Created attachment 505458 [details] tty msgs of gnome-shell failure Description of problem: gnome-shell fails to start via startx from run level3 with main.js threw exception: Error: FIXME: Only supporting fixed size ARRAYs Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-shell-3.0.2-2.fc16.x86_64 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot into runlevel 3 (since gdm not working right now) 2. startx 3. Actual results: shell tries to start then fails with infamous "something is wrong" screen Expected results: working gnome desktop Additional info: abrt not working for me right now, attaching gmp capture of tty after failed start
As a workaround I've put simple 'return' into the file: /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/placeDisplay.js Just before this line (approx. ~274): let [success, bookmarksContent, len] = GLib.file_get_contents(this._bookmarksPath); I'm not sure how the proper fix should look like - either javascript needs to be fixed - or the code for bookmarks must be rewritten. Same construct is in /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/windowManager.js:25 With this workaround - gnome-shell starts.
Problem is fixed for me by installation of gnome-shell-3.0.2-3.fc16 from koji.
Fixed for me as well with gnome-shell-3.0.2-3.fc16.