I have the same problem, my gnome-shell version is 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 and ubuntu 11.10, if I execute 'gnome-shell --replace' by normal user, it can't works, and no titlebar, menus at all, and has appear below message:
(gnome-shell:8361): Clutter-WARNING **: Whoever translated default:LTR did so wrongly. ** mutter:ERROR:ui/theme.c:1340:meta_color_spec_new_from_string: assertion failed: (spec->data.gtk.state < N_GTK_STATES) If I execute 'sudo gnome-shell --replace', it works, and has appear below message: (gnome-shell:12026): Clutter-WARNING **: Whoever translated default:LTR did so wrongly. (gnome-shell:12026): Clutter-CRITICAL **: clutter_actor_set_text_direction: assertion `text_dir != CLUTTER_TEXT_DIRECTION_DEFAULT' failed (gnome-shell:12026): Clutter-CRITICAL **: clutter_actor_set_text_direction: assertion `text_dir != CLUTTER_TEXT_DIRECTION_DEFAULT' failed (gnome-shell:12026): Clutter-CRITICAL **: clutter_actor_set_text_direction: assertion `text_dir != CLUTTER_TEXT_DIRECTION_DEFAULT' failed (gnome-shell:12026): Clutter-CRITICAL **: clutter_actor_set_text_direction: assertion `text_dir != CLUTTER_TEXT_DIRECTION_DEFAULT' failed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/844937 Title: gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/844937/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
