Cannot close the modal "Connect to Wifi" window to return to desktop

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Confirmed and I notice:

Mar 12 10:04:40 kab gnome-shell[1586]: JS ERROR: Error: Argument timestamp: value is out of range for uint32
                                       popModal@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js:637:12
                                       popModal@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/modalDialog.js:205:14
                                       close@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/modalDialog.js:178:14

...
Mar 12 10:04:46 kab gnome-shell[1586]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed

Slightly similar to bug 1918738.

Seems to be a regression in gjs 1.67.2-2 and downgrading to the previous version fixes it for me:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gjs/1.67.2-1/+build/21079029

The same change also landed in gjs upstream an hour ago: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gjs/-/merge_requests/583

For hirsute however we should probably revert it. Because we're going to keep finding places in gnome-shell that now fail with the error checking for some time to come. And while that happens, random parts of the shell will break. So the new error checking is not something we should introduce right now at the end of the cycle.

The associated fixes for gnome-shell should be proposed upstream for GNOME 40/41.

Fixed: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gjs/-/merge_requests/17

Also the offending change in gjs 1.67.2-2 is a feature, not a bug fix. So it probably shouldn't have happened at all after feature freeze.

Since these bugs are going to keep occuring in different places, and the eventual fixes for gnome-shell for each will be different, I have separated out bug 1918738 again.

The short term fix for hirsute should still be https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gjs/-/merge_requests/17

Fix proposed for gnome-shell: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/1757

gjs (1.67.2-2ubuntu1) hirsute; urgency=medium

  * Revert NaN handling changes which were included in the previous
    revision but not mentioned in the changelog, that's creating issues
    for the shell (lp: #1918738)

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:25:26 +0100

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell - 3.38.4-1ubuntu1

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gnome-shell (3.38.4-1ubuntu1) hirsute; urgency=medium

  * Merge with debian, containing a new upstream release
  * debian/control: (Build-)Depends on mutter 3.38.4
  * debian/patches:
    - Refresh
    - Remove input-thread related patches
    - Fix handling of OSK codes in keyboard (LP: #1918738)
    - Ensure Cancel button uses proper arguments (LP: #1918666)
    - Allow updating struts in Overview (LP: #1917939)
    - Configure Login Scree: cleanup code to match shell's JS
  * Remaining changes with debian:
    - Replace gnome-backgrounds dep with ubuntu-wallpapers and Suggests
      gnome-themes-standard-data, gnome-backgrounds
    - Add some Recommends:
      + ubuntu-session (| gnome-session) to have the ubuntu session available
      + xserver-xorg-legacy
      + yaru-theme-gnome-shell for the default ubuntu theming
    - Update debian/gbp.conf with Ubuntu settings
    - gnome-shell-common.prerm: Remove deprecated ubuntu theme alternative
    - ubuntu/desktop_detect.patch:
      + add caching for desktop detection to avoid querying the current
        desktop env variable as iterate through the list each time. For the
        time of the Shell process, we can expect this env variable to stay
        stable.
    - ubuntu/smarter_alt_tab.patch:
      + quick alt-tab (without showing up the switcher) switch only between
        the last window of the last 2 applications to be focused instead of
        raising all windows of those apps.
    - ubuntu/lightdm-user-switching.patch:
      + Allow user switching when using LightDM.
    - ubuntu/lock_on_suspend.patch
      + Respect Ubuntu's lock-on-suspend setting.
    - ubuntu/background_login.patch
      + Change default background color as we modified the default GDM color
        for our ubuntu session.
    - ubuntu/gdm_alternatives.patch
      + Add support for GDM3 theme alternatives
    - optional-hot-corner.patch
      + enable patch proposed by upstream developer already in package (but
        not in series) to add a settings for optional hot corner activation.
    - main-show-an-error-message-on-gnome-shell-crash.patch,
      global-make-possible-to-set-debug-flags-dynamically.patch,
      main-increase-the-granularity-of-backtraces-in-SHELL_DEBU.patch,
      main-add-backtrace-crashes-all-and-backtrace-all.patch,
      sessionMode-add-support-for-debugFlags-parameter.patch:
      + Improve debug JS tracing for crash reports
    - st-scroll-view-Handle-the-case-where-scrollbars-are-NULL.patch:
      + Fix crash on theme changes
    - ubuntu/search-call-XUbuntuCancel-method-on-providers-when-no-dat.patch:
      + stop searches when requested from UI
    - magnifier-Show-cursor-when-magnifier-is-enabled-and-scale.patch:
      + Show monitor scaled cursor when magnifier is enabled
    - Break gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (<< 19.01.3+git20190814)

gnome-shell (3.38.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload
  * New upstream release
    - Fix missing X11 fallback icons (particularly for games and other
      programs not installed system-wide), a regression in 3.37.3
    - Fix a Shell crash when a...