Ubuntu
gnome-power-manager package

inhibit applet cannot connect to gnome-power-manager

Bug #133296 reported by Chris Jones
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

I am running fully updated gutsy on a thinkpad x40. the gnome power manager works fine, but when I add the inhibit applet to the panel it displays an error icon and has the tooltip "cannot connect to gnome-power-manager", but I can see the g-p-m systray icon

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. May you try to follow these steps:

* run from the command line: /usr/bin/gnome-inhibit-applet
* go to add to panel and add the inhibit applet

the inhibit applet will throw some info in the command line, please copy and paste that info in this report. Thanks in advance.

Changed in gnome-power-manager:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Chris Jones (cmsj) wrote :

Thanks very much for the debugging hint. I've restarted my laptop since I first encountered this and it seems fine now.
I've set this bug to Invalid. If I come across the situation again I will re-open it with the output you requested.

Changed in gnome-power-manager:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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