Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon
Here's a dump of the output of gnome-settings-daemon when I try to start it manually. Another one of those where I get the "Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.
Without the GNOME settings manager running, some preferences may not take effect. This could indicate a problem with Bonobo, or a non-GNOME (e.g. KDE) settings manager may already be active and conflicting with the GNOME settings manager." error.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Successfully connected to D-Bus
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting settings manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading settings plugins from dir: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrdb.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrdb.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/typing-break.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/typing-break.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/media-keys.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/media-keys.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x807fa00 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libbackground.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdBackgroundPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdBackgroundPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdBackgroundPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating background plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting background manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin background: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x807f918 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libmedia-keys.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdMediaKeysPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdMediaKeysPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdMediaKeysPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating media_keys plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting media_keys manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin media-keys: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x807f800 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libclipboard.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdClipboardPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdClipboardPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdClipboardPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating clipboard plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting clipboard manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin clipboard: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x807f718 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libtyping-break.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdTypingBreakPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdTypingBreakPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdTypingBreakPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating typing_break plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting typing_break manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin typing-break: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x807f740 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libfont.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdFontPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdFontPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdFontPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating font plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting font manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin font: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x807f768 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxrdb.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdXrdbPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdXrdbPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdXrdbPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating xrdb plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin xrdb: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x807fbb8 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libscreensaver.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdScreensaverPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdScreensaverPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdScreensaverPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating screensaver plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting screensaver manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin screensaver: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8152600 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/liba11y-keyboard.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating a11y_keyboard plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting a11y_keyboard manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin a11y-keyboard: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8152650 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeyboard.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdKeyboardPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdKeyboardPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdKeyboardPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating keyboard plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting keyboard manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin keyboard: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x81526a0 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeybindings.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdKeybindingsPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdKeybindingsPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdKeybindingsPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating keybindings plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting keybindings manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin keybindings: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x81526c8 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxsettings.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GnomeXSettingsPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GnomeXSettingsPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeXSettingsPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating xsettings plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting xsettings manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin xsettings: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x81526f0 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libsound.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdSoundPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdSoundPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdSoundPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating sound plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting sound manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Plugin sound: active
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8152790 initialising
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxrandr.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Registering GsdXrandrPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdXrandrPlugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: GsdXrandrPlugin initializing
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Activating xrandr plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:12691): DEBUG: Starting xrandr manager
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Resource Configuration Timestamp: 32118
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