Bugzilla – Bug 393098
resapplet don't start after installation
Last modified: 2008-07-02 19:58:47 UTC
I installed resapplet on a Beta3 (with updates from next-x86_64) and I can't startup it. I get no error message ('echo $?' returns 1). I attach a strace log including an error from .xsession-errors.
Created attachment 217256 [details] strace log
Resapplet exits with return value 1 in two situations: - When it is already running - When there is no RANDR extension available. Can you please check that resapplet isn't already running? I assume that your X server does have the RANDR extension, since we've been talking about it in other bugs :)
In particular, the strace has this: 9130 writev(3, [{"\20\0\7\0\23\0\0\0RESAPPLET_SELECTION0", 28}], 1) = 28 which is the hack that resapplet does with X selections to see if it is already running (resapplet/src/clipboard.c). This is what leads me to think that it may already be running when you try to run it.
Yes, it looks as if it's already running after login, but there is no icon in the task bar. Looks as if resapplet hangs. I attach a strace.
Created attachment 218680 [details] strace from hanging resapplet
see comment #4/#5
Hmmmm... we've had problems in the past where resapplet would be running, but it wouldn't find an icon of the right size, so it would not appear in the notification area. How tall is your panel? Could you provide a screenshot?
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