Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.

Hi,

Are you still seeing this bug?

If so, can you please attach your ~/.xsession-errors after
logging in and seeing this message?

Thanks,

James

I was seeing a "parse error" after trying to start gnome-settings-daemon,
right after a line about "xrandr", so for now I move the following 2 files
elsewhere:

./usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxrandr.so
./usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin

and I am able to start a gnome session with my previously configured
settings. Apologies I don't have a copy of the error message I was seeing, I
could try returning those 2 files to their original locations.

Thanks!

-Alex

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 3:38 AM, James Westby <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Are you still seeing this bug?
>
> If so, can you please attach your ~/.xsession-errors after
> logging in and seeing this message?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197759
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Source Package "gnome-settings-daemon" in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> 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.
>
> Error window appears on startup and when right clicking the desktop and
> choosing Change Desktop Background.
>
> There is no loss of functionality. Compiz even still seems to be enabled.
> The main problem is the window theme is a basic grey that i did not choose.
> Also its very ugly starting the computer with an error box as well as
> receiving an error when attempting to change backgrounds.
>
> Version: Hardy ALpha 5
> When did this start? Mar 2, after i was informed by notification there was
> update available.
>
> Summary: same old bug, new version. tried several fixes like changing the
> entries in x11.did not work. reinstalled dbus. did not work.
>

Thank you for responding. Yes I am still seeing this bug. There was also
another update last night that did not fix this problem. So far the
affected items are: Screen Saver not enabling, Desktop icon theme will
not change, Window border theme will not change. I would be more than
happy to attach a screenshot for you. If I am thinking correctly the
~/.xsession-errors are the error boxes that appear when I log in? If I
am not correct please let me know. Thank you.

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of
James Westby
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:39 AM
To: Robles, Juan
Subject: [Bug 197759] Re: Unable to start the settings
manager'gnome-settings-daemon'.

Hi,

Are you still seeing this bug?

If so, can you please attach your ~/.xsession-errors after logging in
and seeing this message?

Thanks,

James

** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

--
Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197759
You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
of the bug.

On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 12:45 +0000, AlexB wrote:
> I was seeing a "parse error" after trying to start gnome-settings-daemon,
> right after a line about "xrandr", so for now I move the following 2 files
> elsewhere:
>
> ./usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxrandr.so
> ./usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin
>
> and I am able to start a gnome session with my previously configured
> settings. Apologies I don't have a copy of the error message I was seeing, I
> could try returning those 2 files to their original locations.

Hi,

If you could please restore those two files, and then log in
again and attach your ~/.xsession-errors file to this report.

Thanks,

James

On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 15:17 +0000, JuanRobles wrote:
> Thank you for responding. Yes I am still seeing this bug. There was also
> another update last night that did not fix this problem. So far the
> affected items are: Screen Saver not enabling, Desktop icon theme will
> not change, Window border theme will not change. I would be more than
> happy to attach a screenshot for you. If I am thinking correctly the
> ~/.xsession-errors are the error boxes that appear when I log in? If I
> am not correct please let me know. Thank you.

Hi,

By ~/.xsession-errors I mean a file called ".xsession-errors" in your
home directory. It is a hidden file, so you will have to display of
those to see it.

It contains lots of information about what has been going on in your
sesssion, and should contain the information about the crash that we
need.

Thanks,

James

Here is the log you requested.

-Alex
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 12:57 PM, James Westby <email address hidden>
wrote:

> On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 12:45 +0000, AlexB wrote:
> > I was seeing a "parse error" after trying to start
> gnome-settings-daemon,
> > right after a line about "xrandr", so for now I move the following 2
> files
> > elsewhere:
> >
> > ./usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxrandr.so
> > ./usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin
> >
> > and I am able to start a gnome session with my previously configured
> > settings. Apologies I don't have a copy of the error message I was
> seeing, I
> > could try returning those 2 files to their original locations.
>
> Hi,
>
> If you could please restore those two files, and then log in
> again and attach your ~/.xsession-errors file to this report.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197759
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Source Package "gnome-settings-daemon" in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> 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.
>
> Error window appears on startup and when right clicking the desktop and
> choosing Change Desktop Background.
>
> There is no loss of functionality. Compiz even still seems to be enabled.
> The main problem is the window theme is a basic grey that i did not choose.
> Also its very ugly starting the computer with an error box as well as
> receiving an error when attempting to change backgrounds.
>
> Version: Hardy ALpha 5
> When did this start? Mar 2, after i was informed by notification there was
> update available.
>
> Summary: same old bug, new version. tried several fixes like changing the
> entries in x11.did not work. reinstalled dbus. did not work.
>

No problem, attached is the xsession-error
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 12:58 PM, James Westby <email address hidden>
wrote:

> On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 15:17 +0000, JuanRobles wrote:
> > Thank you for responding. Yes I am still seeing this bug. There was also
> > another update last night that did not fix this problem. So far the
> > affected items are: Screen Saver not enabling, Desktop icon theme will
> > not change, Window border theme will not change. I would be more than
> > happy to attach a screenshot for you. If I am thinking correctly the
> > ~/.xsession-errors are the error boxes that appear when I log in? If I
> > am not correct please let me know. Thank you.
>
> Hi,
>
> By ~/.xsession-errors I mean a file called ".xsession-errors" in your
> home directory. It is a hidden file, so you will have to display of
> those to see it.
>
> It contains lots of information about what has been going on in your
> sesssion, and should contain the information about the crash that we
> need.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197759
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Source Package "gnome-settings-daemon" in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> 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.
>
> Error window appears on startup and when right clicking the desktop and
> choosing Change Desktop Background.
>
> There is no loss of functionality. Compiz even still seems to be enabled.
> The main problem is the window theme is a basic grey that i did not choose.
> Also its very ugly starting the computer with an error box as well as
> receiving an error when attempting to change backgrounds.
>
> Version: Hardy ALpha 5
> When did this start? Mar 2, after i was informed by notification there was
> update available.
>
> Summary: same old bug, new version. tried several fixes like changing the
> entries in x11.did not work. reinstalled dbus. did not work.
>

Hi,

Thanks for the extra information. It is now clear that this
is a duplicate of bug 193560.

You can follow the progress at

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/193560

(you will be automatically subscribed).

Please send any more information to that bug report.

Thanks for taking the time to report the bug and improve Ubuntu.

Thanks,

James