gnome-gmail-notifier unable to check mail when started automatically

[Omegamormegil]

Binary package hint: gnome-gmail-notifier

When gnome-gmail-notifier is started automatically by adding it to the Startup Applications the applet starts, but it consistently reports that it is "Unable to check mail". Killing the process and launching the program manually enables it to function as it should.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 9 23:58:15 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: gnome-gmail-notifier 0.9.4-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.43-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-gmail-notifier
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1848): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1848): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1937): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1963): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-gmail-notifier:1944): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_thaw_toplevel_updates_libgtk_only: assertion `private->update_and_descendants_freeze_count > 0' failed

[Matthew Woerly (nattgew)]

It does the same thing for me.

[Omegamormegil (omegamormegil)]

I emailed the developer and he said he's taking a look at it.

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Nattgew <email address hidden> wrote:

> It does the same thing for me.
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-gmail-notifier (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> --
> gnome-gmail-notifier unable to check mail when started automatically
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447763
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gnome-gmail-notifier” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-gmail-notifier
>
> When gnome-gmail-notifier is started automatically by adding it to the
> Startup Applications the applet starts, but it consistently reports that it
> is "Unable to check mail". Killing the process and launching the program
> manually enables it to function as it should.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Fri Oct 9 23:58:15 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> Package: gnome-gmail-notifier 0.9.4-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.43-generic
> SourcePackage: gnome-gmail-notifier
> Tags: ubuntu-unr
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1848): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1848): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (nautilus:1937): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
> `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1963): GLib-CRITICAL **:
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> (gnome-gmail-notifier:1944): Gdk-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_window_thaw_toplevel_updates_libgtk_only: assertion
> `private->update_and_descendants_freeze_count > 0' failed
>

[kriekske (kriekske)]

I've the same problem when it start automatically.
I hope he fix it soon.

[alepac (alessandro-pacifici)]

The bug seems related to wireless network. My impression is that if gmal-notifier starts first then network connection (as for WiFi connection) the check fail and it doesn't work anymore, if network connection starts first (as for cable connection) the gmail-notifier works good.

[eagleonhill (qiuc12)]

It seems that libsoup has cached "no such host" result for the target site. The first look-up failed before the network connection(wireless) initialized.

Use the latest version of libsoup(>=2.4.1-16.1) to fix it?