[Solved] No jpg wallpapers (cannot open any jpg file)

hit · 2009-12-15 08:17:53

DE: gnome/xfce
libjpeg: 7-1

I can't set any jpg images as wallpaper, png is just fine. Am I missing something?

Last edited by hit (2009-12-23 12:37:03)

Vamp898 · 2009-12-15 08:30:31

extra/jasper 1.900.1-3 [installed]
A software-based implementation of the codec specified in the emerging
JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard
extra/libjpeg 7-1 [installed]
Library of JPEG support functions
extra/mjpegtools 1.9.0-2 [installed]
Set of tools that can do recording of videos and playback, simple
cut-and-paste editing and the MPEG compression of audio and video
extra/openjpeg 1.3-3 [installed]
An open source JPEG 2000 codec

do you have these installed?

hit · 2009-12-15 08:33:23

[hit@sahver ~]$ pacman -Q jasper libjpeg mjpegtools openjpeg
jasper 1.900.1-3
libjpeg 7-1
mjpegtools 1.9.0-2
openjpeg 1.3-3

There they are.

hit · 2009-12-18 12:51:52

Bump?

lolilolicon · 2009-12-18 13:27:40

What do you use to set your wallpaper?

hit · 2009-12-18 14:01:07

Doesn't really matter.
i.e Right-click on desktop and Change background

lolilolicon · 2009-12-18 14:42:05

..I was talking 'bout the software.
Anyway, try feh:
feh --bg-center FILE.jpg
If it fails also you may probably get an error message so you can shoot

Last edited by lolilolicon (2009-12-18 14:42:37)

hit · 2009-12-22 07:51:11

feh sets wallpaper with no errors, but it appears only for panels and terminal's background (both transparent). When I refresh the desktop, the picture appears for some seconds to whole desktop, but fades then away again.

eog says it can't open the jpg file and the extension is unknown.
gimp opens it with no errors and I can save it i.e as png.

lolilolicon · 2009-12-22 08:05:17

Probably it's the build-in wallpaper setter from gnome/xfce that fails. Not likely any problem with the libs.

hit wrote:

eog says it can't open the jpg file and the extension is unknown.

So, who is it? The log line should have the name on the left. Posting it here may help.

hit · 2009-12-22 14:12:58

eog itself can't open jpg-s and says that

lolilolicon · 2009-12-22 15:07:02

Argh, my bad. Didn't know it was "Eye of Gnome". Sorry mate. (I thought eog to be a typo of log, )

I see eog has got six dependencies, my guess is your install of gnome-desktop is messed up.

But I can't be sure since I don't use gnome or xfce.

Best Luck!

R00KIE · 2009-12-23 00:34:20

xfce's built-in desktop wallpaper changer works just fine with jpgs here, I even have mine to load a random file from a list I provide.

Must be a problem with your install.

Stunts · 2009-12-23 09:13:34

Hello hit,

From your posts I'm guessing you are using Nautilus to set your desktop.
Let me suggest a few things to try:
1. Set no desktop at all on nautilus and use feh to set the desktop. to do that:

killall nautilus
nautilus --no-desktop &

This will disable your desktop icons too, but it will help you figure out what is going on.
2. I don't know if you are using compiz, but in CCSM there is a 'JPEG' setting, under the section "Image loading", enable it if it's not already enabled, and check the results.
3. Also under compiz CCSM in the "Utility" section there is a "Wallpaper" setting, try messing around with it and see where it gets you.

For number 2 and 3 you should disable nautilus' desktop managing for the wallpaper in order to find the bug with more ease.
Also, if you are using XFCE, check the wallpaper settings, try setting it to "none", etc.
And, oh, if you are using a file manager such as PCManFM keep in mind that that too can control the desktop wallpaper, so check that too.
I hope this helps you. Good luck

pingviin · 2009-12-23 09:37:41

For what it's worth, he is not using compiz.

hit · 2009-12-23 10:26:17

Correct, I'm not using compiz and I should change the topic - I can't open any .jpg file, not just set them as wallpaper.

Stunts · 2009-12-23 10:59:03

Can you open JPGs using firefox?
file://path/to/file.jpg

hit · 2009-12-23 11:08:28

Both firefox and chromium can display all the jpg files.

Stunts · 2009-12-23 12:04:29

Web browsers resort to their own libs to display images, so that is an indication that maybe the libs are to blame for your lack of jpeg viewing.
Have you tried the simple "display" command? It's part of Imagemagic which is in the repos.
if display fails, it should output an error message. That should make it easier to debug.

display /path/to/file.jpg

Also, I would recommend reinstalling the libs mentioned in the second and third post...

Last edited by Stunts (2009-12-23 12:04:48)

hit · 2009-12-23 12:15:51

[hit@sahver ~]$ display -verbose Pildid/Wall/02112_winterwonderland_1680x1050.png 
Pildid/Wall/02112_winterwonderland_1680x1050.png PNG 1680x1050 1680x1050+0+0 8-bit DirectClass 2.947MB 0.160u 0:00.189
[hit@sahver ~]$

Pic is shown correctly and no errors, also these four libs have been -Rnsd`d a couple of times and installed again, but no solution

Last edited by hit (2009-12-23 12:30:19)

Stunts · 2009-12-23 12:23:03

So which program exactly can't display the jpeg images?
Anything aside from eog?

hit · 2009-12-23 12:33:40

Looks like gtk also needed reinstall. Everything seems to work after pacman -Rnsd gtk2 && pacman -S gtk2. Thanks to everyone for your time!

Stunts · 2009-12-23 12:36:03

Glad you sorted it out.

Don't forget to mark the thread [solved]! (edit the title)

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