gnome start-up issues

J. W. Ballantine jwb at homer.att.com
Tue Dec 19 05:49:18 PST 2006


No, it just sits there with a blank top bar, a bottom bar with
the hide all windows buttom and four empty desktops areas.

Jim

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>  Date:  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:19:55 -0500
>  To:  "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb at homer.att.com>
>  From:  Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at FreeBSD.org>
>  Subject:  Re: gnome start-up issues
>
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>  On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 09:03 -0500, J. W. Ballantine wrote:
>  > Thanks,  I added the hald_enable =3D"YES", and hald is running,
>  > now I get the splash screen and nothing, i.e. the screen remains
>  > grey.  The startx messages seem alright:
>  >  Initializing gnome-mount extension
>  >  seahorse nautilius module initialized
>  
>  If you wait for a while, does the desktop ever finish initializing?
>  
>  Joe
>  
>  > =20
>  > Jim
>  >=20
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>  >=20
>  > >  Date:  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:09:31 -0500
>  > >  To:  "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb at homer.att.com>
>  > >  From:  Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at FreeBSD.org>
>  > >  Subject:  Re: gnome start-up issues
>  > >
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>  > >  J. W. Ballantine wrote:
>  > >  > OK, is all this documented somewhere, that I haven't seen?
>  > > =20
>  > >  All except s-t-b is documented in the FreeBSD GNOME FAQ.  You should b=
>  e
>  > >  periodically reading http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/ and all the importa=
>  nt
>  > >  docs there, especially if you're going to run development versions of =
>  GNOME.
>  > > =20
>  > >  Joe
>  > > =20
>  > >  >=20
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>  > >  >>  Date:  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:42:51 -0500
>  > >  >>  To:  "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb at homer.att.com>
>  > >  >>  From:  Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at FreeBSD.org>
>  > >  >>  Subject:  Re: gnome start-up issues
>  > >  >>
>  > >  > J. W. Ballantine wrote:
>  > >  >> After using system_tools_backends_enable=3D"YES" and dbus_enable=3D=
>  "YES", the
>  > >  >> dbus-daemon --system and system-tools-backends are both running.
>  > >  >> (they may have been running with gnome_enable=3D"YES", I changed it=
>   before
>  > >  >> I checked.)
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> While the screen and cd/dvd creator react the same, the messages ar=
>  e now:
>  > >  >> Initializing gnome-mount extension
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> ** (nautilus:1260): WARNING **: Failed to initialize libhal context=
>  : (nul
>  > l
>  > >  >> ) :=20
>  > >  >> (null)
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> ** (nautilus:1260): WARNING **: Could not initialize hal context
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  > Make sure you have hald_enable=3D"YES", and that hald is running.
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT=
>  =20
>  > >  >> (object_type)' failed
>  > >  >> aborting...
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> warning: Unable to get location for thread creation breakpoint: gen=
>  eric e
>  > r
>  > >  >> ror
>  > >  >> LibGTop-Server: pid 1301 received eof.
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> ** (gnome-panel:1259): WARNING **: Failed to establish a connection=
>   with=20
>  > G
>  > >  >> DM:=20
>  > >  >> No such file or directory
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> ** (gnome-panel:1259): WARNING **: Failed to establish a connection=
>   with=20
>  > G
>  > >  >> DM:=20
>  > >  >> No such file or directory
>  > >  >> /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE=20
>  > >  >> "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing=
>  .
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> Whein I try to su I get:
>  > >  >>  su: sorry
>  > >  >>  su: BAD SU jwb to roor on dev/ttyv0
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  > I can't reproduce.  I started a startx session, then logged out, and=
>   I
>  > >  > can still su.  What are you doing in your session?
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  > Joe
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >=20
>  > >  >> Jim
>  > >  >=20
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>  > >  >>>  Date:  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:24:10 -0500
>  > >  >>>  To:  "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb at homer.att.com>
>  > >  >>>  From:  Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at FreeBSD.org>
>  > >  >>>  Subject:  Re: gnome start-up issues
>  > >  >=20
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>  > >  >>>  On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 07:46 -0500, J. W. Ballantine wrote:
>  > >  >>>  > Joe,
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
>  > >  >>>  > Thanks for the response, I put gnome_enable=3D3D"YES" in /etc/r=
>  c.conf,
>  > >  >>>  > and I still get the exact same outcome.
>  > >  >>> =20
>  > >  >>>  Is dbus-daemon --system running?  What about system-tools-backend=
>  s?
>  > >  >>> =20
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
>  > >  >>>  > Another thing that is occuring is that after shuttind down the =
>  gnome
>  > >  >>>  > desktop, I can no longer become su without exiting and then re-=
>  logini
>  > n
>  > >  >> g o=3D
>  > >  >>>  n.
>  > >  >>> =20
>  > >  >>>  What error do you get?
>  > >  >>> =20
>  > >  >>>  Joe
>  > >  >>> =20
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
>  > >  >>>  > Jim
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
>  > >  >>>  > ----------  In Response to your message -------------
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
>  > >  >>>  > >  Date:  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:10:57 -0500
>  > >  >>>  > >  To:  "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb at homer.att.com>
>  > >  >>>  > >  From:  Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at FreeBSD.org>
>  > >  >>>  > >  Subject:  Re: gnome start-up issues
>  > >  >>>  > >
>  > >  >>>  > > =3D20
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
>  > >  >>>  >=3D20
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>  > >  >>>  Joe Marcus Clarke
>  > >  >>>  FreeBSD GNOME Team      ::      gnome at FreeBSD.org
>  > >  >>>  FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
>  > >  >>>  http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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>  > >  - --
>  > >  Joe Marcus Clarke
>  > >  FreeBSD GNOME Team	::	gnome at FreeBSD.org
>  > >  FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
>  > >  http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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>  FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
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