Gdesklets won't start

j0nnyr0773n · n00b Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 62

I am having some problems getting gdesklets up and running...

rcapurro · n00b Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 19

I'm having the same problem too.
The log file is empty (it actually shows the 1st line that says everything will be logged in it...).
gdesklets check says everything is ok.

Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

What happens if u issue gdesklets restart?
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rcapurro · n00b Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 19

ok what I did is to clean out the following:

~/.gdesklets/*.pid
~/.gdesklets/sockets/*
~/.gdesklets/logs/*

and then ran

Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

Well, since gdesklets is python based, have you updated python thru portage?

If so, have you run the python-updater to migrate links and such?

Since I'm not so great in python, well, this is all that I can think of suggesting.

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Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

Got same problem... python-updater does not work,
not a clue what to do.

it trys to connect and nothing happens...

and fails on both machines of mine;
K8 and P4
then
not a compile problem with -march

any clue that is the problem then?

thanks

Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

Ok, so then let's start at the beginning then.

1) Did it ever work?

2) If so, what was the last thing that was done before it broke?
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Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

let see...
1st I emerge -Dav gdesklets-core
2nd on Gnome had tryed to run it from menu, symptoms:
-Opens a 'welcome window first run';
-Opens then a blank one;
-Program do a clean exit;

3rd by command line/shell
-Starts the server and tries to connect then fails;

4th I had run phyton-updater
-No previous versions found

5th I ran revdep-rebuild
-System ok

6th Re-emerged gdesklets-core
-go back to pass 1st

7th Make a search in the forum....
-Found same symptoms;

now im here

any guess? no error on logs. only remaining pid files...
I had try on boths machines cos march flag is diferent... Same problem on both

My emerge --info :

Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

Ok, so what happens when you run the command gdesklets shell ??

Also what is the output of emerge --search desklet
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Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

From what you posted, it would appear that you have no desklets installed.

You have the core files installed, but not the specific desklets that you want.

Those desklet-whatever that you see listed, are the desklets themselves.
Try installing at least one and then try restarting gdesklets.
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
-- Mark Twain

If you want proof of that, take a look at windows sometime.

Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

It seens not to be the desklets that are missing...
I had follow your advice... makes the same blank window
in the term:

Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

So then what groups do you belong to then?
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
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Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

Lets see:

HotBBQ · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject:

I had this same problem. I made a post about it, but I couldn't figure it out. I tried rebuilding the tool chain and then the world to make sure everything was fresh. I ended up just removing it and doing without.
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Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

So what happens if you re/move your ~/.gdesklets file and then restart it?
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
-- Mark Twain

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rcapurro · n00b Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 19

I removed ~/.gdesklets and got the same error.

couple of things:

1) I haven't had gdesklets installed before.
2) It never ran before.
3) I do have clock desklet installed.

I don't know what else to do....

Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

rcapurro,
some curiosity, can you save a grab with gnome-screenshot?
because I cant, I dont know why but I think that the probem is related.

Eduardo Garcia · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:55 pm Post subject: I've got that error too

Well, I installed gdesklets for the first time yesterday and it's giving the same error posted above.

I've done some tests based on what you guys tried and noted that the error is a "104 - Connection reset by peer".

I have another computer with Ubuntu and gdesklets works there. It's on version 0.35.3, but even if I try to downgrade my gentoo version of gdesklets the problem is still the same. And I checked the .gdesklets directory in both systems, but they are equal.

Apparently, the daemon isn't responding. Maybe the problem is with the system?

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Eduardo Garcia · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject:

Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

Go to make an emerge -eDav world ...

last resorce

HimpoN · n00b Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 1

Anyone found a solution?
I got the same problem and I'm completely clueless...
Hoping someone smarter than me comes up with a solution..

Treco · n00b Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 35

Nope, but I can grab screen again... some file at /tmp was creating the grab problem... I had recompiled all and the gdesklets arent working...

Im almost giving up of the desklets of gnome...

rcapurro · n00b Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 19

gnome-screenshot works fine for me.

I don't know....emerging everything would be a headache...this is a slow machine, Sempron 2500+ CPU...
For the one who is still getting timeout errors, I got rid of the timeout error when connecting to the daemon by removing everything under ~/.gedesklets.

The error is the same what I posted before:

Knute · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Fargo, ND

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+source/gdesklets/+bug/83922
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
-- Mark Twain

If you want proof of that, take a look at windows sometime.