in the freevo boot script you need to set the USER environment variable. You may also need to set the HOME variable as well. I usually add these three lines after the line starting with DESC:
USER=root HOME=/root/ export USER HOME -- Mike Ruelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://world.std.com/~mruelle/ On Saturday 23 August 2003 20:06, Alan Murrell wrote: > Hi, > > I didn;t see this on the list, but hopefully someone > can shed some light on what is not happening. > > Mandrake 9.1 > Freevo 1.3.4 (binary download) > > When I reboot my machine, and have it run the 1.3.4 > version of Freevo, it does not run. The following is > the only entry that shows up in > /var/log/freevo/internal-main-0.log: > > --- CUT HERE --- > ROM_DRIVES: Auto-detected and added "('/mnt/cdrom', > '/dev/cdrom', 'CD-1')" > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "src/main.py", line 123, in ? > import osd # The OSD class, used to > communicate with the OSD daemon > File "src/osd.py", line 96, in ? > from mmpython.image import EXIF as exif > File > "/usr/local/freevo-1.3.4/runtime/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mmpython/__ini >t__.py", line 86, in ? > import disc.audioinfo > File > "/usr/local/freevo-1.3.4/runtime/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mmpython/disc/ >audioinfo.py", line 32, in ? > import CDDB > File > "/usr/local/freevo-1.3.4/runtime/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mmpython/disc/ >CDDB.py", line 19, in ? > default_user = os.geteuid() or os.environ['USER'] > or 'user' > File > "/usr/local/freevo-1.3.4/runtime/lib/python2.2/UserDict.py", > line 14, in __getitem__ > def __getitem__(self, key): return self.data[key] > KeyError: USER > --- CUT HERE --- > > Could the error be because Freevo is being called > automatically on boot, as opposed to being called by a > "user"? > > (this is just a guess; I really have no idea why this > is happening) > > As always, TIA for your help and guidance on this. > > Alan Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: VM Ware > With VMware you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine. > WITHOUT REBOOTING! Mix Linux / Windows / Novell virtual machines > at the same time. Free trial click > here:http://www.vmware.com/wl/offer/358/0 > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: VM Ware With VMware you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine. WITHOUT REBOOTING! Mix Linux / Windows / Novell virtual machines at the same time. Free trial click here:http://www.vmware.com/wl/offer/358/0 _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
