theme resets to default grey theme on boot. have to logout and back to get my theme again

[noah bb]

Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon

theme resets to default grey theme on boot. have to logout and back to get my theme again

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-settings-daemon 2.32.0-0ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb 4 17:57:56 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon

[noah bb (noahvbi)]

i believe it sets it to the clearlooks theme

[noah bb (noahvbi)]

could it be because a have a different theme set to my login screen?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report, could you add the .xsession-errors log to the bug when you get the issue?

[Harry (harry33)]

This has resemblance with the bug #649809.

[Matt Brewster (matt-mattbrewster)]

This also happens to me, since the last set of automatic updates (some of which I believe were gnome-related). I've attached my .xsession-errors, which includes the following error:

Starting gtk-window-decorator
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/home/matt/.compiz/session/10de87f9c1a829013c129690152332863400000018210029"
/usr/bin/compiz (cube) - Warn: Failed to load slide: /usr/share/gdm/themes/Human/ubuntu.png
** (nm-applet:1895): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Details: serial 1228 error_code 8 request_code 3 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

I'm running 10.10 on a Toshiba Tecra M10 (Intel graphics)

[noah bb (noahvbi)]

/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-H5kNAj
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-H5kNAj
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-H5kNAj
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-H5kNAj/ssh
gnome-session[2120]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10a863ed4f7a0000e1127150936259686600000013200023.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/compiz.real" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[2120]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107f8243f6ab7841ea127151629997828000000013130009.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "netbook-launcher" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[2120]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107f8243f6ab7841ea127151630362493900000013130025.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "indicator-applet-session" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[2120]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10a863ed4f7a0000e1127150936236852700000013200003.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/evolution/2.28/evolution-alarm-notify" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[2120]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10a863ed4f7a0000e1127150936237108700000013200007.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "maximus" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[2120]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107f8243f6ab7841ea127151630813828100000013130026.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "evolution-exchange-storage" (No such file or directory)

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2210): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2210): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed

** (gnome-panel:2190): CRITICAL **: panel_applet_frame_change_background: assertion `PANEL_IS_WIDGET (GTK_WIDGET (frame)->parent)' failed
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:2222): Eel-WARNING **: "nautilus-directory.c: directories" hash table still has 1 element at quit time

(nautilus:2197): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
Starting gtk-window-decorator
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/home/owner/.compiz/session/10eb56eaa7e499bc48129691351726156300000021200008"
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

** (gnome-settings-daemon:2176): WARNING **: Got less number of items in credentials hash table than expected!
** (nm-applet:2213): DEBUG: old state indicates that this was not a disconnect 0
** (nm-applet:2213): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb
** (nm-applet:2213): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb
compiz (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
compiz (cube) - Warn: Failed to load slide: /usr/share/gdm/themes/Human/ubuntu.png
compiz (cube) - Warn: Failed to load slide: /usr/share/gdm/themes/Human/ubuntu.png
gnome-se...

[noah bb (noahvbi)]

this report is after i logged out and back. i'll post another next time before fixing the theme

[noah bb (noahvbi)]

ok i restarted and here's the report while the theme is still set to grey clearlooks (before logout)

/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-yOglXa
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-yOglXa
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-yOglXa
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-yOglXa/ssh
gnome-session[1665]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10a863ed4f7a0000e1127150936259686600000013200023.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/compiz.real" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[1665]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107f8243f6ab7841ea127151629997828000000013130009.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "netbook-launcher" (No such file or directory)

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1764): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1764): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
gnome-session[1665]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107f8243f6ab7841ea127151630362493900000013130025.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "indicator-applet-session" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[1665]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10a863ed4f7a0000e1127150936236852700000013200003.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/evolution/2.28/evolution-alarm-notify" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[1665]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10a863ed4f7a0000e1127150936237108700000013200007.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "maximus" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session[1665]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107f8243f6ab7841ea127151630813828100000013130026.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "evolution-exchange-storage" (No such file or directory)
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/home/owner/.compiz/session/1035b93bf47d7da4ec12969149342402700000016650008"
Starting gtk-window-decorator
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:1796): Eel-WARNING **: "nautilus-directory.c: directories" hash table still has 1 element at quit time
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
gnome-session[1665]: WARNING: Could not launch application 'gnome-user-share.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/gnome-user-share/gnome-user-share" (No such file or directory)

(nautilus:1748): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
** (nm-applet:1765): DEBUG: old state indicates that this was not a disconnect 0

** (gnome-settings-daemon:1721): WARNING **: Got less number of items in credentials hash table than expected!
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Detail...

[noah bb (noahvbi)]

instead of logging out and back you can also go to System>Preferences>Appearance and the theme will reset back to normal automatically. to return the nautilus theme open the terminal and type:
'ps x -e | grep nautilus'
and then 'kill -9' plus the process number.
getting tired of having to do this every time. thinking of reverting back to 10.04

[crosspoint (knotenpunkt)]

I also have this problem. Is there any script i can set to run automatically at start to circumvent this bug? It's annoying to log out and in everytime after booting my netbook.