When I have this problem if I run amarok again it shows up. I found that if I run kdeinit just before executing amarok it works ok.
2006/4/30, Tom Haddon <email address hidden>: > I'm seeing the same thing after an upgrade from Breezy to Dapper. > > >From the console if I start amarok I get: > > amaroK: [Loader] Starting amarokapp.. > amaroK: [Loader] Don't run gdb, valgrind, etc. against this binary! Use amarokapp. > kbuildsycoca running... > QLayout: Adding KToolBar/mainToolBar (child of QVBox/unnamed) to layout for PlaylistWindow/PlaylistWindow > QPainter::begin: Cannot paint null pixmap > > And then with ps -ef | grep amarok I get: > > mthaddon 16626 1 13 14:47 pts/0 00:00:10 /usr/lib/amarok/amarokapp > mthaddon 16671 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/klaunchergiXTgb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/amarokgSq1wa.slave-socket > mthaddon 16672 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/klaunchergiXTgb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/amarokVKkI2b.slave-socket > mthaddon 16673 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/klaunchergiXTgb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/amarok1jrO6a.slave-socket > mthaddon 16674 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/klaunchergiXTgb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/amaroklpwYka.slave-socket > mthaddon 16675 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/klaunchergiXTgb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/amarokj665Ta.slave-socket > mthaddon 16676 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/klaunchergiXTgb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-mthaddon/amaroka7Nkta.slave-socket > mthaddon 16726 16571 0 14:48 pts/0 00:00:00 grep amarok > > But no main window and no icon in the notification area, so I can't play it or anything. > > Thanks, Tom > > -- > Amarok icon does not appear in gnome notification area > https://launchpad.net/bugs/40353 >
When I have this problem if I run amarok again it shows up. I found
that if I run kdeinit just before executing amarok it works ok.
2006/4/30, Tom Haddon <email address hidden>: mainToolBar (child of QVBox/unnamed) to layout for PlaylistWindow/ PlaylistWindow amarok/ amarokapp mthaddon/ klaunchergiXTgb .slave- socket /tmp/ksocket- mthaddon/ amarokgSq1wa. slave-socket mthaddon/ klaunchergiXTgb .slave- socket /tmp/ksocket- mthaddon/ amarokVKkI2b. slave-socket mthaddon/ klaunchergiXTgb .slave- socket /tmp/ksocket- mthaddon/ amarok1jrO6a. slave-socket mthaddon/ klaunchergiXTgb .slave- socket /tmp/ksocket- mthaddon/ amaroklpwYka. slave-socket mthaddon/ klaunchergiXTgb .slave- socket /tmp/ksocket- mthaddon/ amarokj665Ta. slave-socket mthaddon/ klaunchergiXTgb .slave- socket /tmp/ksocket- mthaddon/ amaroka7Nkta. slave-socket /launchpad. net/bugs/ 40353
> I'm seeing the same thing after an upgrade from Breezy to Dapper.
>
> >From the console if I start amarok I get:
>
> amaroK: [Loader] Starting amarokapp..
> amaroK: [Loader] Don't run gdb, valgrind, etc. against this binary! Use amarokapp.
> kbuildsycoca running...
> QLayout: Adding KToolBar/
> QPainter::begin: Cannot paint null pixmap
>
> And then with ps -ef | grep amarok I get:
>
> mthaddon 16626 1 13 14:47 pts/0 00:00:10 /usr/lib/
> mthaddon 16671 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-
> mthaddon 16672 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-
> mthaddon 16673 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-
> mthaddon 16674 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-
> mthaddon 16675 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-
> mthaddon 16676 16631 0 14:48 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-
> mthaddon 16726 16571 0 14:48 pts/0 00:00:00 grep amarok
>
> But no main window and no icon in the notification area, so I can't play it or anything.
>
> Thanks, Tom
>
> --
> Amarok icon does not appear in gnome notification area
> https:/
>