Description of problem: Immediately after entering my login name and password, gnome-shell crashes, that is, a white screen is displayed and no futher input is possible. While the abrt process is writing the data to files in /var/spool/abrt/, it is possible to interact with the operating system via a separate log in using ssh to get a text-mode prompt. I used that prompt to get the information in this report. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): $ rpm -q gnome-shell folks kernel gnome-shell-3.2.2.1-1.fc16.x86_64 folks-0.6.6-1.fc16.x86_64 kernel-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64 How reproducible: Every time the operating system is restarted. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Enter user name and password at the graphical-user-interface login prompt. 2. Press the Enter key. Actual results: After less than five seconds, the screen turns white. Expected results: The default Gnome shell screen. Additional info: This problem did NOT occur with Fedora 13, 14, or 15. $ cd /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2012-03-23-00:01:34-2258 $ cat abrt_version 2.0.7 $ cat analyzer CCpp $ cat architecture x86_64 $ cat cmdline /usr/bin/gnome-shell $ cat component gnome-shell $ cat executable /usr/bin/gnome-shell $ cat kernel 3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64 $ cat os_release Fedora release 16 (Verne) $ cat package gnome-shell-3.2.2.1-1.fc16 $ cat reason Process /usr/bin/gnome-shell was killed by signal 6 (SIGABRT)
Please let me know if there is additional information that I can provide. I have captured the dso_list, environ, maps, and var_log_messages files, and will attach them if you think they will help. The coredump file is over 1.3 gigabytes, so I have not attached it. I have marked this defect report as 'urgent' because the Gnome shell is completely unusable, (and has been ever since I upgraded from Fedora 15 to Fedora 16 several months ago).
Created attachment 572146 [details] /var/spool/abrt/.../var_log_messages
Created attachment 572147 [details] /var/spool/abrt/.../dso_list
Created attachment 572148 [details] /var/spool/abrt/.../dso_list
Created attachment 572149 [details] /var/spool/abrt/.../maps
I edited the start-up file /etc/X11/xinit/Xsession to add the '-f' ("failsafe") switch to the lines that start 'gnome-session' (lines 60 and 61), and reboot the operating system. This change did not prevent /usr/bin/gnome-shell from being killed with signal 6 (SIGABRT) still. The file /etc/X11/xinit/Xsession is included in the package 'xorg-x11-xinit': $ rpm -q xorg-x11-xinit xorg-x11-xinit-1.3.1-1.fc16.x86_64
To confirm that my graphics hardware is still working, I installed the Xfce group using yum groupinstall. I am able to log in and log off using the Xfce window manager without problems.
Created attachment 574284 [details] Output of the gdb command 'bt full' gdb was started with the command: $ gdb gnome-shell coredump coredump is the file generated in /var/spool/abrt/ccpp*/ after logging in to the gnome-shell for the first time.
Created attachment 574285 [details] Output of the gdb cmd: thread apply all bt full
Please find the additional stack traces attached, and let me know if additional information is needed.
Created attachment 577626 [details] Output of the gdb command 'bt full' Another copy of the output of the gdb debugger after updating the kernel to the latest version and all other packages updated since the last version of this output.
Comment on attachment 574284 [details] Output of the gdb command 'bt full' Replaced by a later version.
Created attachment 577627 [details] Output of the gdb cmd: thread apply all bt full A new version of this file using updated output from the same gdb command.
Comment on attachment 574285 [details] Output of the gdb cmd: thread apply all bt full Replaced by a newer version of the same cmd's output.
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