Definitely a similar problem here. Thanks to you and others for the ctl-atl-Fn trick.
My .gnome-errors says /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: checking /etc/login.defs for option UMASK /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: /etc/login.defs: "UMASK" is "022" /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: checking /etc/login.defs for option ULIMIT /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: checking /etc/login.defs for option MAIL_DIR /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: /etc/login.defs: "MAIL_DIR" is "/var/spool/mail" /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: using /etc/X11/Xsession.options for options /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: checking /etc/X11/Xsession.options for option allow-user-resources /etc/gdm/Sessions//Gnome: checking /etc/X11/Xsession.options for option allow-user-modmap /usr/bin/gnome-session: error in loading shared libraries: libgnomecanvaspixbuf.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory However, dpkg -S shows no packages owning the file. This appears to be an error in Helix's gnome-session package. I'll file a bug if I ever get my gui back! I'm going to try the dist upgrade; I notice that gnome-session is one of the packages that operation would affect. On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 04:10:06PM -0500, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > > I had the identical systems. Logging in on a text console (alt-ctl-F1, > ^^^^^^^err, meant to write "symptoms" there. > Sorry, I'll proofread more carefully next time....) > > > then log in), and examining the file .gnome-errors in my home directory, I > > found that gnome was complaining about not being able to find a certain > > shared library file. (Can't remember the name--something with pixbuf in > > it somewhere.) I did dpkg -S <name of the file it couldn't find>, it > > turned out that file was provided by a package that it claimed was > > installed (can't remember the name of the package, either, sorry). But > > the file didn't seem to be there. So, I apt-get remove'd that package (in > > the process, it ended up removing a large chunk of my gnome installation I > > think), then apt-get install'ed task-helix-gnome. All is now well. Don't > > ask me....---Bruce Fields > > > > On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Ross Boylan wrote: > > > > > I just did an apt-get upgrade, my first in about 10 days. I'm now > > > unable to log in (except if I set my GDM session to Debian, which is > > > how I got on to send this message). > > > > > > My system is potato with a little woody to support GNOME. I use Helix > > > gnome. After the upgrade the system locked up and started > > > beeping--this seems to be standard when updating sawfish. > > > Unfortunately, when I restarted I had the problem described above. > > > When I enter a user name and password the login screen disappears, and > > > the monitor makes a click as if resyncing. The login screen then > > > comes back on. > > > > > > I'd appreciate any advice on where to look for the source of the > > > problem. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > System info: > > > Linux wheat 2.2.17 #1 Sun Jun 25 09:24:41 EST 2000 i586 unknown > > > > > > Here's the start of the upgrade session, and then my apt.sources: > > > > > > Script started on Tue Dec 12 01:03:09 2000 > > > wheat:/usr/local/rootlog# date > > > Tue Dec 12 01:03:11 PST 2000 > > > wheat:/usr/local/rootlog# apt-get -qu upgrade > > > Reading Package Lists... > > > Building Dependency Tree... > > > The following packages have been kept back > > > gnome-core gnome-help gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-session > > > gnome-terminal libgnomeprint11 > > > The following packages will be upgraded > > > cpp-doc cron dnsutils ed elvis-tiny gcc-doc gnome-bin > > > gnome-control-center > > > gnome-dev-doc gnome-faq gnome-help-data gnome-libs-data gs libart-dev > > > libart2 libcapplet0 libgdk-pixbuf2 libgnome-dev libgnome32 > > > libgnomesupport0 > > > libgnomeui32 libgnorba-dev libgnorba27 libgnorbagtk0 libgtkxmhtml1 > > > libncurses5 libncurses5-dev liborbit-dev liborbit0 libpanel-applet0 > > > libreadlineg2 librep9 libzvt2 modutils ncurses-base ncurses-bin > > > ncurses-term > > > netscape-base-4 netscape-base-4-libc5 orbit rep rep-gtk rstart rstartd > > > sawfish sawfish-gnome sgml-tools ssh ssh-askpass-gnome xbase-clients > > > xext > > > xf86setup xfree86-common xfs xlib6 xlib6g xlib6g-dev xmms xnest xproxy > > > xprt > > > xserver-common xserver-svga xserver-vga16 xsm xterm xvfb > > > 67 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded. > > > Need to get 24.9MB of archives. After unpacking 945kB will be used. > > > > > > > > > [Nothing unusual in the rest of the log] > > > > > > [sources.list] > > > deb-src cdrom:[Debian beta #2 bf 2.2.3]/ Debian/dists/potato/main/source/ > > > deb cdrom:[Debian beta #2 bf 2.2.3]/ Debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/ > > > deb cdrom:[Debian beta #2 bf 2.2.3]/ > > > Debian/dists/potato/non-free/binary-i386/ > > > deb cdrom:[beta Debian 2.2.3]/ Debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/ > > > deb file:/ms/k/download/debian potato main > > > #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free > > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free > > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/ potato/non-US main non-free contrib > > > #deb http://security.debian.org potato updates > > > > > > # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to work > > > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free > > > deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/ potato/non-US main non-free contrib > > > > > > #Helix > > > deb file:/usr/local/download/Helix woody main > > > deb-src file:/usr/local/download/Helix woody main > > > deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian unstable main > > > deb-src http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian unstable > > > main > > > > > >