Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:09:30 +0100 (CET) From: Marco Beishuizen <mbeis@xs4all.nl> To: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Metacity doesn't start when Gnome starts Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003181459280.4052@yokozuna.lan> In-Reply-To: <op.u9p9st2l9aq2h7@localhost> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003161349030.2703@yokozuna.lan> <op.u9p9st2l9aq2h7@localhost>
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On Wed, 17 Mar 2010, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:53:27 -0600, Marco Beishuizen <mbeis@xs4all.nl> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Yesterday when I started Gnome, Metacity didn't start automatically >> anymore. I had to start it manually. So my questions are: what causes this? >> and how can I make Metacity start when Gnome starts again? > > Try to run 'metacity --replace' to see if it will fix for you. If not, check > in the ~/.xsession-error to see if you get any error. I've placed Metacity in the Gnome "Startup applications" and this seems to work. Strange though that this is needed to make it work. I do have some errors in ~/.xsession-errors, but these are older than the moment that the problem with Metacity occured, and I got them since using Gnome: ... /usr/local/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... Forget what directory you are in? Type "pwd". -- Dru <genesis@istar.ca> /usr/local/etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/local/bin/seahorse-agent --execute gnome-session ** (process:2413): WARNING **: Unable to allocate secure memory from gnome-keyring. ** (process:2413): WARNING **: Proceeding using insecure memory for password fields. gnome-session[2413]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/marco/.config/autostart/xfconf-migration-4.6.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name' gnome-session[2413]: WARNING: could not read /home/marco/.config/autostart/xfconf-migration-4.6.desktop gnome-session[2413]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/marco/.config/autostart/xfce4-settings-helper-autostart.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name' gnome-session[2413]: WARNING: could not read /home/marco/.config/autostart/xfce4-settings-helper-autostart.desktop gnome-session[2413]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/marco/.config/autostart/xfce4-tips-autostart.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name' gnome-session[2413]: WARNING: could not read /home/marco/.config/autostart/xfce4-tips-autostart.desktop ** (process:2441): WARNING **: Unable to allocate secure memory from gnome-keyring. ** (process:2441): WARNING **: Proceeding using insecure memory for password fields. gnome-session[2413]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10f206b4b22f0e6f44126870155549369100000079840023.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "evolution-exchange-storage" (No such file or directory) MCS->Xfconf settings migration complete Failed to play sound: File or data not found ** (gnome-power-manager:2466): WARNING **: DBUS error: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.ScreenSaver': no such name ** (gnome-power-manager:2466): DEBUG: proxy is NULL, maybe the daemon responsible for org.gnome.ScreenSaver is not running? ** (gnome-power-manager:2466): WARNING **: This machine is not identified as a laptop.system.formfactor is desktop. ** (gnome-power-manager:2479): WARNING **: This machine is not identified as a laptop.system.formfactor is desktop. ** (gnome-power-manager:2466): WARNING **: This machine is not identified as a laptop.system.formfactor is desktop. ** (gnome-power-manager:2466): DEBUG: This machine is not identified as a laptop.system.formfactor is desktop. ** (gnome-power-manager:2466): DEBUG: We are not a laptop, so not even trying ** (gnome-power-manager:2479): WARNING **: This machine is not identified as a laptop.system.formfactor is desktop. ** (gnome-power-manager:2479): DEBUG: This machine is not identified as a laptop.system.formfactor is desktop. ** (gnome-power-manager:2479): DEBUG: We are not a laptop, so not even trying *** ERROR *** TI:02:19:52 TH:0x2a307130 FI:gpm-main.c FN:main,232 - Power Manager is already running in this session. Traceback: 0x8067015 <_init+106293> at /usr/local/bin/gnome-power-manager 0x804e6e3 <_init+5635> at /usr/local/bin/gnome-power-manager evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 78008 1268780400 1268702392 evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Wed Mar 17 00:00:00 2010 evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Tue Mar 16 02:19:52 2010 Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension ** (nautilus:2463): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:72: Clearlooks configuration option "sunkenmenu" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:73: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:74: Clearlooks configuration option "listviewitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:75: Clearlooks configuration option "progressbarstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/menurc:37: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. (gnome-appearance-properties:2560): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme directory 48x48/mimetypes of theme Snow-Apple has no size field /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:72: Clearlooks configuration option "sunkenmenu" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:73: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:74: Clearlooks configuration option "listviewitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/mainrc:75: Clearlooks configuration option "progressbarstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/marco/.themes/Clearlooks-Myst/gtk-2.0/menurc:37: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. (gnome-appearance-properties:2689): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme directory 48x48/mimetypes of theme Snow-Apple has no size field Shutting down nautilus-open-terminal extension (nautilus:2463): Eel-WARNING **: "nautilus-directory.c: directories" hash table still has 3 elements at quit time (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2478): polkit-gnome-1-WARNING **: Error enumerating temporary authorizations: Remote Exception invoking org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Authority.EnumerateTemporaryAuthorizations() on /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/Authority at name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Cannot determine session the caller is in gnome-settings-daemon: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0. gnome-volume-control-applet: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0. ** Message: Got disconnected from the session message bus; retrying to reconnect every 10 seconds gnome-screensaver: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0. polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0. ... Regards, Marco -- What's the ugliest part of your body? What's the ugliest part of your body? Some say your nose, Some say your toes, But I think it's your mind. -- Frank Zappa, 1965
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