Date: 26 Sep 2002 21:26:00 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> Cc: gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gconfd-1 and gnome2, and the faq Message-ID: <1033089964.756.16.camel@gyros.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <20020926111613.GQ77771@vectors.cx> References: <20020926111613.GQ77771@vectors.cx>
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On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 07:16, Adam Weinberger wrote: > SUP. > > so, gnome2 apps will not run if gconfd-1 is running. plain and simple, > they fail every time with: > > a) a popup box that says: > An error occurred while loading or saving configuration > information for <whatever program>. Some of your configuration > settings may not work properly. > > b) stderr spits out: > Configuration server couldn't be contacted: CORBA error: > IDL:omg.org/CORBA/BAD_OPERATION:1.0 > > the solution, then is to simply killall gconfd-1. > > however, how can gconfd-1 be prevented from starting in the first place? > every time i load up galeon, for example, won't gconfd-1 start? if i > start gconfd-2 first, will that prevent gconfd-1 from loading? will this > cause the gnome1 programs to fail in a similar fashion at some point? Nope. If you have the latest versions of gconf and gconf2 installed, then gconfd-2 will be used instead of gconfd-1. This solves the problem. gconfd-2 is backwards compatible. > > > also: i know i'm not the only person who has come across this hurdle. > perhaps an entry into the gnome2 FAQ would be useful? i'd be happy to > submit a patch for this purpose, but i wanted to check before i bounced > into a project i haven't been involved with before. There has been one other person that reported gconfd-1 problems. If you submit a patch, I'll commit it. > > and also, FWIW, under question 7 of the gnome2 faq, "where can i get > more themes for gnome 2.0," Sunshine in a Bag no longer exists. Yeah, when I get back from vacation, I'll redo the theme questions. I found a cool icon site that I want to add. Joe > > thanks for taking the time to consider my questions. this is not one of > the lists to which i subscribe, so please cc: me on your replies. > > take care. > > -Adam > > > -- > "Oh good, my dog found the chainsaw." > -Lilo, "Lilo & Stitch" > Adam Weinberger > adam@vectors.cx > http://vectors.cx > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message > -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message
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