gnome-splashscreen-manager crash on start
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gnome-art (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-splashscr
release: Ubuntu 7.10
package: gnome-splashscr
package version: 0.2-7ubuntu1
expected behaviour : Proper start of the gnome splash screen manager.
actual behaviour: Crash on start
The crash happened because of the faulty splash screen file in ~/.gnome2/
The file name is "Splash-
After starting the splash manager from the command line:
$ sudo gnome-splashscr
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Solution: remove the file "~/.gnome2/
...and the manager starts up properly
The file Splash-
<html><head>
<title>
<!-- Redirection Services Redirector2B-DAL H1 -->
<frameset rows='100%, *' frameborder=no framespacing=0 border=0>
<frame src="http://
</frameset>
<noframes>
<h2>Your browser does not support frames. We recommend upgrading your browser.
<center>Click <a href="http://
</noframes></html>
.. the file is also attached to this bug report.
I don't think the file should have been saved as a splash screen by the splash manager if it hadn't been downloaded properly.
Since it was saved as such, the manager shouldn't simply crash the next time it's started.
I found a thread on the subject on ubuntu forums:
"http://
.. that's also where I found the solution.
Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?