Solved it. Just delete your local .gnome .gnome2 .gnome_private files in your home dir.
-----Original Message----- From: Moshe Kamensky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:20 AM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: metacity Woes Hi, I don't have a solution, just to mention that I have the same problem (with gnome-2.18.2-r1). I guess the starting point would be: Where goes the output (and error) of whatever script starts the gnome session? and where in the config files does it say that metacity should start? Thanks, Moshe * Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [11/09/07 21:27]: > Every time I boot into Linux and log into GNOME I have to start metacity > manually by su'ing in a terminal and issuing a > > # metacity &> /dev/null & > > before I can get title bars and such that goes with it. My wife's > computer does the same thing. Here's the info on my PC: > > camille ~ # emerge --info > Portage 2.1.2.12 (default-linux/x86/no-nptl, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.5-r4, > 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 i686) > ================================================================= > System uname: 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 i686 Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66GHz > Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 > Timestamp of tree: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:30:01 +0000 > distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) > [disabled] > app-shells/bash: 3.2_p17 > dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.33-r1 > dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r4 > dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6 > sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.9-r2 > sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 > sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.61-r1 > sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, > 1.10 > sys-devel/binutils: 2.17 > sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16 > sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.24 > virtual/os-headers: 2.6.17-r1 > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" > CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" > CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer" > CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" > CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/bind" > CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/php/apache2-php4/ext-active/ /etc/php/apache2-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php4/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cli-php4/ext-active/ /etc/php/cli-php5/ext-active/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/web2c" > CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer" > DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" > FEATURES="distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" > GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo"; > LINGUAS="en fr es" > MAKEOPTS="-j2" > PKGDIR="/usr/portage-packages/camille" > PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS="--human-readable" > PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times > --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats > --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages > --filter=H_**/files/digest-*" > PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" > PORTDIR="/usr/portage" > PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" > SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" > USE="X alsa apache2 apm arts asterisk audiofile avi bash-completion > berkdb bind-mysql bitmap-fonts browserplugin bzip2 candy cdr cgi cli > cracklib crypt ctype cups dba dbus divx4linux doc dri dvb dvd dvdr > dvdread eds emboss encode examples expat f77 ffmpeg flash foomaticdb > fortran ftp gdbm gif glut gnome gphoto2 gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 guile hal > iconv imap imlib ipv6 isdnlog ithreads ivtv jack jack-tempfs java jikes > joystick jpeg kde kerberos lib libclamav libg++ libwww lirc mad midi > mikmod mmx mmx2 mmxext mode-owner motif mp3 mpeg mpm-leader mudflap > mysql mythtv nas nautilus ncurses new-login nls nntp nsplugin offensive > ogg oggvorbis opengl openmp oss pam pcre pdf perl php png portaudio ppds > pppd python qt qt3 qt4 quicktime readline real reflection ruby samba > sasl sdl seamonkey session slp snmp spell spl sql ssl svga syslog tcl > tcltk tcpd threads tidy truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb > userlocales v4l v4l2 vorbis win32codecs x86 xml xml2 xorg xv zaptel > zlib" ALSA_CARDS="hda-intel" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix > dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat > linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" > ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev" KERNEL="linux" > LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb > ncurses text" LINGUAS="en fr es" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="apm ark > chips cirrus cyrix dummy fbdev glint i128 i740 i810 imstt mach64 mga > neomagic nsc nv r128 radeon rendition s3 s3virge savage siliconmotion > sis sisusb tdfx tga trident tseng v4l vesa vga via vmware voodoo" > Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, > LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS > > camille ~ # emerge -pv metacity gnome > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > Calculating dependencies... done! > [ebuild R ] x11-wm/metacity-2.18.5 USE="-debug -xinerama" 0 kB > [ebuild R ] gnome-base/gnome-2.18.2-r1 USE="cdr cups dvdr > -accessibility -ldap -mono" 0 kB > > Total: 2 packages (2 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 kB > > The same thing happens on my wife's PC. Here's the info for her > computer: > > catherine ~ # emerge --info > Portage 2.1.2.12 (default-linux/x86/2007.0/desktop, gcc-4.1.2, > glibc-2.5-r4, 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 i686) > ================================================================= > System uname: 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 i686 AMD Sempron(tm) 2400+ > Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 > Timestamp of tree: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:30:01 +0000 > distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) > [disabled] > app-shells/bash: 3.2_p17 > dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.33-r1 > dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r4 > dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6 > sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.9-r2 > sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 > sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.61-r1 > sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, > 1.10 > sys-devel/binutils: 2.17 > sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16 > sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.24 > virtual/os-headers: 2.6.21 > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" > CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" > CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686" > CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" > CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/bind" > CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/php/apache2-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cli-php5/ext-active/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/web2c" > CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686" > DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" > FEATURES="buildpkg distlocks fixpackages keepwork metadata-transfer > sandbox sfperms strict" > GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.osuosl.org/ http://adelie.polymtl.ca/ > ftp://gentoo.risq.qc.ca/ > ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/ > http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/ > ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo > ftp://mirror.iawnet.sandia.gov/pub/gentoo/ > ftp://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/pub/linux/gentoo http://gentoo.seren.com/gentoo > http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ ftp://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ > http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ > ftp://cudlug.cudenver.edu/pub/mirrors/distributions/gentoo/ > http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ > http://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo ftp://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo > http://gentoo.netnitco.net > ftp://gentoo.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/gentoo/source/ > http://mirror.espri.arizona.edu/gentoo/ > http://mirrors.acm.cs.rpi.edu/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/gentoo/ > ftp://gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca/pub/gentoo/ > http://gentoo.arcticnetwork.ca/ > http://open-systems.ufl.edu/mirrors/gentoo http://gentoo.llarian.net/ > ftp://gentoo.llarian.net/pub/gentoo http://gentoo.binarycompass.org > http://gentoo.mirrored.ca/ ftp://gentoo.mirrored.ca/ > http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo ftp://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo > http://gentoo.cs.lewisu.edu/gentoo/ ftp://linux.cs.lewisu.edu/gentoo/ > http://prometheus.cs.wmich.edu/gentoo > http://modzer0.cs.uaf.edu/public/gentoo/ > http://mirror.usu.edu/mirrors/gentoo/ > ftp://mirror.usu.edu/mirrors/gentoo/ ftp://lug.mtu.edu/gentoo > http://mirror.phy.olemiss.edu/mirror/gentoo > http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo/ > ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo/ > http://gentoo.mirrors.easynews.com/linux/gentoo/ > http://gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/gentoo/ > ftp://gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/gentoo/ > ftp://ftp.wwc.edu/pub/mirrors/ftp.gentoo.org > http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/gentoo/"; > LINGUAS="en" > MAKEOPTS="-j2" > PKGDIR="/usr/portage-packages/catherine" > PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS="--human-readable" > PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times > --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats > --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages > --filter=H_**/files/digest-*" > PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" > PORTDIR="/usr/portage" > PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" > SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" > USE="X acl acpi alsa apache2 apm arts audiofile avi berkdb bitmap-fonts > browserplugin bzip2 cairo candy cdr cli cracklib crypt cups dbus > divx4linux doc dri dvd dvdr dvdread eds emboss encode esd evo examples > f77 fam firefox flash foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif glut gnome gpm > gstreamer gtk gtk2 guile hal iconv imap imlib ipv6 isdnlog jack java > jpeg kde kerberos libg++ libwww mad midi mikmod mmx mmx2 mmxext motif > mp3 mpeg mudflap mysql nas ncurses new-login nls nntp nptl nptlonly > nsplugin offensive ogg oggvorbis opengl openmp oss pam pcre pdf pdflib > perl php png ppds pppd python qt qt3 qt3support qt4 quicktime readline > real reflection ruby sasl sdl seamonkey sendmail session slp snmp spell > spl ssl svg svga syslog tcltk tcpd thesaurus threads tidy tiff truetype > truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb v4l v4l2 vorbis win32codecs x86 > xml xml2 xorg xv zlib" ALSA_CARDS="intel8x0" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm > alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug > ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm > softvol" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev" > KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 > lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LINGUAS="en" USERLAND="GNU" > VIDEO_CARDS="sis" > Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, > LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS > > catherine ~ # emerge -pv metacity gnome > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > Calculating dependencies... done! > [ebuild R ] x11-wm/metacity-2.18.5 USE="-debug -xinerama" 0 kB > [ebuild R ] gnome-base/gnome-2.16.3 USE="cdr cups dvdr hal > -accessibility -ldap" 0 kB > > Total: 2 packages (2 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 kB > > On camille I have re-merged metacity and emerge --emptytree gnome and > neither one helped. It's quite annoying everytime we log in having to > manually start metacity as other things open up that we have to close in > order to get to the gnome-terminal. Can anyone give me any advice on > how to fix this? > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
