I have a crash when trying to start gdm ('oh no, something has gone wrong' msg) Starting in rescue mode, i managed to start X (not using wayland) with icewm Tring then to start gnome : $ gnome-shell --x11 -r libmutter-Message: 19:37:58.683: Running GNOME Shell (using mutter 43.2) as a X11 window and compositing manager (gnome-shell:12320): GLib-GIO-ERROR **: 19:37:58.689: Settings schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' is not installed reinstalling gsettings-desktop-schemas # LANG=C urpmi --replacepkgs gsettings-desktop-schemas https://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/core/release/gsettings-desktop-schemas-43.0-2.mga9.x86_64.rpm installing gsettings-desktop-schemas-43.0-2.mga9.x86_64.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms Preparing... ###################################################################################################################################################################### 1/1: gsettings-desktop-schemas ###################################################################################################################################################################### 1/1: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-43.0-2.mga9.x86_64 ###################################################################################################################################################################### /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.privacy.gschema.xml:86:1 Error on line 86 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopUsbProtection'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.gschema.xml:10:1 Error on line 10 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.settings-daemon.GsdSmartcardRemovalAction'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.wacom.gschema.xml:24:1 Error on line 24 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.settings-daemon.GsdWacomRotation'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.gschema.xml:29:1 Error on line 29 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopTouchpadScrollMethod'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.magnifier.gschema.xml:7:1 Error on line 7 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopMagnifierMouseTrackingMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.mouse.gschema.xml:15:1 Error on line 15 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopMouseDwellDirection'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.interface.gschema.xml:35:1 Error on line 35 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopToolbarStyle'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.proxy.gschema.xml:9:1 Error on line 9 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopProxyMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.dns_sd.gschema.xml:4:1 Error on line 4 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.system.gvfs.GDnsSdDisplayMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.location.gschema.xml:13:1 Error on line 13 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopLocationAccuracyLevel'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.background.gschema.xml:5:1 Error on line 5 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopBackgroundStyle'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences.gschema.xml:42:1 Error on line 42 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopFocusMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.background.login.gschema.xml:4:1 Error on line 4 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopBackgroundStyle'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.gedit.gschema.xml:168:1 Error on line 168 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.gedit.GeditNotebookShowTabsModeType'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.GWeather.gschema.xml:12:1 Error on line 12 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.GWeather.GWeatherTemperatureUnit'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.privacy.gschema.xml:86:1 Error on line 86 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopUsbProtection'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.gschema.xml:10:1 Error on line 10 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.settings-daemon.GsdSmartcardRemovalAction'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.wacom.gschema.xml:24:1 Error on line 24 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.settings-daemon.GsdWacomRotation'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.gschema.xml:29:1 Error on line 29 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopTouchpadScrollMethod'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.magnifier.gschema.xml:7:1 Error on line 7 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopMagnifierMouseTrackingMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.mouse.gschema.xml:15:1 Error on line 15 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopMouseDwellDirection'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.interface.gschema.xml:35:1 Error on line 35 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopToolbarStyle'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.proxy.gschema.xml:9:1 Error on line 9 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopProxyMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.dns_sd.gschema.xml:4:1 Error on line 4 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.system.gvfs.GDnsSdDisplayMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.location.gschema.xml:13:1 Error on line 13 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopLocationAccuracyLevel'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.background.gschema.xml:5:1 Error on line 5 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopBackgroundStyle'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences.gschema.xml:42:1 Error on line 42 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopFocusMode'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.background.login.gschema.xml:4:1 Error on line 4 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.desktop.GDesktopBackgroundStyle'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.gedit.gschema.xml:168:1 Error on line 168 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.gedit.GeditNotebookShowTabsModeType'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.GWeather.gschema.xml:12:1 Error on line 12 char 1: <enum id='org.gnome.GWeather.GWeatherTemperatureUnit'> not (yet) defined.. This entire file has been ignored. I am possibly missing a package. It's strange because i do not have installed packages and accepted to broke dependencies. Does any one know what's going on and hot to fix that ? thanks.
CC: (none) => boulshet
Thank you for reporting this problem. I have just hit the same failure to start GDM on an up-to-date Cauldron system with many desktops (bug 31570). Is your system Gnome-only? Or what other desktops? What is its origin (how installed, what ISO)? Try installing & using lightDM instead of GDM.
See Also: (none) => https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31570CC: (none) => lewyssmithStatus: NEW => NEEDINFO
May be also this one ? https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31564#c5 I was not sure to be in the good bug. Thanks a lot for all you do and all you will do !
CC: (none) => p.opter
i am not sure about what gnome-only means : usually i am using only gnome but have several lighter wm installed for when gnome is broken. i am currently running icewm. Does some one has the missing /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/* files from my first message ? and can he tell me which packages they belong to ? rpm -q -f /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.settings-daemon.GsdSmartcardRemovalAction* thanks
What's the output of: $ rpm -qa glib2.0-common glib2.0 2.75.2 was removed from the mirrors. If it's installed, please downgrade to glib2.0 2.74.5, and test again.
thanks ! it wad the 75.2 release and after downgrading gnome is back !
Status: NEEDINFO => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED
Same as GG_HH : the downgrade of this package resolve the bug :-) Thanks a lot for your help ! And thanks also for people (Papoteur, nic80 and others) who gives me help in the Mageia Linux On Line forum (MLO) !