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Offline jschall

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[SOLVED] gnome-power-manager will not run
« on: January 03, 2011, 07:33:12 AM »
I installed gnome-power-manager from Synaptic, hoping to be able to get my eeePC 701 4G to suspend when I close the lid.

It refuses to start its GUI, and gives the following warnings in the terminal:

[jeff@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost jeff]# gnome-power-manager
TI:09:25:49   TH:0x9197418   FI:gpm-main.c   FN:main,230
 - This program cannot start until you start the dbus session service.

This is usually started automatically in X or gnome startup when you start a new session.
Traceback:
   gnome-power-manager [0x8061ff1]
   gnome-power-manager [0x8055f77]
   /lib/i686/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0xb6729a36]
   gnome-power-manager [0x804da11]
[root@localhost j

So, what is this "dbus session service", and how can I get it to auto-start?

EDIT: I checked Synaptic, and dbus and e-dbus are both installed. But not started.

« Last Edit: January 04, 2011, 06:30:34 AM by jschall »
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eeePC 701 4G, PCLOS Enlightenment Light

Offline Neal ManBear

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Re: gnome-power-manager will not run
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2011, 12:54:19 PM »
Menu > More Applications > Configuration > Configure Your Computer (PCC). When it opens - System > Manage system services by enabling or disabling them.

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Offline jschall

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Re: gnome-power-manager will not run
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2011, 06:28:25 AM »
@Neal:
Thanks for the reply. It seems logical that the dbus service would be in that list - but it's not.

On the other hand, if I open lxtask, there it is. Both dbus-daemon and dbus-launch are sleeping contentedly, taking up 1.8 MB of memory.

And I can now run gnome-power-management. I don't know what has changed. Suspend is selected for lid closure. And now it works.

« Last Edit: January 04, 2011, 06:45:25 AM by jschall »
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-power-manager will not run
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 11:52:49 AM »
Did you reboot before seeing that? :D
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-power-manager will not run
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 01:59:57 PM »
Yee-ha!  :D
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Re: [SOLVED] gnome-power-manager will not run
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 02:08:09 PM »
Quote from: BJF on January 04, 2011, 01:59:57 PM
Yee-ha!  :D

You are not spelling this right...
Here is the right spelling 8)

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