lock screen, power management features do not work in gnome [SOLVED]

vytalelementz · 2007-07-23 20:45:35

I'm trying to access the power management settings in gnome and for some odd reason the window does not pop up without any error messages at all. This also happens when I try the power management button on the screen saver settings under preferences. Speaking of screen saver, it doesn't activate at all after the amount of minutes I specify. The lock-screen button on my system menu doesn't seem to work either. Is there something I neglected to install or is there some configuration that needs to be enabled for these features to work? Any help is appreciated.

Last edited by vytalelementz (2008-05-08 02:27:02)

vytalelementz · 2007-07-23 22:53:16

P.S.
This is the message I get when I try to run gnome-screensaver in the terminal if this helps:
(gnome-screensaver:18276): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.
process 18276: arguments to dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block() were incorrect, assertion "connection != NULL" failed in file dbus-connection.c line 3168.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library.
/usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3 [0xb79b3cde]
/usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3 [0xb79b30c7]
/usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3 [0xb79a75d6]
/usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block+0x1eb) [0xb7985d4b]
gnome-screensaver [0x8055629]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_type_create_instance+0x486) [0xb78d53a6]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb78ba7e2]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_newv+0x2f7) [0xb78baf77]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_new_valist+0x281) [0xb78bbaa1]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_new+0x40) [0xb78bbc10]
gnome-screensaver(gs_listener_new+0x1c) [0x805344c]
gnome-screensaver [0x8050743]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_type_create_instance+0x486) [0xb78d53a6]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb78ba7e2]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_newv+0x2f7) [0xb78baf77]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_new_valist+0x281) [0xb78bbaa1]
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_new+0x40) [0xb78bbc10]
gnome-screensaver(gs_monitor_new+0x1c) [0x804fafc]
gnome-screensaver(main+0xe2) [0x804f862]
/lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0) [0xb75ba970]
gnome-screensaver [0x804f6f1]
Aborted

vytalelementz · 2007-07-23 23:00:18

Never mind about the post above, I figured out the solution to that but it still didn't solve the initial issues I have. Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vytalelementz · 2007-07-23 23:47:40

Um Never mind again. Some how what I did actually did work but for those of you experiencing the same issues make sure dbus is installed:
# pacman -S dbus

Then make sure dbus daemon is included in the daemon list when you edit the /etc/rc.conf file. Finally reboot:)

vytalelementz · 2007-07-23 23:48:32

I love to reply to myself by the way

ndowens · 2007-08-15 17:45:57

i had to enable hal as well

Arch Linux

#1 2007-07-23 20:45:35

lock screen, power management features do not work in gnome [SOLVED]

#2 2007-07-23 22:53:16

Re: lock screen, power management features do not work in gnome [SOLVED]

#3 2007-07-23 23:00:18

Re: lock screen, power management features do not work in gnome [SOLVED]

#4 2007-07-23 23:47:40

Re: lock screen, power management features do not work in gnome [SOLVED]

#5 2007-07-23 23:48:32

Re: lock screen, power management features do not work in gnome [SOLVED]

#6 2007-08-15 17:45:57

Re: lock screen, power management features do not work in gnome [SOLVED]

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