LMDE Cinnamon repeatedly fails to boot after update [SOLVED]

[sweuk]

About half an hour back, LMDE Cinnamon was running beautifully on my 32-bit Dell laptop. Then somewhat mechanically I checked and installed updates on it, and now the system keeps on crashing within less than 10 seconds. Login through Gnome instead of Cinnamon is working fine.

To cut a long story short, here's the report I got in the Fallback Mode:

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/etc/mdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
localuser:e.t. being added to access control list
Failed to connect to the VirtualBox kernel service
Failed to connect to the VirtualBox kernel service
Failed to connect to the VirtualBox kernel service
Failed to connect to the VirtualBox kernel service
Script for ibus started at run_im.
Script for auto started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might get used
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke/ssh
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke/ssh
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/home/e.t./.cache/keyring-PyO5ke/gpg:0:1

(gnome-settings-daemon:9295): color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to get devices: Failed to GetDevices: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)

(gnome-settings-daemon:9295): color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to create device: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
    JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found
    JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"gjs_throw"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"("Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found")@gjs_throw:0
@/usr/local/share/gjs-1.0/overrides/Gio.js:23
"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found"'
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
    JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: TypeError: Gio.DBusExportedObject is undefined
    JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '62'
    JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/lookingGlassDBus.js"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"()@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/lookingGlassDBus.js:62
CinnamonLookingGlass()@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/lookingGlassDBus.js:57
start()@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/main.js:248
@<main>:1
"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Gio.DBusExportedObject is undefined"'
Window manager warning: Log level 32: Execution of main.js threw exception: TypeError: Gio.DBusExportedObject is undefined
gnome-session[9179]: WARNING: Application 'cinnamon.desktop' killed by signal 15

** (nautilus:9360): WARNING **: Can not get _NET_WORKAREA

** (nautilus:9360): WARNING **: Can not determine workarea, guessing at layout
    JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: Error: Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found
    JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"gjs_throw"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"("Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found")@gjs_throw:0
@/usr/local/share/gjs-1.0/overrides/Gio.js:23
"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found"'
    JS ERROR: !!!   Exception was: TypeError: Gio.DBusExportedObject is undefined
    JS ERROR: !!!     lineNumber = '62'
    JS ERROR: !!!     fileName = '"/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/lookingGlassDBus.js"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     stack = '"()@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/lookingGlassDBus.js:62
CinnamonLookingGlass()@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/lookingGlassDBus.js:57
start()@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/ui/main.js:248
@<main>:1
"'
    JS ERROR: !!!     message = '"Gio.DBusExportedObject is undefined"'
Window manager warning: Log level 32: Execution of main.js threw exception: TypeError: Gio.DBusExportedObject is undefined
gnome-session[9179]: WARNING: App 'cinnamon.desktop' respawning too quickly

(gnome-panel:9439): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accelerator_parse_with_keycode: assertion `accelerator != NULL' failed

** (gnome-panel:9439): WARNING **: Unable to parse mouse modifier '(null)'


(gnome-panel:9439): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accelerator_parse_with_keycode: assertion `accelerator != NULL' failed

** (gnome-panel:9439): WARNING **: Unable to parse mouse modifier '(null)'


(gnome-panel:9439): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.33.12+really2.32.4-3-i386-Z8T5T2/glib2.0-2.33.12+really2.32.4/./gobject/gsignal.c:2459: signal `size_request' is invalid for instance `0x83fa2e8'
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

(nm-applet:9345): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_thaw_toplevel_updates_libgtk_only: assertion `window->update_and_descendants_freeze_count > 0' failed
Window manager warning: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window may not be correct.
Window manager warning: Got a request to focus the no_focus_window with a timestamp of 0.  This shouldn't happen!
[1370981410,000,xklavier.c:xkl_engine_start_listen/] 	The backend does not require manual layout management - but it is provided by the application

Could someone please tell me how to get the "GjsDBus" it requires? Better, how do I get back to the state before the updates were installed? No, I haven't backed up my files.

Oh, and here are my system specifications:

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5870 @ 2.00GHz
Memory : 2039MB (388MB used)
Operating System : LMDE Cinnamon Edition
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation

-Operating System-
Kernel : Linux 3.2.0-4-486 (i686)
Compiled : #1 Debian 3.2.32-1
C Library : Unknown
Default C Compiler : GNU C Compiler version 4.7.2 (Debian 4.7.2-4)
Distribution : LMDE Cinnamon Edition

[hector.j.cabrera]

Hi,

I had the same problem today after an upgrade. To solve this I open a Gnome Classic Session and went to the Synaptic Package Manager and upgrade the Cinnamon package. After this, I logged out and start a new session with cinnamon, and everything worked properly.

[sweuk]

Thanks a lot Hector. I did that already once from Software Center and from Synaptic, removing Cinnamon in its entirety and installing it again. Cinnamon 1.8.8+lmde (which Synaptic says is the latest) is there on my system.

But the problem remains as before.

[sweuk]

I've decided to switch to Linux Mint Olivia for the time being.
Anyway, thanks to everyone here for their help.

[indyend]

Can't boot to Gnome Session too. Anyone know how to login textmode and command line to fix.