After upgrading the distribution from 10.1 to 11.3 I was not able to start the GNome-Desktop. The first error message I received was “maximum number of x display failures reached”. I figured out that there was a problem with the ATI Display driver. I guess I fixed this one now, since I do get a Login-Screen.
But after login, I only have a completely empty Desktop (no Icons, no Taskbar, etc.). Also Keyboard-Shortcuts don’t work. I tried it with different user-logins, but always the same result.
Then I found information regarding gconftool-2 and the recursive -unset switch. Tried this one for /apps/panel and /apps/nautilus.
But still no Desktop.
Below is some information from .xsession-errors, which I don’t know how to resolve.
Got request /opt/kde3/share/apps/SUSEgreeter/bg-head-800x58.png
Exception in Gtk# callback delegate
Note: Applications can use GLib.ExceptionManager.UnhandledException to handle the exception.
System.InvalidCastException: Cannot cast from source type to destination type.
at Greeter.Presenter.HandleUrlRequested (System.Object obj, Gtk.UrlRequestedArgs args) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Gtk.HTML.UrlRequestedSignalCallback (IntPtr arg0, IntPtr arg1, IntPtr arg2, IntPtr gch) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at GLib.ExceptionManager.RaiseUnhandledException(System.Exception e, Boolean is_terminal)
at Gtk.HTML.UrlRequestedSignalCallback(IntPtr arg0, IntPtr arg1, IntPtr arg2, IntPtr gch)
at Gtk.HTMLStream.gtk_html_stream_close(IntPtr , Int32 )
at Gtk.HTMLStream.Close(HTMLStreamStatus status)
at Greeter.Presenter…ctor()
at Greeter.Presenter.Main(System.String] args)
Failed to play sound: File or data not found
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2841): polkit-gnome-1-WARNING **: Error enumerating temporary authorizations: Remote Exception invoking org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Authority.EnumerateTemporaryAuthorizations() on /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/Authority at name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Cannot determine session the caller is in
gnome-settings-daemon: Fatal IO error 11 (Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar) on X server :0.0.
nm-applet: Fatal IO error 11 (Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar) on X server :0.0.
** Message: Got disconnected from the session message bus; retrying to reconnect every 10 seconds
bluetooth-applet: Fatal IO error 104 (Die Verbindung wurde vom Kommunikationspartner zurückgesetzt) on X server :0.0.
gnome-volume-control-applet: Fatal IO error 11 (Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar) on X server :0.0.
polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1: Fatal IO error 11 (Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar) on X server :0.0.
gnome-screensaver: Fatal IO error 11 (Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar) on X server :0.0.
Do: Fatal IO error 11 (Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar) on X server :0.0.
Thanks for the quick help, but it did not provide a different result. There is also only an empty Desktop shown after login. After a while the pops up an error message that the ScreenSaver gnome-screensaver-gl-helper crashed. But I cannot click on the Cancel button
After upgrading the distribution from 10.1 to 11.3
that can mean a lot of things. And you do not explain anything there as if you think there is only one obvious way to do this. Let me assure you that we have seen here several approaches of which not all were that obvious to many of us.
The best thing to do is a fresh install of 11.3 while keeping the* /home* part of your system (which is of course easy when it is on a sperate partition) and of course keping/saving other important data like databases when you have them. Also a general backup (were it only to later compare configuration files old and new when encountering problems) is allways a usefull thing.
While you say so, must I come to the conclusion that you didn’t so going from 10.1 to 11.3? I asked (well, indirectly), but am still curious to know what you did “upgrading the distribution from 10.1 to 11.3”.
On 2011-01-07 01:06, bads wrote:
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> Well, i downloaded 11.3 from Official site, crated DVD and started
> installation Process (selecting Upgrade currend Installation)
>
> That’s it. I did this earlier with other releases as well without any
> issues.
Ok, if you are interested in correcting the issues, I can guide you
tomorrow without reinstall as new. Now is 4:50 AM and I’m tired.
I always do upgrades that way and work out the issues.
My guess, if you want to study the issue, is that some packages were not
upgraded (they are not in the DVD). More tomorrow if you are still
interested
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
When you would have searched through these forums you would have found that the Upgrade is not realy recommended here. Positive reports are coming in now from the later levels, but AFAIK only when stepping up one level. I, for myself, would never have done this skipping 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1 and 11.2 in the process.
> I, for myself, would never have done this skipping 10.2, 10.3,
> 11.0, 11.1 and 11.2 in the process.
But me, yes >:-)
I usually don’t allow it to go that far, I update earlier. An update every two years is not that
unusual. I updated 11.0 to 11.3 on two machines. One of them 32 to 64 bits simultaneously.
Notice that it is the DVD upgrade method, which has always supported several versions jump. Not a
zypper dup.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” GM (Minas Tirith))
Thanks guys for your profounded help in this case. I started a reinstall and it worked so far quite smooth. Lets see how long it takes to bring the system back to the state it was before.
