Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 17:04:59 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> To: eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> Cc: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: gnome 2.14 issues Message-ID: <4457C97B.9070703@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4457C77E.5070400@redry.net> References: <4457BC5A.3010600@redry.net> <4457BD6D.7060301@FreeBSD.org> <4457C77E.5070400@redry.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 eoghan wrote: > Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> eoghan wrote: >>> Hi >>> First off thanks to all concerned for the 2.14 update. I have it up and >>> running. I would like to ask a few questions; perhaps someone can help >>> me... These have mostly been inherited from my 2.12 build. >>> >>> First off, my problem with Desktop -> Administration persists. >>> That is, when i try to open anything in here it prompts for a root >>> password which it will not accept, message is: >>> "The entered password is invalid, Check that you typed it correctly and >>> that you haven't activated the caps lock key" >>> I am really stuck on this one, was happening to me in 2.12 and I waited >>> for 2.14. I asked before and no one else seems to be having this issue. >>> If anyone can give me any clues I would appreciate it. >> >> Works for me on 6-STABLE and -CURRENT. I haven't had any problems with >> these tools since I fixed the pipe problems a few months ago. >> > > Thanks. Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? No. > >>> The new "Login Window" at Desktop -> Administration fails to load with >>> this error: >>> "Could not launch menu item Details: Failed to execute child process >>> 'gmdsetup' (No such file or directory)" >> >> Try reinstalling GDM. This works for me. >> > > Done. Same issues. Ah, I went to the wrong Login Window. Make sure /usr/X11R6/sbin is in your path. You also need to be root to run gdmsetup. > >>> I have also noticed (in 2.12 too) that from the Applications -> System >>> Tools menu, New Login and New Login in a nested window don't load. There >>> is no error message, just nothing happens. Same with Lock Screen from >>> the Desktop menu. >> >> Make sure you have xorg-nestserver installed. > > I have this installed. > > Perhaps my original install is somehow tainted... any suggestions/tips > on doing a complete fresh gnome install without a os reinstall? Well, everything you report as broken works for me on multiple machines. You might try creating a dummy account, and see if things improve. Joe - -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEV8l7b2iPiv4Uz4cRArOVAJ9B8dsuwoaInIZIwki3VGxaBT1IzgCgqgTG AEnx/B1LWu2IEQWXO0rCPhc= =+2vA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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