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cherio

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[CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

At this point I am not sure if this is a bug in the fresh new version 4.18 of XFCE but it started happening after the new update came in.

Every time the monitor wakes up (e.g. after the screensaver and power management puts it to sleep) upon logging back in, the "Display" dialog (xfce4-display-settings -m) pops up.

I do have the setting "When new displays are connected" set as "Show dialog", however I use the same monitor so technically it shouldn't be asking every time the monitor wakes up. Since it wasn't asking before the update my options are 1) file a bug or since I am not sure this is bug 2) ask around here.

I searched through the new XFCE version release notes and googled it but found nothing relevant. Any hint would be greatly appreciated.

Last edited by cherio (2023-01-12 02:45:40)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

Did you check the journal for clues?

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cherio

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

There are log entries related to the time when the monitor wakes up and I sign in but I can't discern anything that I would help me identify what I can do to fix it.

Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 dbus-daemon[715]: [session uid=1000 pid=715] Activating service name='org.xfce.Xfconf' requested by ':1.24' (uid=1000 pid=822 comm="xfdesktop --display :0.0 --sm-client-id 2c359f297-")
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 dbus-daemon[715]: [session uid=1000 pid=715] Successfully activated service 'org.xfce.Xfconf'
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: gdk_monitor_get_workarea: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: gdk_monitor_get_workarea: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed
Dec 18 12:47:15 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed
Dec 18 12:47:18 hx90 xfce4-screensav[769]: invalid uninstantiatable type '<unknown>' in cast to 'GSWindow'
Dec 18 12:47:18 hx90 xfce4-screensaver-dialog[17727]: PAM unable to dlopen(/usr/lib/security/pam_gnome_keyring.so): /usr/lib/security/pam_gnome_keyring.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Dec 18 12:47:18 hx90 xfce4-screensaver-dialog[17727]: PAM adding faulty module: /usr/lib/security/pam_gnome_keyring.so
Dec 18 12:47:18 hx90 dbus-daemon[574]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.home1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service' requested by ':1.46' (uid=1000 pid=17727 comm="/usr/lib/xfce4-screensaver-dialog --monitor=0 --he")
Dec 18 12:47:18 hx90 dbus-daemon[574]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Dec 18 12:47:18 hx90 xfce4-screensaver-dialog[17727]: pam_systemd_home(xfce4-screensaver:auth): systemd-homed is not available: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Dec 18 12:47:24 hx90 audit[17757]: USER_AUTH pid=17757 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 msg='op=PAM:unix_chkpwd acct="myself" exe="/usr/bin/unix_chkpwd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Dec 18 12:47:24 hx90 xfce4-screensaver-dialog[17727]: pam_warn(xfce4-screensaver:account): function=[pam_sm_acct_mgmt] flags=0 service=[xfce4-screensaver] terminal=[:0] user=[myself] ruser=[<unknown>] rhost=[<unknown>]
Dec 18 12:47:24 hx90 kernel: audit: type=1100 audit(1671385644.063:118): pid=17757 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 msg='op=PAM:unix_chkpwd acct="myself" exe="/usr/bin/unix_chkpwd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'

christophergray

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

It appears you don't have gnome-keyring installed.

spychodelics

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

I had the same problem.

Had to change in "Display Settings"  -> Advanced -> if new display is connected to "Do nothing"

cherio

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

It appears you don't have gnome-keyring installed.

That is correct. I never needed it.

cherio

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

I had the same problem.

Had to change in "Display Settings"  -> Advanced -> if new display is connected to "Do nothing"

I realize that is an option. But is it the correct way to deal with this? Is the popping up dialog an expected behavior after the upgrade? What was the intent of this new behavior and what the users are expected to do about it?

cherio

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

I created a ticket with XFCE4, let's see what they say
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EDIT. Turns out there was a ticket created regarding this issue: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-sett … issues/420
As of this writing it has not been classified yet or determined whether it is a bug.
Whatever it is they should suggest a solution.
I am closing this.

Last edited by cherio (2023-01-12 02:42:51)

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Re: [CLOSED] XFCE 4.18, Display Settings popup shows when display wakes up

Please do not use [CLOSED] as this can be used to denote a topic locked from furter replies: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … ow_to_post

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