Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:49:31 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Cc: gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: gnome start-up issues Message-ID: <20061215164931.820D445042@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:10:57 EST." <458185A1.4050009@FreeBSD.org>
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--==_Exmh_1166201371_33490P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline > Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:10:57 -0500 > From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> > Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > J. W. Ballantine wrote: > > On a 6-stable system, with this am's cvsup from ports, and MC.com, > > I'm getting an unusual startup of the gnome desktop. It starts, > > I get the gnome splash screen and then a bug buddy report from > > nautilus that CD/DVD creator has crashed. After I close that (having > > already sent one report), the desktop remains grey, until I go to > > System->Preferences->Desktop Background and when the > > Desktop Background Preferences window opens, so does the background, but > > no icons. > > > > The output of startx follows: > > > > xauth: creating new authority file /home/jwb/.serverauth.981 > > > > > > X Window System Version 6.9.0 > > Release Date: 21 December 2005 > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.9 > > Build Operating System: FreeBSD 6.1 i386 [ELF] > > Current Operating System: FreeBSD thunder1.homer.att.com 6.2-PRERELEASE > > FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #6: Tue Dec 12 15:17:06 EST 2006 > > jwb@thunder1.homer.att.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/THUNDER1 i386 > > Build Date: 28 October 2006 > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org > > to make sure that you have the latest version. > > Module Loader present > > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Dec 13 08:59:47 2006 > > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > > SESSION_MANAGER=local/thunder1.homer.att.com:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1003 > > > > (nautilus:1049): Liboobs-WARNING **: Failed to connect to socket > > /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory > > > > Liboobs-CRITICAL **: OobsSession object hasn't connected to the bus, cannot > > register OobsObject > > aborting... > > > > warning: Unable to get location for thread creation breakpoint: generic error > > LibGTop-Server: pid 1067 received eof. > > > > ** (gnome-panel:1048): WARNING **: Failed to establish a connection with GDM: > > No such file or directory > > ** Message: Could not connect to power manager: Could not get owner of name > > 'org.gnome.PowerManager': no such name > > > > ** (gnome-panel:1048): WARNING **: Failed to establish a connection with GDM: > > No such file or directory > > /dev/dsp: No such file or directory > > waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE > > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing. > > You need to make sure system-tools-backends and dbus are started. Add > system_tools_backends_enable="YES" and dbus_enable="YES" or > gnome_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf. Color me confused, but I have never seen any reference to 'system_tools_backends_enable="YES"'. It is not in the FAQ and I don't find any reference to it in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. I do enable dbus, polkitd and hald, but I am unaware of any other startup requirement. (I don't use gdm.) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 --==_Exmh_1166201371_33490P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 06/03/2002 iD8DBQFFgtIbkn3rs5h7N1ERAmpwAKCoOm7br1LJ/pf6bg54PUKLdgEX1QCdEg5F z0/TBJshm7YW9tm5P0ibcmk= =7ftV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1166201371_33490P--
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