GNOME Applets fail to load on UNR 9.10 at boot

[Haywyr]

Binary package hint: yelp

On boot, GNOME applets fail to load with following messages:
OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet fails to load
OAFIID:GNOME_IndicatorApplet
OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome
OAFIID:GNOME_WindowPicker
OAFIID:GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet

Is an intermittent problem. Work around is to reboot until all loads properly

eeePC900

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 4 12:47:02 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
Package: yelp 2.28.0-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: yelp
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1886): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1930): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (firefox:2041): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_drag_set_icon_pixbuf: assertion `GDK_IS_DRAG_CONTEXT (context)' failed

[Paul Larson (pwlars)]

Was this on an upgrade, or on a new install? If it was an upgrade, had you ever run desktop-switcher in the past?

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

Fresh install. Wiped off stock Xanros distro.

GGH

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Paul Larson <email address hidden>wrote:

> Was this on an upgrade, or on a new install? If it was an upgrade, had
> you ever run desktop-switcher in the past?
>
> ** Changed in: unr-meta (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> GNOME Applets fail to load on UNR 9.10 at boot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474495
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “unr-meta” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: yelp
>
> On boot, GNOME applets fail to load with following messages:
> OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet fails to load
> OAFIID:GNOME_IndicatorApplet
> OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome
> OAFIID:GNOME_WindowPicker
> OAFIID:GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet
>
> Is an intermittent problem. Work around is to reboot until all loads
> properly
>
> eeePC900
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Nov 4 12:47:02 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
> (20091028.4)
> Package: yelp 2.28.0-0ubuntu2
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
> SourcePackage: yelp
> Tags: ubuntu-unr
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (nautilus:1886): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
> `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1930): GLib-CRITICAL **:
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> (firefox:2041): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_drag_set_icon_pixbuf: assertion
> `GDK_IS_DRAG_CONTEXT (context)' failed
>

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

This was a fresh install. Wiped off stock Xandros distro.

FYI, Boot time is very long...3+ minutes

[mdyn (tamerlaha-gmail)]

me too! new install acer a0a-110. i try to add its manually its work at least a one day and start crashing again. Sometimes logoff/logon helps

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

Issue continues.
Re-installed from scratch and no change. PC will not boot properly from a shutdown or reset command.
Will boot properly if Log-Off/Log-in after getting applet failure notices
Can suspend PC after Log-Offf/Log-In fixes applets, restarting after suspend all OK
Tried adding an application to the bar to see if that would change behavior - no impact.
Tried forcing user logon - no impact

Boot times are still > 3 mins

[Paul Larson (pwlars)]

My best guess at the moment is that this is something with gnome-panel. Could someone experiencing this please try to reproduce it by opening a terminal and running 'gnome-panel --replace' If you are able to reproduce it, please attach the output from that command.

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

Running command after panel loads properly:
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Adding applet 0.
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Initialized Panel Applet Signaler.
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Adding applet 1.
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Adding applet 2.
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Adding applet 3.
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Adding applet 4.
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Adding applet 5.
** (gnome-panel:1779): DEBUG: Adding applet 6.

But command never exits. If I close terminal indicates command running.Close anyway and all panels disappear. Reopen terminal and run again, get same result and applets return.

[Paul Larson (pwlars)]

But this doesn't look like any of them failed to load. I'm interested in the output of that when you get the error about the applets loading.

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

Even after the applets fail to load, the behavior after running command is the same and it reloads the applets properly. Need to look elsewhere for root cause. The eee PC still takes over 3 minutes to boot. Can this be related?

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

Update: Applets only remain loaded properly while terminal window is open. Closing the terminal window kills the applets.

[WeatherGod (ben-v-root)]

Haywyr, the termination of programs executed from the terminal is to be expected when closing the terminal. If you don't want that to happen, then append a '&' symbol at the end of your commands. This will put the program in the background.

[Samizdata (samizdata)]

I am seeing much the same thing on an AOA-110. Fresh install (actually the second). It happened from the very first boot, but from then on, it is erratic, both in the frequency and in the applets failing to load. The most common ones primarily match the list given here. It is never more than those, but sometimes less. It only occurs on boot, but nover on logging out then back in. Also, I have multi-minute logins. In fact, I have clocked it taking two minutes or more to progress from the login to desktop. This is baffling to me as Jaunty seemed so much faster and reliable on the same hardware. I have seen no episodes of Apport triggering.

[WeatherGod (ben-v-root)]

Samizdata, do you always have multi-munute logins, or does it only happen whenever there are applets failing?

[Samizdata (samizdata)]

All the time. If I had to ballpark it, I would say around two minutes from login to desktop.

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

The lengthy log-ons occur every time for me, regardless of the applet
loading success. I suspect it is a disk mounting issue although
re-installing UNR 9.10 didn't change the long boot times.

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Samizdata <email address hidden> wrote:

> All the time. If I had to ballpark it, I would say around two minutes
> from login to desktop.
>
> --
> GNOME Applets fail to load on UNR 9.10 at boot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474495
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: yelp
>
> On boot, GNOME applets fail to load with following messages:
> OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet fails to load
> OAFIID:GNOME_IndicatorApplet
> OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome
> OAFIID:GNOME_WindowPicker
> OAFIID:GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet
>
> Is an intermittent problem. Work around is to reboot until all loads
> properly
>
> eeePC900
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Nov 4 12:47:02 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
> (20091028.4)
> Package: yelp 2.28.0-0ubuntu2
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
> SourcePackage: yelp
> Tags: ubuntu-unr
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (nautilus:1886): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
> `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1930): GLib-CRITICAL **:
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> (firefox:2041): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_drag_set_icon_pixbuf: assertion
> `GDK_IS_DRAG_CONTEXT (context)' failed
>

[Samizdata (samizdata)]

I should state that I did a fresh reinstall to try to fix the applet issue, after previously removing and reinstalling the applet packages from the repositories. I am just really baffled about the applet issue, as well as the long logins, as Jaunty UNR worked flawlessly (excepting the Intel video driver issue). I am just really torn about possible rolling back as Karmic UNR has such wonderful features when they work.

[Dave Haring (4trade)]

ASUS G71 Karmic 9.10 fresh install

Long boot times and Panel only loads about half the time. Booting 2 or 3 times usually brings Panel back. The situation is unremarkable at the moment as I can't reproduce the problem at will. 9.04 loaded much quicker on the same machine.

[Dave Haring (4trade)]

I may have something new...

After unchecking "CD-ROM" in Software Sources which was causing some little red triangle in the upper right ... and then sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get ungrade ... I booted about a dozen times and panel was fine each time. So as a test I went back and checked "CD-ROM" in Software Sources and rebooted and Panel did not load... I changed it back and Panel loaded fine again. I think it boots a little faster too though I didn't time it in the first place so don't have a reference...

[Samizdata (samizdata)]

Well, in my case, CD-ROM was unchecked and I never had a little red triangle, I am afraid.

[richwillal (richwillal)]

I also had the issue repeatedly, and the cdrom was not selected as a source. This is also a fresh installation of UNR on an Acer Aspire One ZG9 (no encryption, all current patches updated prior to experiencing the issue).

[richwillal (richwillal)]

Follow-up to my last:

Attempted fix:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall gnome-applets

Had no effect. The applets appeared to not be fount for multiple successive boots, and then was resolved with seemingly no related change.

[Samizdata (samizdata)]

The problem has always been intermittent. Please continue keeping an eye open if you can. BTW, any issues with long boot times?

[mdyn (tamerlaha-gmail)]

besides this bug it also has "ssd stall bug"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/445852. Could they be related? maybe its
somes timeout?

2009/11/16 Samizdata <email address hidden>

> The problem has always been intermittent. Please continue keeping an
> eye open if you can. BTW, any issues with long boot times?
>
> --
> GNOME Applets fail to load on UNR 9.10 at boot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474495
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: yelp
>
> On boot, GNOME applets fail to load with following messages:
> OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet fails to load
> OAFIID:GNOME_IndicatorApplet
> OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome
> OAFIID:GNOME_WindowPicker
> OAFIID:GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet
>
> Is an intermittent problem. Work around is to reboot until all loads
> properly
>
> eeePC900
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Nov 4 12:47:02 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
> (20091028.4)
> Package: yelp 2.28.0-0ubuntu2
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
> SourcePackage: yelp
> Tags: ubuntu-unr
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (nautilus:1886): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
> `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1930): GLib-CRITICAL **:
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> (firefox:2041): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_drag_set_icon_pixbuf: assertion
> `GDK_IS_DRAG_CONTEXT (context)' failed
>

[Dave Haring (4trade)]

Well further to my post above after installing Screenlets the problem is back. Then the last run of updates seems to have done something to Compiz whereby visual effects keeps reverting to "none". The Panel issue was much worse during this. After removing and reinstalling Compiz now the whole thing seems better. Panel only fails like 1 out of 6 boots now.

The ssd stall bug does sound very closely related.

Another hint ... 3 times over the last 40 boots I get an error message at some point during the boot. It only shows for a split second so I cant really read much but its something like this:

"... one or more ... can not be mounted ... /etc/ ... press esc for ... shell ..."

[Dave Haring (4trade)]

The following is working for me for now:

When Panel doesn't load, instead of rebooting over and over and over until it does, in Terminal enter "killall gnome-panel". This seems to kill it and reload it all in one shot...

[Dave Haring (4trade)]

And after getting rid of the little weather apps on the panel I have not even had to use killall. So far every time has booted right... Seems it was the weather apps...

[Haywyr (haywyr-gmail)]

Unfortunately this bug continues to effect my machine.

Boot times are > 3mins and I have seen the "can not be mounted message"
numerous times.

I have added the logout applet to the panel and it seems to always load-
this is good because logging out/logging in is the fastest way to fix the
issue.

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Dave Haring <email address hidden> wrote:

> And after getting rid of the little weather apps on the panel I have not
> even had to use killall. So far every time has booted right... Seems it
> was the weather apps...
>
> --
> GNOME Applets fail to load on UNR 9.10 at boot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474495
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: yelp
>
> On boot, GNOME applets fail to load with following messages:
> OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet fails to load
> OAFIID:GNOME_IndicatorApplet
> OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome
> OAFIID:GNOME_WindowPicker
> OAFIID:GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet
>
> Is an intermittent problem. Work around is to reboot until all loads
> properly
>
> eeePC900
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Nov 4 12:47:02 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
> (20091028.4)
> Package: yelp 2.28.0-0ubuntu2
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
> SourcePackage: yelp
> Tags: ubuntu-unr
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (gnome-settings-daemon:1847): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (nautilus:1886): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
> `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1930): GLib-CRITICAL **:
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> (firefox:2041): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_drag_set_icon_pixbuf: assertion
> `GDK_IS_DRAG_CONTEXT (context)' failed
>

[Bubba (kprohn)]

I have a similar (identical?) problem with intermittent panel freezes at boot. I have found ten other bugs with nearly identical trouble.
I have also discovered that I can recover my panel functionality with two steps that you may wish to try. This works 100% of the time on my machine.

Access a terminal (Ctl-Alt-F1) and execute the following command;

 $ killall gnome-panel

The second step is to return to the desktop (Ctl-Alt-F7) and open a "Run application" window (Alt-F2) and execute the command;

 $ gnome-panel --replace

My panels and system are completely functional now (except for missing weather apps). Do not use a desktop terminal for the second command - the process will hang in a terminal. See Bug #466118 for more comments.

Hope this works for you too...

[Jakkobsen (jake-jakkobsen)]

I just completed a clean install of UNR 9.10 downloaded today (2010-01-19) and installed all updates.
I still have the original problem of Gnome applets that won't load intermittantly.

[acerimusdux (junk-mail-only)]

I have the same problem.
Had UNR on my Dell Mini 9 working fine.
Just upgraded the RAM and SSD.
Had to do a fresh install on the new SSD.
Got these errors on first boot.

On reboot, still takes a long time to boot, and got error loading OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome.

Seems to be the same as Bug #486023

[jwakeman (joe-wakeman)]

Fresh off the install (a couple days ago) everything was fine. After playing a little (installing reprepro, openssh-server, other dependency packages) i am in the state where all my gnome applets fail on login. I tried the gnome-panel --replace and get the following output:
j207013696@PhatBoy:~$ gnome-panel --replace

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_ShowDesktopApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_WindowListApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_Panel_TrashApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_WorkspaceSwitcherApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext
** (gnome-panel:3512): DEBUG: Initialized Panel Applet Signaler.
** (gnome-panel:3512): DEBUG: Adding applet 0.
** (gnome-panel:3512): DEBUG: Adding applet 1.
** (gnome-panel:3512): DEBUG: Adding applet 2.
** (gnome-panel:3512): DEBUG: Adding applet 3.

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext
** (gnome-panel:3512): DEBUG: Adding applet 4.

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_ClockApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_IndicatorApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext

** (gnome-panel:3512): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_NotificationAreaApplet:
Failed to initialise the ActivationContext

[sid (skattoju)]

** (gnome-panel:1485): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome:
(null)

** (gnome-panel:1485): CRITICAL **: panel_applet_frame_change_background: assertion `PANEL_IS_WIDGET (GTK_WIDGET (frame)->parent)' failed
^C
sid@if-def:~$ gnome-panel --replace > gnome-problem.txt

** (gnome-panel:1517): WARNING **: panel-applet-frame.c:1273: failed to load applet OAFIID:GNOME_GoHome:
(null)

** (gnome-panel:1517): CRITICAL **: panel_applet_frame_change_background: assertion `PANEL_IS_WIDGET (GTK_WIDGET (frame)->parent)' failed

sid@if-def:~$ sudo gnome-panel --replace >> gnome-problem.txt
[sudo] password for sid:
** Message: Could not connect to session manager: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.SessionManager': no such name

** (gnome-panel:1542): WARNING **: Could not connect to session manager: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.SessionManager': no such name

[Lewis John (lewiskjohn)]

This bug also affects UNR 10.04 (lucid)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for gnome-panel (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[steelsteel (dokkodo-san)]

Still present in Ubuntu 10.04 (2011-01-29)

[smauleon (smauleon)]

Still present in 11.04. I installed window-picker-applet and I couldn't add it to the top panel. I had the OAFIID:GNOME_WindowPicker error.

But yesterday I added it to the bottom panel without problems, and I switched panels. When I booted this morning I got the same error.

Now I can't add the applet on either panel