k311 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 So im using my ubuntu gutsy setup, reading some stuff in firefox... no big deal and all of a sudden, (i think) x-server just crashes. I can move my mouse but i cant do anything else, no Ctl/Alt/Backspace... nothing. So after leaving it for a few to see if it will click back on, i power off my laptop. Now when i log in to ubuntu i get two dialog boxes that pop up. one says: There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon. Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background settings may not work correctly The last error message was: The name org.gnome.SettingsDaemon was not provided by any .service files GNOME will still try to restart the Settings Daemon next time you log in and another that says: Internal error failed to initialize HAL! i cant even save the output of dmesg because that would require being able to transfer to a usb drive, which i cant do, along with connecting to the internet and a bunch of my programs are missing from the start menu. I really hope my setup isnt broken because i didnt do anything to break it :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Strangely enough, I had the same error message a couple of days ago. I think I just restarted the PC and everything was fine. If not, try loading the Recovery Mode option in your Grub bootloader. It will start up, but leave you at a command prompt. Type startx (to start x, funnily enough), and with a bit of luck, all should be well. Anyway, I did a combination of these and it worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Byte Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 If you go to the Ubuntu forum and search for: error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon You will see you are not alone. Looks like a bug in Gnome. There looks to be several workarounds. 1. Use the 386 kernel instead of the generic kernel. 2. Make sure dbus-x11 is installed. 3. A possible workaround. I would save a copy of the original files before modiying them. The changes may have some side effects. http://<< spam >>/3bqvlr Good luck! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomZ Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=7...Settings+Daemon link because neowin cut your tinyurl link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k311 Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 thank you for your help, i had come across some ubuntuforums links on the subject but not that one last night. I will look into all of this later on when i get home and update with some results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k311 Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 UPDATE: Tried all suggestions listed, no change in anything whatsoever... i hope i dont have to reinstall from scratch :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foub Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 UPDATE: Tried all suggestions listed, no change in anything whatsoever... i hope i dont have to reinstall from scratch :( Well, at least it won't take as long as Vista would to reinstall. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEVER85 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Well, at least it won't take as long as Vista would to reinstall. :) Vista took about 2-3 minutes longer to install on my primary machine than Ubuntu. Not a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Have you run an FSCK from the LiveCD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted March 16, 2008 MVC Share Posted March 16, 2008 Well, at least it won't take as long as Vista would to reinstall. :) Your point is? If he was using Vista he probably wouldn't be needing to reinstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Byte Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 UPDATE: Tried all suggestions listed, no change in anything whatsoever... i hope i dont have to reinstall from scratch :( Well litespeed has a good idea to do a file system check. I Googled your error and it appears to happen in every distribution known to man. :wacko: You would think someone would have a handle on the solution. I'm not sure what advice to give you. There does appear to be a common thread with Gnome sessions. Should you get Gnome to function again I would disable saving sessions from the Gnome Control Center. That's got to be pretty frustrating. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Byte Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 OK, here is another possible solution. In the directory: /usr/share/dbus-1/services There should be a file labelled: org.gnomeSettingsDaemon.service It maybe missing or corrupt. Here is the contents of mine: [D-BUS Service] Name=org.gnome.SettingsDaemon Exec=/usr/lib/gnome-control-center/gnome-settings-daemon You will need to edit or create a new file as root. Reference: Link About the seventh post down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k311 Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 thanks mr byte and litespeed, i will give those suggestions a go and see how it works. Reinstalling gutsy doesnt take long but then id have to reinstall drivers/themes/wine stuff i use/extra programs.... i'd really rather not, i was happy with my setup so getting this fixed is optimal... thanks again everyone for your help, i appreciate it, hopefully these new suggestions work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foub Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Vista took about 2-3 minutes longer to install on my primary machine than Ubuntu. Not a huge difference. That is only part of the installation process. There also other things to install under Vista that you really don't have to with Ubuntu. Your point is? If he was using Vista he probably wouldn't be needing to reinstall. Fly away home, birdy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k311 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 well i tried creating/replacing that file that mr byte suggested and it basically created an unrecoverable error in my filesystem so i ended up reinstalling... oh well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robgig1088 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I think all you have to do is delete your ~/.gnome2 folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k311 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 I think all you have to do is delete your ~/.gnome2 folder. we'll never know now :laugh: if it happens again ill keep that in mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Byte Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Sorry to hear that failed. I know what you mean when you've spent a lot of time getting your system the way you like it. My solution is to image the drive every so often . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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