that my problem is a runtime dep of gnome-shell, but what?
> >
> > FWIW - Dell Latitude E7240, Intel HD4600 graphics, Tinycorelinux, x86_64 -
> > other details are in the first post and attached and cut & pasted error logs
> > in subsequent posts.
> >
> > I'm guessing dbus-monitor might help, but what to look for?
> >
> > BTW - bug 741985 filed, but reply to that either :(
> i think it would best to start with the guys from tinycore.
> I have an archlinux and an ubuntu install.
> take a look at arch https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/gnome-shell/
> https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/gdm/
> https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xorg-server/
> https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/mutter/
>
> and see if you have everything installed.
> failing that have you tried removing all of the gnome elements (mutter gnome-shell etc)?
>
> and re-install them all again

Thanks - I am one of the guys from tinycorelinux.

Looking at the arch deps for gnome-shell, the only one missing is libgsystem, so I'll try that.

It's not so obvious to remove gnome-shell, mutter, etc as they were all compiled from source (and in exactly 
the same way as those from gnome-3.10.x, which works on the same laptop and the same version of 
tinycorelinux).