gdesklets broke after kernel upgrade to 2.6.30.2-1

jeff story · 2009-07-22 21:24:50

Upgraded the following:

kernel26 (2.6.30.2-1)
lib32-pango (1.24.5-1)

Now my gdesklets are broken.

How do I determine if the kernel or lib32-pango broke my gdesklets? I'm a little apprehensive to try downgrading the kernel for fear of further breaking my system for present and future upgrades. However, gdesklets working is a very high priority for me.

I tried reinstalling gdesklets, no change.

Should I file a bug for this issue?

I get the following when trying to start gdesklets from the terminal:

[jeff@<localhost> ~]$ gdesklets
Starting gdesklets-daemon...
Connected to daemon in 207 milliseconds.
Could not open desklet /usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Clock/clock.display.
Could not open desklet /usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Calendar/Calendar.display.
Could not open desklet /home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/ExternIP/ExternIP.display.
Could not open desklet /home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBcpu_gauge.display.
Could not open desklet /home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBmemory_gauge.display.
Could not open desklet /home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBnet_gauge.display.
Could not open desklet /home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBinfo.display.

The following are todays pacman updates:

[2009-07-22 11:45] htop (0.8.1-1) installed successfully!
[2009-07-22 13:12] Upgraded kernel26 successfully (2.6.30.1-1 -> 2.6.30.2-1)
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> MKINITCPIO SETUP
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> ----------------
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> If you use LVM2, Encrypted root or software RAID,
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> Ensure you enable support in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf .
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> More information about mkinitcpio setup can be found here:
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio
[2009-07-22 13:12] 
[2009-07-22 13:12] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait...
[2009-07-22 13:12] ==> Building image "default"
[2009-07-22 13:12] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.30-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26.img
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Begin build
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [autodetect]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Generating module dependencies
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26.img'...
[2009-07-22 13:12] SUCCESS
[2009-07-22 13:12] ==> SUCCESS
[2009-07-22 13:12] ==> Building image "fallback"
[2009-07-22 13:12] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.30-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Begin build
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2009-07-22 13:12] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2009-07-22 13:13] :: Generating module dependencies
[2009-07-22 13:13] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26-fallback.img'...
[2009-07-22 13:13] SUCCESS
[2009-07-22 13:13] ==> SUCCESS
[2009-07-22 13:13] Upgraded lib32-pango successfully (1.24.4-2 -> 1.24.5-1)

Log messages of /home/jeff/.gdesklets/logs/gdesklets%3A1.0.log

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Adding "/usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Clock/clock.display" with ID "id1243796493893558" to the desklet list.


/usr/lib/gdesklets/plugin/Interface.py:86: DeprecationWarning: the md5 module is deprecated; use hashlib instead
  import md5

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Adding "/usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Calendar/Calendar.display" with ID "id1243796512794006" to the desklet list.



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Warning: Couldn't read file "/usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Calendar/".



==========================================================[05/31/09-13:55:41]===
Couldn't read file /usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Calendar/.




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Warning: Couldn't read file "/usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Calendar/".



==========================================================[05/31/09-13:55:42]===
Couldn't read file /usr/lib/gdesklets/Displays/Calendar/.




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Deprecation: Sensors are deprecated since v0.30.
Please consider using controls and inline scripts.



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Warning: COPYING or LICENSE not included in desklet "ExternIP 0.3.0".
Please contact the author!



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README file not included in desklet!



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Adding "/home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/ExternIP/ExternIP.display" with ID "id12437971597148844" to the desklet list.



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Warning: COPYING or LICENSE not included in desklet "FTB-cpu-gauge 0.3.2".
Please contact the author!



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README file not included in desklet!



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Adding "/home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBcpu_gauge.display" with ID "id12437972390427158" to the desklet list.



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Warning: COPYING or LICENSE not included in desklet "FTB-mem-gauge 0.3.2".
Please contact the author!



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README file not included in desklet!



==========================================================[05/31/09-13:55:44]===
Adding "/home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBmemory_gauge.display" with ID "id12437972458040695" to the desklet list.


/usr/lib/gdesklets/display/DisplayTarget.py:151: GtkWarning: gtk_widget_set_size_request: assertion `height >= -1' failed
  self.get_widget().set_size_request(w.as_px(), h.as_px())

==========================================================[05/31/09-13:55:51]===
Warning: COPYING or LICENSE not included in desklet "FTB-net-gauge 0.3.2".
Please contact the author!



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README file not included in desklet!



==========================================================[05/31/09-13:55:51]===
Adding "/home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBnet_gauge.display" with ID "id12437972562543193" to the desklet list.



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Warning: COPYING or LICENSE not included in desklet "FTB-info 0.3.2".
Please contact the author!



==========================================================[05/31/09-14:23:48]===
README file not included in desklet!



==========================================================[05/31/09-14:23:48]===
Adding "/home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/FTBinfo.display" with ID "id12438050283642565" to the desklet list. )

Last edited by jeff story (2009-07-27 04:09:46)

celtic426 · 2009-07-23 00:53:17

By the errors in the terminal, it looks like your system might just not be able to find the individual desklets. Did you check "/home/jeff/.gdesklets/Displays/FTB/" to see if the desklets are still there?

Maybe try reinstalling the desklets and not the whole program. Just an idea, not sure if it will help tho.

jeff story · 2009-07-27 04:23:35

I filed a gdesklets bug at:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdesklets/+bug/403774

jeff story · 2009-10-11 18:34:57

Follow Up:

Gdesklets will now start and run just fine.

I'm not sure why, never did figure out why it wouldn't run.

Had to have been a package change/update.

I just switches to screenlets while gdesklets were broken.....and now I like them....except the network monitoring sucks.

I'm back to gdesklets for that.

Last edited by jeff story (2009-10-11 18:37:49)

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#1 2009-07-22 21:24:50

gdesklets broke after kernel upgrade to 2.6.30.2-1

#2 2009-07-23 00:53:17

Re: gdesklets broke after kernel upgrade to 2.6.30.2-1

#3 2009-07-27 04:23:35

Re: gdesklets broke after kernel upgrade to 2.6.30.2-1

#4 2009-10-11 18:34:57

Re: gdesklets broke after kernel upgrade to 2.6.30.2-1

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