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moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

Posts: 2,676

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

And yet, you still can't tell the difference between the latest GNOME and the one 6 versions older.
Has Metacity ever gotten that mousewheel desktop switching functionality ? Or is that going to be implemented in 2013 ?

Last edited by moljac024 (2009-04-05 14:41:48)

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bwalk

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Registered: 2007-03-21

Posts: 177

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

That's actually a good thing. If it was after me, they could make bug fixing releases all the time. A stable, working desktop solution is more important than some stupid half-working features.

And I'm sorry, but that mouse wheel switching stuff is the most fucking ridicolous so called feature I've ever encountered.

Annagul

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From: San Fernando (Cádiz), Spain

Registered: 2006-04-05

Posts: 4

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Maybe the last xorg 1.5 update fix the problem? I just update my system to Gnome 2.26 and I've seen the famous 100% CPU usage problem. But I've discovered a recently xorg update (xorg-server 1.5.3-5) that fix the problem. No xorg-1.5 from testing, no downgrade gnome-session to 2.24, no kernel from testing... only a pacman -Syu.

Thanks you, devs, for this quick fix. :-)

PS: Oops, sorry if you read a big mistake in my English.

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app4des

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Registered: 2009-02-18

Posts: 39

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

A xorg update (for 1.5.3) was just released in extra to fix the 100% cpu bug.

moljac024 if you don't like gnome don't use it. You can ask the Gnome Dev team to implement rotating icons and widgets if you want a change.

vito45

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Registered: 2008-12-18

Posts: 35

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

thanks for fast repair

dienadel

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Registered: 2005-12-23

Posts: 179

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Hi,

I didn't upgrade to gnome 2.26 until the upgrade to xorg-server version 1.5.3-5. I haven't noticed nothing strange. All seems ok. I have an intel X3000 graphic card.

Thanks!

leprosys

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From: El Salvador

Registered: 2009-02-23

Posts: 75

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Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Thanks for fix the Bug, I had already changed to awesome wm.
Now I back to Gnome.

Alxe

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From: /home/alex

Registered: 2009-01-20

Posts: 102

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Fixed with the new xorg bugfix

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Ricksa

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Registered: 2008-08-01

Posts: 3

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Updated and nothing has changed, still got 50-100% cpu usage...

Fackamato

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Registered: 2006-03-31

Posts: 579

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Updated and nothing has changed, still got 50-100% cpu usage...

Try a clean config (new user).

mrunion

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From: Jonesborough, TN

Registered: 2007-01-26

Posts: 1,938

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Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

I read a few screensaver issues here, but does anyone have the issue where:

No matter what the timeout, the screensaver starts after 5 minutes, and
the scren NEVER powersaves

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Ricksa

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Registered: 2008-08-01

Posts: 3

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Updated and nothing has changed, still got 50-100% cpu usage...

Try a clean config (new user).

Tried that and yet again nothing changed.

alessandro_ufms

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From: Campo Grande, MS - Brazil

Registered: 2008-06-25

Posts: 153

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

I read a few screensaver issues here, but does anyone have the issue where:

No matter what the timeout, the screensaver starts after 5 minutes, and
the scren NEVER powersaves

Same issue here.

Alxe

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From: /home/alex

Registered: 2009-01-20

Posts: 102

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Maybe your mirrors didn't sync, and didn't download the bugfix?

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quickfished

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From: Hong Kong

Registered: 2009-01-06

Posts: 29

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Things are looking pretty good in Metacity, thanks to xorg-server fix.
But compiz-fusion does not accept any configuration.   This results in, well, non-existing window behaviour and I can't get window decoration to work on any machine.
Does anybody else have this problem?
I'm not sure if this is the right topic for this.

Fackamato

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Registered: 2006-03-31

Posts: 579

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Things are looking pretty good in Metacity, thanks to xorg-server fix.
But compiz-fusion does not accept any configuration.   This results in, well, non-existing window behaviour and I can't get window decoration to work on any machine.
Does anybody else have this problem?
I'm not sure if this is the right topic for this.

Strangely compiz-fusion hasn't worked for me at all either with 2.24 or 2.26. Tried both NVIDIA 185.13 and 180.44. compiz segfaults in nvidia_drv.so or something.

blacklake

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Registered: 2009-04-04

Posts: 5

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Well, I have a big problem. My Gnome 2.24 was working fine, then today I upgraded it with a pacman -Syu and the Desktop Environment just stopped working correctly, Metacity doens't work (I don't see any window borders), wallpapers and desktop icons disapeared (Nautilus broken?) and keyboard layout completely changed. Conclusion, now I can't use the computer. :x

I tried to remove the gnome config folders too: .config, .gconf, .gconf.d, .gnome2 and .gnome2_private. Nothing happened, continued the same.

Any suggestions?

It was a huge upgrade . Check your mirror If It's synced and 'pacman -Syyu' again .

My mirror is synced and my system is fully updated. Gnome is still broken.

Please, any idea? I need my system functional.

PS.: I don't know if this helps, but I have a NVidia 8400M G card.

I forgot to mention but during the installation the terminal give me some segmentation faults similares to ones of this topic: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=68741

usr/sbin/gconfpkg: line 18:  4356 Segmentation fault      GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=`/usr/bin/gconftool-2 --get-default-source` /usr/bin/gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule /usr/share/gconf/schemas/${pkgname}.schemas > /dev/null

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Strangely compiz-fusion hasn't worked for me at all either with 2.24 or 2.26. Tried both NVIDIA 185.13 and 180.44. compiz segfaults in nvidia_drv.so or something.

maybe because you have to enable plugins from compiz-fusion. i seen that all are disabled by default.

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new2arch

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Registered: 2008-02-25

Posts: 235

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Seems that I'll have to leave Arch for a few days and wait for a solution. Just to avoid burning my laptop.

I've put all gnome packages in IgnorePkg /group in pacman.conf. Now, this applies only to my laptop. I might be a coward but I simply can't afford gambling with gnome + xorg-server after the ordeal I've had with my main Arch powered PC. Who would've imagine friendly packages like gnome could result in a havoc?
I mean, I pay more attention when upgrading the xorg-server, kernel etc but gnome..??
But on my main PC unfortunately I had to perform a drastic Arch re-install... because lots of things just broke and I couldn't figure it out how to repair it. But it seems stuff that I took for granted before and that used to work now don't - hal doesn't function properly for example (not trying to hijack this thread!). Mouse /keyboard freezings could be solved with hotplugging though. This must be the first major Arch related shocking experience for me. :-D Anyhow, I guess I'm lucky that I made a spare partition with another distro that could temporarily take over Arch's place when/if it broke.
On my PC, I'm also avoiding gnome altogether. It's a shame. I'm a gnome-guy but for now I'm using enlightenment and xfce4.

Last edited by new2arch (2009-04-05 19:13:57)

valunthar

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Registered: 2009-03-29

Posts: 18

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

all of my problems seem to be fixed with the patched xorg 1.5. Thanks for the help everyone.

liticovjesac

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From: Stockholm-Belgrade-Köln

Registered: 2008-07-16

Posts: 110

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Last update fix my problems with 100% cpu
thanx

superchango

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From: Tenochtitlan

Registered: 2009-01-22

Posts: 133

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Ummh, last patched xorg dont fix the 100 % CPU bug with 945 GME & intel driver (anymore confirm this, please).

I have changed to Fluxbox xD, waiting some solution jejeje.

Thanks!!

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Link_

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Registered: 2008-06-25

Posts: 23

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

I post here because my problem seem to be a gnome issue.
Updated from 2.24 to 2.26 today:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=529582

finferflu

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Registered: 2007-06-21

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Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Crap, I had just discovered how to use PekWM with GNOME 2.24, and the last upgrade broke it
I guess it's back to Compiz for me for now.

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Sir_Leon

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Registered: 2006-09-03

Posts: 31

Re: Gnome 2.26 Discussion

Ummh, last patched xorg dont fix the 100 % CPU bug with 945 GME & intel driver (anymore confirm this, please).

I have changed to Fluxbox xD, waiting some solution jejeje.

Thanks!!

Just updated and I have the same problem, too.

EDIT: FIXED

Last edited by Sir_Leon (2009-04-05 21:19:23)