Menu will not drop down
Ray Parrish
crp at cmc.net
Sat Dec 6 23:34:52 UTC 2008
Hello,
Well, it happened again, when I started up today I could not get the
upper panel with the menus on it to drop down out of hiding so I could
use it. This happens in the newest kernel for Hardy.
I also could not get ALT-F2 to bring up the run box, which works
normally. I had to do a CTRL-ALT-DEL to get the shutdown dialog, and
after clicking the Shutdown button on there it never shut down. I had to
hard power down.
I did notice this time after holding in the power button that there were
messages logging to the screen as my computer shut down, and here's a
clue... they appeared to be start up scripts still running. The first
message at the top was about starting alsa and I didn't catch the rest
of them.
I've restarted into the next kernel back from the newest one, and would
like to know if there are any trouble shooting steps I can take to see
what is hanging me up in the new kernel? I just thought of one thing,
look at the logs!
Here are some entries from my user.log for today. They appear to be
error messages, but I do not understand them very well.
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop dhcdbd: Started up.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not
found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.reason
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not
found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.nis_domain
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not
found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.nis_servers
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not
found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.interface_mtu
Dec 6 14:12:36 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6424]: alsa-util.c: Device
front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz.
Dec 6 14:12:36 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6424]: alsa-util.c: Device
front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz.
Dec 6 14:17:39 ray-desktop gnome-power-manager: (ray) Shutting down
computer. Reason: The power button has been pressed.
Here are a couple of messages from the Messages section of log viewer
which appear to be errors for that boot.
Dec 6 14:19:01 ray-desktop kernel: [ 53.167437] No dock devices found.
Dec 6 14:19:05 ray-desktop kernel: [ 115.906205] Marking TSC unstable
due to: cpufreq changes.
Dec 6 14:19:06 ray-desktop kernel: [ 116.237910] Clocksource tsc
unstable (delta = -165967303 ns)
Here is the section of daemon.log for that boot up. I don't know what
or who the user "avahi" is, and wasn't previously aware that any
"server" was running on my machine. Is this a normal thing?
Dec 6 14:12:14 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> starting...
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Found user 'avahi' (UID
109) and group 'avahi' (GID 120).
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Successfully dropped
root privileges.
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: avahi-daemon 0.6.22
starting up.
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Successfully called
chroot().
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Successfully dropped
remaining capabilities.
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: No service file found in
/etc/avahi/services.
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Network interface
enumeration completed.
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Registering HINFO record
with values 'I686'/'LINUX'.
Dec 6 14:12:15 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Server startup complete.
Host name is ray-desktop.local. Local service cookie is 1672532536.
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5649]: ntpd 4.2.4p4 at 1.1520-o Fri Mar 7
20:24:07 UTC 2008 (1)
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: precision = 2.000 usec
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: Listening on interface #0
wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: Listening on interface #1
wildcard, ::#123 Disabled
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: Listening on interface #2 lo,
::1#123 Enabled
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: Listening on interface #3 lo,
127.0.0.1#123 Enabled
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: kernel time sync status 0040
Dec 6 14:12:19 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: frequency initialized -107.504
PPM from /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: host name not found:
ntp.ubuntu.com
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: couldn't resolve
`ntp.ubuntu.com', giving up on it
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: host name not found:
tick.usask.ca
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: couldn't resolve
`tick.usask.ca', giving up on it
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: host name not found:
tock.usask.ca
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: couldn't resolve
`tock.usask.ca', giving up on it
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: host name not found:
clock.tricity.wsu.edu
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: couldn't resolve
`clock.tricity.wsu.edu', giving up on it
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: host name not found:
gilbreth.ecn.purdue.edu
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: couldn't resolve
`gilbreth.ecn.purdue.edu', giving up on it
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: host name not found:
molecule.ecn.purdue.edu
Dec 6 14:12:21 ray-desktop ntpd_initres[5693]: couldn't resolve
`molecule.ecn.purdue.edu', giving up on it
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> eth0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'forcedeth'.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
waiting for device's worker thread to start
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
device's worker thread started, continuing.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wired
Ethernet (802.3) device 'eth0'.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device
eth0.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate wired
connection 'eth0' because it now has a link.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <debug> [1228601542.495741]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_CDW/DVD_TS_H492C').
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current
connection, found better connection 'eth0'.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate
connection 'eth0'.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Device eth0
activation scheduled...
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
started...
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Dec 6 14:12:22 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Dec 6 14:12:23 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
Dec 6 14:12:23 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Dec 6 14:12:23 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 12 (successfully started) for interface eth0
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 1 (starting) for interface eth0
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop dhclient: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.0.2 on eth0
to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop dhclient: DHCPACK of 192.168.0.2 from
192.168.0.1
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Joining mDNS multicast
group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.0.2.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: New relevant interface
eth0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Registering new address
record for 192.168.0.2 on eth0.IPv4.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 4 (reboot) for interface eth0
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) scheduled...
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) started...
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Retrieved the
following IP4 configuration from the DHCP daemon:
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> address 192.168.0.2
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> netmask 255.255.255.0
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> broadcast
192.168.0.255
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> gateway 192.168.0.1
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> nameserver
192.168.0.1
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> nameserver
205.171.3.25
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> hostname
'ray-desktop'
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> domain name
'domain.actdsltmp'
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled...
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) complete.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started...
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Withdrawing address
record for 192.168.0.2 on eth0.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Leaving mDNS multicast
group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.0.2.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no
longer relevant for mDNS.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.2 -- renewal in
39143 seconds.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Joining mDNS multicast
group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.0.2.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: New relevant interface
eth0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Dec 6 14:12:24 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Registering new address
record for 192.168.0.2 on eth0.IPv4.
Dec 6 14:12:27 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Clearing nscd hosts
cache.
Dec 6 14:12:27 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process():
nm_spawn_process('/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts'): could not spawn process.
(Failed to execute child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or
directory))
Dec 6 14:12:27 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
successful, device activated.
Dec 6 14:12:27 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Finish handler scheduled.
Dec 6 14:12:27 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
Dec 6 14:12:29 ray-desktop avahi-daemon[5151]: Registering new address
record for fe80::240:caff:feaf:3b8d on eth0.*.
Dec 6 14:12:34 ray-desktop ntpd[5650]: ntpd exiting on signal 15
Dec 6 14:12:40 ray-desktop ntpdate[6412]: step time server
128.233.150.93 offset -0.674232 sec
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6543]: ntpd 4.2.4p4 at 1.1520-o Fri Mar 7
20:24:07 UTC 2008 (1)
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: precision = 2.000 usec
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: Listening on interface #0
wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: Listening on interface #1
wildcard, ::#123 Disabled
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: Listening on interface #2 lo,
::1#123 Enabled
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: Listening on interface #3 eth0,
fe80::240:caff:feaf:3b8d#123 Enabled
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: Listening on interface #4 lo,
127.0.0.1#123 Enabled
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: Listening on interface #5 eth0,
192.168.0.2#123 Enabled
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: kernel time sync status 0040
Dec 6 14:12:39 ray-desktop ntpd[6544]: frequency initialized -107.504
PPM from /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
Dec 6 14:12:53 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Updating allowed
wireless network lists.
Dec 6 14:12:53 ray-desktop NetworkManager: <WARN>
nm_dbus_get_networks_cb(): error received:
org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerInfo.NoNetworks - There are no wireless
networks stored..
Here are a couple of interesting entries from auth.log It seems my user
failed authentication on that boot, and no similar failure messages
appear for the next boot up. Is there a problem here?
Dec 6 14:12:30 ray-desktop gdm[5889]: pam_unix(gdm-autologin:session):
session opened for user ray by (uid=0)
Dec 6 14:12:40 ray-desktop sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): authentication
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= user=ray
This last entry from syslog isn't relevant to the last boot but brings
up a new question. I have awstats installed so I can analyze my server
logs from my hosting service, but haven't figured out how to use it yet.
It seems to be doing the following cron job every ten minutes. Anyone
know what it's doing?
Dec 6 15:30:01 ray-desktop /USR/SBIN/CRON[7767]: (www-data) CMD ([ -x
/usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -a -f /etc/awstats/awstats.conf -a -r
/var/log/apache/access.log ] && /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
-config=awstats -update >/dev/null)
Thanks for any help you can be. Later, Ray Parrish
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