Bug 141955 – Gnome terminal never starts

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Bug 141955 - Gnome terminal never starts


Summary:	Gnome terminal never starts


Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 121675

Product:	gnome-terminal
Classification:	Core
Component:	general
Version:	1.9.x
Hardware:	Other other

Importance:	High critical
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	GNOME Terminal Maintainers
QA Contact:	GNOME Terminal Maintainers

URL:
Whiteboard:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2004-05-05 20:26 UTC by Mattias Fahlin
Modified:	2004-12-22 21:47 UTC

See Also:
GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	2.3/2.4

Description Mattias Fahlin 2004-05-05 20:26:55 UTC

Distribution: Debian testing/unstable
Package: gnome-terminal
Severity: normal
Version: GNOME2.4.1 2.4.2
Gnome-Distributor: GNOME.Org
Synopsis: Gnome terminal never starts
Bugzilla-Product: gnome-terminal
Bugzilla-Component: general
Bugzilla-Version: 2.4.2
BugBuddy-GnomeVersion: 2.0 (2.4.0.1)
Description:
Description of the crash:
When starting the gnome terminal, the terminal hangs.  I never get a
prompt.

Steps to reproduce the crash:
1.  Start a new gnome terminal, wait.
2. 
3. 

Expected Results:
I was expecting to get a bash prompt.

How often does this happen?
Every time I start the gnome terminal

Additional Information:
I do have some broken packages


Debugging Information:

Backtrace was generated from '/usr/bin/gnome-terminal'

(no debugging symbols found)...Using host libthread_db library
"/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no
debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging
symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 16384 (LWP 857)]
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no
debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging
symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...0x404e1bd8 in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0

+ Trace 46668

Thread 1 (Thread 16384 (LWP 857))

#0 waitpid
from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#1 ??
from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0
#2 libgnomeui_module_info_get
from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0
#3 __pthread_sighandler
from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#4 <signal handler called>
#5 g_type_check_instance_cast
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#6 gail_widget_new
from /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libgail.so
#7 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#8 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#9 g_signal_emit_by_name
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#10 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#11 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#12 gtk_object_destroy
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#13 gtk_widget_get_default_direction
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#14 g_object_run_dispose
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#15 gtk_object_destroy
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#16 gtk_widget_destroy
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#17 gtk_box_set_child_packing
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#18 gtk_container_foreach
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#19 gtk_container_class_list_child_properties
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#20 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#21 g_cclosure_new_swap
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#22 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#23 g_signal_emit_by_name
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#24 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#25 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#26 gtk_object_destroy
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#27 gtk_widget_get_default_direction
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#28 g_object_class_list_properties
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#29 g_object_steal_data
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#30 g_value_unset
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#31 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#32 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#33 gtk_container_remove
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#34 terminal_window_remove_screen
#35 terminal_window_get_type
#36 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#37 g_cclosure_new_swap
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#38 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#39 g_signal_emit_by_name
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#40 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#41 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#42 gtk_object_destroy
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#43 gtk_widget_get_default_direction
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#44 _gtk_window_reposition
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#45 g_object_run_dispose
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#46 gtk_object_destroy
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#47 gtk_widget_destroy
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#48 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#49 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#50 g_signal_emit_by_name
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#51 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#52 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#53 gtk_widget_activate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#54 gtk_menu_shell_activate_item
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#55 _gtk_menu_shell_activate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#56 gtk_menu_reorder_child
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#57 _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#58 g_cclosure_new_swap
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#59 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#60 g_signal_emit_by_name
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#61 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#62 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#63 gtk_widget_send_expose
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#64 gtk_propagate_event
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#65 gtk_main_do_event
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#66 _gdk_events_queue
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#67 unblock_source
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#68 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#69 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#70 g_main_loop_run
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#71 gtk_main
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#72 ??
#73 ??
#74 ??
#75 ??
#76 ??
#77 ??
#78 ??
#79 ??
#80 ??
#81 ??
#82 main
#0 waitpid
from /lib/libpthread.so.0





------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2004-05-05 16:26 -------


Unknown version 2.4.2 in product gnome-terminal. Setting version to "1.9.x".
Unknown platform unknown. Setting to default platform "Other".
Unknown milestone "unknown" in product "gnome-terminal".
   Setting to default milestone for this product, '---'
Setting to default status "UNCONFIRMED".
Setting qa contact to the default for this product.
   This bug either had no qa contact or an invalid one.

Comment 1 Olav Vitters 2004-07-09 18:10:42 UTC

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into
our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 121675 ***