Well. I got some luck in reproducing. Got it twice today (23:14:03 and 23:40:51), and these log messages were seen right around when the screen locked:
$ journalctl --user -S '-2 days' | grep CLUTTER -A2 mei 02 19:10:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: clutter_timeline_set_auto_reverse: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 02 19:10:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: clutter_timeline_set_repeat_count: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 02 19:10:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: invalid (NULL) pointer instance mei 02 19:10:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed -- mei 03 23:14:03 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: clutter_timeline_set_auto_reverse: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 03 23:14:03 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: clutter_timeline_set_repeat_count: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 03 23:14:03 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: invalid (NULL) pointer instance mei 03 23:14:03 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[21305]: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed -- mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: clutter_timeline_set_auto_reverse: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: clutter_timeline_set_repeat_count: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: invalid (NULL) pointer instance mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed In fact, I know what I was doing: 2024-05-03 23:40:45 sleep 5; start-vpn 2024-05-03 23:42:44 history | tail -n10 Somewhere around 23:40:48 I locked the screen, and at 23:40:50+ code started running that triggers a (maybe) GUI notification popup. Full disclosure, that VPN notification popup is mine: https://github.com/ossobv/openvpn-u2f-setup/blob/main/openvpn-u2f-ask-password I'm not entirely sure what the sequence of events is here, but those dbus/glib interactions around the time when things break are too much of a coincidence. This also explains why I'm the only one having this issue. mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG: Got pyinotify event mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG. is_in_screensaver org.gnome.ScreenSaver True mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG. Ignoring ask-password request because in screensaver mode mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: clutter_timeline_set_auto_reverse: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: clutter_timeline_set_repeat_count: assertion 'CLUTTER_IS_TIMELINE (timeline)' failed mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: invalid (NULL) pointer instance mei 03 23:40:51 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG: Re-reading /run/systemd/ask-password mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi dbus-daemon[362531]: [session uid=1000 pid=362531] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.FileManager1' requested by ':1.28' (uid=1000 pid=362660 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined") mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG. is_in_screensaver org.gnome.ScreenSaver True mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG. Ignoring ask-password request because in screensaver mode mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi ubuntu-appindicat...@ubuntu.com[362660]: unable to update icon for software-update-available mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi ubuntu-appindicat...@ubuntu.com[362660]: unable to update icon for livepatch mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi dbus-daemon[362531]: [session uid=1000 pid=362531] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.FileManager1' mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowGroup>:0x57eecffe8350] is on because it needs an allocation. mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowActorX11>:0x57eed23232f0] is on because it needs an allocation. mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaSurfaceActorX11>:0x57eed2324db0] is on because it needs an allocation. mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi dbus-daemon[362531]: [session uid=1000 pid=362531] Activating service name='org.gnome.ArchiveManager1' requested by ':1.97' (uid=1000 pid=364706 comm="gjs /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ding@rasters" label="un> mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 31 with keysym 31 (keycode a). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 32 with keysym 32 (keycode b). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 33 with keysym 33 (keycode c). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 34 with keysym 34 (keycode d). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 35 with keysym 35 (keycode e). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 36 with keysym 36 (keycode f). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 37 with keysym 37 (keycode 10). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 38 with keysym 38 (keycode 11). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: Window manager warning: Overwriting existing binding of keysym 39 with keysym 39 (keycode 12). mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi dbus-daemon[362531]: [session uid=1000 pid=362531] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.ArchiveManager1' mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: DING: Detected async api for thumbnails mei 03 23:42:18 wortel.kiwi gnome-shell[362660]: DING: GNOME nautilus 42.6 mei 03 23:42:21 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG: Got pyinotify event mei 03 23:42:21 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG: file is now gone /run/systemd/ask-password/ask.waet3j mei 03 23:42:21 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG: Got pyinotify event mei 03 23:42:21 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: DEBUG. is_in_screensaver org.gnome.ScreenSaver False mei 03 23:42:21 wortel.kiwi openvpn-u2f-ask-password[364589]: WARNING. Skipped auth bit? Do nothing.. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2064716 Title: gnome-terminal sometimes very dark after gnome unlock To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/2064716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
