Comment 32 for bug 518873

Hi Draycen,

Sorry, been away from Launchpad for a few weeks.

Just a quick message to say thanks for all your work on this! And
sorry we couldn't get to the bottom of it. So far, all is working fine
in Lucid 10.04 - fingers crossed!

All the best,

Itsjustarumour

:-)

On 2/28/10, Draycen DeCator <email address hidden> wrote:
> @itsjustarumour
> Unfortunately I have been unable to find a possible cause for the bug you
> are experiencing on Karmic. However, I have been told by another bug triager
> (more experienced than I am) that the fact that this problem seems to be
> resolved in Lucid qualifies it for the "Fix Released" status. I'm sorry that
> I have not been able to find a workaround for you. If you begin to
> experience the bug again in Lucid at any point, then please feel free to let
> us know so we can try to address it! Thanks again for reporting this bug,
> and please continue to report any other bugs you experience.
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Fix Released
>
> --
> gnome-panel fails to start when desktop loads
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/518873
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>
> Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-panel
>
> What happens:
>
> When I start my Karmic 9.10 machine and the desktop loads, gnome-panel fails
> to start. I can start it by running "gnome-panel" in terminal. As a
> workaround, I have to add "gnome-panel" to the list of "Startup
> applications".
>
> I have corresponded with several people on the Ubuntu forums who have had
> this same problem, although it seems - surprisingly - that nobody has
> reported this as a bug yet (apologies if I'm duplicating an
> already-reporting bug here, but I had a search and couldn't find one).
>
> I don't get this problem after a fresh install - only after I have installed
> my normal set of programs from the Ubuntu repos and then added my own icon
> and GTK 2.0 themes. However - I have got the same problem on every single
> install of Karmic 9.10 that I have done (approx 10 installs, between 3
> machines) - so it is reproducible every time.
>
> Also, at approximately the same time that Karmic was released, Ubuntu
> automatic updates broke gnome-panel on my Jaunty 9.04 install, producing
> exactly the same problem.
>
> What should happen:
>
> gnome-panel should start when the desktop is loaded, without manual
> intervention from the user.
>
> Technical details:
>
> Distro Version - Ubuntu Karmic 9.10, 32-bit, default fresh install with
> latest updates
> Desktop Environment - GNOME 2.28.1 (Ubuntu 2009-11-03)
> Kernel - Linux 2.6.31-19-generic
> System - Athlon 64 3400 2.2GHz processor, NVidia 6800LE graphics, 1.5MB RAM
> GNOME Panel version - 2.28.0
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Feb 8 15:31:45 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: gnome-panel 1:2.28.0-0ubuntu6
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
> SourcePackage: gnome-panel
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
> (gnome-settings-daemon:2276): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (gnome-settings-daemon:2276): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error:
> assertion `src != NULL' failed
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2374): GLib-CRITICAL **:
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> (nautilus:2371): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
> `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
> (firefox:4195): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
>
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