From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 25 20:35:33 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D1A01065688 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:35:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: from chen.org.nz (ip-58-28-152-174.static-xdsl.xnet.co.nz [58.28.152.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA54B8FC0A for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:35:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: by chen.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7249728418; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:35:31 +1200 (NZST) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:35:31 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: Joe Marcus Clarke Message-ID: <20090425203531.GA13468@osiris.chen.org.nz> References: <20090425052111.GA95910@osiris.chen.org.nz> <1240638460.58743.103.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <20090425063944.GA70378@osiris.chen.org.nz> <1240646291.58743.105.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <20090425081659.GA90564@osiris.chen.org.nz> <1240685406.58743.122.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1240685406.58743.122.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Preferences failures with GNOME 2.26.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:35:33 -0000 On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 02:50:06PM -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 20:16 +1200, Jonathan Chen wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 03:58:11AM -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > > On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 18:39 +1200, Jonathan Chen wrote: > > > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:47:40AM -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 17:21 +1200, Jonathan Chen wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I just upgraded from 2.26 to 2.26.1, and I'm finding that my personal > > > > > > UI preferences are not recognised anymore. When I try to run > > > > > > "gnome-mouse-properties", it comes back with a dialog box stating: > > > > > > > > > > > > "Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'. > > > > > > Without the GNOME settings manager running, some preferences may not > > > > > > take effect. This could indicate a problem with Bonobo, or a non-GNOME > > > > > > (e.g. KDE) settings manager may already be active and conflicting with > > > > > > the GNOME settings manager." > > > > > > > > > > > > However, a quick "ps ax" reveals a recently started > > > > > > gnome-settings-daemon. Keyboard settings are similarly affected. > > > > > > > > > > Do you have a custom pulseaudio configuration? > > > > > > > > Nope. Just what is installed out of ports. I do notice that the > > > > process hangs around even after I logout. > > > > > > Post your default.pa file. > > > > Attached. There's no difference from the default.pa-dist. > > > > > If you kill all the pulseaudio process, then run: > > > > > > pulseaudio -D > > > > > > Does gnome-settings-daemon start properly? > > > > As I was killing the pulseaudio processes, the screen blinked, and > > my mouse and keyboard preferences suddenly took effect. > > > > At least I now have a workaround... > > On what version of FreeBSD are you running? FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE #0: Fri Apr 3 08:10:13 NZDT 2009 root@osiris.chen.org.nz:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/OSIRIS -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead." -- RFC 1925