Hello all, I have some experience with Linux, but none with openSUSE, you’ll be glad to hear :shame:
I installed 11.3 last week and eventually got nvidia drivers working. I was quite happy how most things were progressing, then the temptation to upgrade to 11.4 got too much >:)
I upgraded today (online, not dvd) and everything went well. On rebooting the desktop came up as normal and all was good.
I installed nvidia and got that working ok.
I then installed Gnome-Shell and couldn’t figure out how to get it working. I’ve been using Fedora recently and the Gnome-Shell option is available at Login.
I then discovered the gnome-shell --replace terminal command and I tried it.
It seemed to load ok, but as I had used the terminal, when I closed the terminal it seems like compiz crashed. I lost all windows borders and nothing was usable. I REISUB’d and started again. On reboot I got a CLI login prompt.
After logging in I tried startx, to no avail. I then tried gdm start and got to the desktop again (not gnome-shell). I Alt+F2’d and ran gnome-shell --replace again and all was good - except no network 
I rebooted again, and got the CLI again. Went through it all again and tried to configure network (wireless) no good. I then connected an ethernet cable and tried again. That worked, but I’m not sure why - I didn’t think anything was downloaded. Anyway wireless now works ok - even on reboot. However I’m still getting dumped to the CLI login on restarts.
Can somebody explain why please? I realise I must have missed something, but I don’t know what :’(
Many thanks.
Rule of thumb is check last messages before login prompt
Check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for “EE” error messages.
Check /var/log/messages for errors, tail -n 100 /var/log/messages.
Pls use http://suse.paste to paste output from your results.
It could be an X error.
I think after you installed Gnome-shell it defaults to the Gnome Shell. I had troubles with Compiz freezing that required reboots, or pkill -9 gnome-panel.
Server not found!
I’ll abreviate the output and use code tags, if that’s ok.
Output from Xorg.0.log is too long to post in code tags. oops.
mdsuse@linux-n3ld:~> sudo tail -n 100 /var/log/messages
root's password:
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld ifdown: wlan0 device: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhcpcd[8600]: wlan0: sending signal 15 to pid 5414
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhcpcd[8600]: wlan0: exiting
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhcpcd[5414]: wlan0: received SIGTERM, stopping
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhclient: Bound to *:546
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhcpcd-hook: ls: cannot access /var/run/netconfig//wlan0/: No such file or directory
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/resolv.conf. Leaving it untouched...
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: You can find my version in /etc/resolv.conf.netconfig
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhcpcd-hook: ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/resolv.conf. Leaving it untouched...
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhcpcd-hook: You can find my version in /etc/resolv.conf.netconfig ...
Mar 14 22:49:08 linux-n3ld dhcpcd[5414]: wlan0: exiting
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld network: Starting the NetworkManager
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: ModemManager (version 0.4) starting...
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin ZTE
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin MotoC
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Generic
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin AnyData
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Gobi
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Ericsson MBM
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Longcheer
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Nokia
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Huawei
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Sierra
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Novatel
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Option High-Speed
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin Option
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: Loaded plugin SimTech
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS0): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS1): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS2): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS3): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS4): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS5): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS6): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld modem-manager: (tty/ttyS7): port's parent platform driver is not whitelisted
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld kernel: 918.401624] sky2 0000:02:00.0: eth0: enabling interface
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld kernel: 918.401901] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/resolv.conf. Leaving it untouched...
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: You can find my version in /etc/resolv.conf.netconfig
Mar 14 22:49:11 linux-n3ld kernel: 918.663235] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld kernel: 920.152937] sky2 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld kernel: 920.153198] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.2.0-P2
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: Copyright 2004-2010 Internet Systems Consortium.
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: All rights reserved.
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient:
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:1a:80:21:b1:18
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth0/00:1a:80:21:b1:18
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1
Mar 14 22:49:12 linux-n3ld dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.3 -- renewal in 112551 seconds.
Mar 14 22:49:14 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/resolv.conf. Leaving it untouched...
Mar 14 22:49:14 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: You can find my version in /etc/resolv.conf.netconfig
Mar 14 22:49:14 linux-n3ld SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Mar 14 22:49:14 linux-n3ld SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set
Mar 14 22:49:16 linux-n3ld kernel: 923.618407] wlan0: authenticate with 00:18:4d:60:5b:e2 (try 1)
Mar 14 22:49:16 linux-n3ld kernel: 923.620513] wlan0: authenticated
Mar 14 22:49:16 linux-n3ld kernel: 923.620550] wlan0: associate with 00:18:4d:60:5b:e2 (try 1)
Mar 14 22:49:16 linux-n3ld kernel: 923.623345] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:18:4d:60:5b:e2 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
Mar 14 22:49:16 linux-n3ld kernel: 923.623348] wlan0: associated
Mar 14 22:49:16 linux-n3ld kernel: 923.656426] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.2.0-P2
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient: Copyright 2004-2010 Internet Systems Consortium.
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient: All rights reserved.
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient:
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:1d:e0:07:c7:73
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient: Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:1d:e0:07:c7:73
Mar 14 22:49:17 linux-n3ld dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback
Mar 14 22:49:21 linux-n3ld dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Mar 14 22:49:21 linux-n3ld dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1
Mar 14 22:49:21 linux-n3ld dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.2 -- renewal in 122329 seconds.
Mar 14 22:49:22 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/resolv.conf. Leaving it untouched...
Mar 14 22:49:22 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: You can find my version in /etc/resolv.conf.netconfig
Mar 14 22:49:22 linux-n3ld SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Mar 14 22:49:22 linux-n3ld SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set
Mar 14 22:49:23 linux-n3ld kernel: 930.450087] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Mar 14 22:49:26 linux-n3ld kernel: 934.002078] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
Mar 14 22:49:29 linux-n3ld kernel: 936.457431] sky2 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is down
Mar 14 22:49:33 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/resolv.conf. Leaving it untouched...
Mar 14 22:49:33 linux-n3ld dns-resolver: You can find my version in /etc/resolv.conf.netconfig
Mar 14 22:59:39 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-0Vy1nE/control
Mar 14 22:59:39 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
Mar 14 23:05:30 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-0Vy1nE/control
Mar 14 23:05:30 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
Mar 14 23:06:25 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-0Vy1nE/control
Mar 14 23:06:25 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
Mar 14 23:20:10 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-0Vy1nE/control
Mar 14 23:20:10 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
Mar 14 23:25:40 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-0Vy1nE/control
Mar 14 23:25:40 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
Mar 14 23:26:40 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-0Vy1nE/control
Mar 14 23:26:40 linux-n3ld gnomesu-pam-backend: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
Mar 14 23:47:30 linux-n3ld polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session3 successfully authenticated as unix-user:root to gain TEMPORARY authorization for action org.freedesktop.udisks.filesystem-mount-system-internal for system-bus-name::1.25 [/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor] (owned by unix-user:mdsuse)
Mar 14 23:47:31 linux-n3ld kernel: 4418.539858] EXT4-fs (sda6): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Mar 14 23:48:03 linux-n3ld kernel: 4450.311931] EXT4-fs (sda9): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Mar 14 23:48:18 linux-n3ld kernel: 4466.120157] EXT4-fs (sdb11): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Mar 15 00:19:47 linux-n3ld sudo: mdsuse : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/mdsuse ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/tail -n 100 /var/log/messages
The /etc/resolve error appeared during the upgrade, but I don’t know why.
There are no EE’s in Xorg.0.log. Just a few WW’s
53.945] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
53.945] Entry deleted from font path.
53.946] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
53.946] Entry deleted from font path.
53.946] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
53.946] Entry deleted from font path.
......................................
53.946] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
53.946] (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
53.946] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
53.946] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
And these are the last few entries
57.158] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
57.159] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event5)
57.159] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
57.162] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sony Vaio Jogdial (/dev/input/event9)
57.162] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
57.162] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sony Vaio Jogdial (/dev/input/mouse3)
57.162] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
57.986] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-899B40F29E166D4C90BD000CA14107CBB12CA9A7.xkm
60.193] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-E2D559A83338742E57A9504513E9327F912B2559.xkm
60.215] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-E2D559A83338742E57A9504513E9327F912B2559.xkm
60.218] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-E2D559A83338742E57A9504513E9327F912B2559.xkm
67.506] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-E2D559A83338742E57A9504513E9327F912B2559.xkm
67.509] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-E2D559A83338742E57A9504513E9327F912B2559.xkm
67.511] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-E2D559A83338742E57A9504513E9327F912B2559.xkm
On 2011-03-15 01:06, quackers wrote:
> It seemed to load ok, but as I had used the terminal, when I closed the
> terminal it seems like compiz crashed. I lost all windows borders and
> nothing was usable.
Compiz doesn’t work for me. Ever. Actually, it worked for me better a year
or two ago; in 11.4 it was rubbish.
Gnome-shell I haven’t tried, so I can’t comment.
> Can somebody explain why please? I realise I must have missed
> something, but I don’t know what :’(
Nope, I can’t.
However, as you were using 11.3 for only a week, you could consider
installing 11.4 fresh. Otherwise, 11.4 is still very young, I’m sure it has
many undiscovered bugs.
You could try a new user.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 2011-03-15 01:36, quackers wrote:
> Output from Xorg.0.log is too long to post in code tags. oops.
susepaste.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
I tried suse.paste - “server not found”
Here is roughly what my last screen before login says (and I did need to reconfigure network again for wireless to work 
)
Attention you have modified /etc/resolve.conf Leaving it untouched
Find my version at /etc/resolve.conf.netconfig
System Boot Control: The system has been set up
skipped features boot.cycle
System Boot Control: Running /etc/init.d/boot.local done
INIT: Entering runlevel 5
boot logging started /dev/tty1/dev/console at time & date
Master Resource Control: Previous runlevel: N, switching to runlevel 5
Master Resource Control: running /etc/init.d/before.local done
blog d: cannot load from fd 0 input/output error
Master Resource Control: running /etc/init.d/after.local done
Master Resource Control: runlevel 5 has been reached
acpid: 2 rules loaded
acpid: waiting for events; event logging is off
Welcome to openSUSE 11.4 “CELADON” - kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop (tty1)
Login
Some progress 
I D/L’d 11.4 and re-installed from scratch. Everything went smoothly. I updated, installed Nvidia driver - all good
I then installed gnome-shell and rebooted.
It almost worked!
I now get to the desktop - but no gnome-shell.
The last 2 lines of the pre-boot blurb say something like
“failed to acquire org.gnome. something or other”, buit at least I get a network connection now and no bumping me to a CLI login.
Improvements indeed!
Thanks for the help and suggestions, all.
I’ll await further developments!
**@Quakers
I thought I had corrected the link **which should have been SUSE Paste not bad, code is easier.
From your messages post, even when you were at the CLI you were connected to your router as 192.168.0.3.
However, without DNS servers specified so you wouldn’t be able to connect to the Internet, cat /etc/resolv.conf for your nameservers.
OpenDNS provides free nameservers.
Ummm, **“failed to acquire org.gnome. something or other” but its not helpful at all.
**Is it a repository issue?
zypper repos -Pdp | less
Thanks for the tip on gnome-shell will install and review it, Win 7 does something similar.
Yes, I thought I was always connected to the router, but I really don’t understand how networks work, so struggled. In every installation I have made, the network always worked straight away, so I’ve never had to wade my way through details
I noticed the link was wrong afterwards
Output from zypper repos -Pdp | less gives
# | Alias | Name | Enabl
ed | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI
| Service
---+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+------
---+---------+----------+--------+----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------+--------
1 | Contrib | Contrib | Yes
| Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/ope
nSUSE:/11.4:/Contrib/standard/ |
2 | Gnome/Apps | Gnome/Apps | Yes
| Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNO
ME:/Apps/openSUSE_11.4/ |
3 | Java | Java | Yes
| Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Jav
a:/packages/openSUSE_11.4/ |
4 | Nvidia | Nvidia | Yes
| Yes | 99 | rpm-md | ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.4/ |
5 | Updates-for-openSUSE-11.4-11.4-0 | Updates for openSUSE 11.4 11.4-0 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/ |
6 | packman | packman | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/openSUSE_
7 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.4-Debug | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ |
8 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-11.4-Update-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/11.4/ |
9 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss/ |
10 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.4-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ |
11 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.4-Source | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ |
lines 6-13/13 (END)
I think it looks ok, but am not experienced in suse repos, so I could be missing something.
By the way, the full message at the end of the text screens at startup is
“failed to acquire org.gnome.display manager”
and that comes right after 2 entries of “starting gdm”
I can now run gnome-shell by using gone-shell --replace in the terminal. It works well, but gives the following errors
suse@suse:~> gnome-shell --replace
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gnomesegvhandler"
JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Wed Mar 16 2011 03:36:12 GMT+0000 (GMT)
(mutter:7544): GdmUser-WARNING **: Unable to load CK history: no seat-id found
I made some screenshots, but I can’t attach them, sadly.
Some screenshots
ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting
ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting
ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting
This is now solved? Now you’re taken to your gnome sessions instead of a CLI. The only issue is how to make the gnome manager application switch to the gnome-shell.
That’s a problem that is better addressed in the openSUSE Applications subforum.
Yes, it’s pretty much fixed, thanks. I am hopeful that future updates may put things right. We’ll see.
Thanks again