I've got the same problem using Growl 1.4 on Lion 10.7.4. I've repaired disc permissions and the launch services database (twice). It's still not starting up at login.
On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:24:28 PM UTC+1, Daniel Siemer wrote: > > In general, please send replies to the thread in question so that all > can benefit from the response. > > In order to use launchctl to check if GrowlLauncher is registered > properly, do the following: > Open Terminal.app (Its in /Applications/Utilities) > At the command prompt, paste the following: > launchctl list | grep growl > > If there is no output at all, that is because GrowlLauncher is not > registered. If Growl's start at login switch is in the on position, > it should be listed, and there is something wrong with your Launchd > system, either permissions, or a corrupt launchd database. > If it lists com.growl.GrowlLauncher, then it should be working as > intended. If Growl is listed, and is not starting at login, again, > launchd may be corrupt, or you may have a permissions problem. Also, > this system I believe works best when Growl is installed in / > Applications, so if you've moved it out to any other directory, try > moving it back there and toggling the switch off and back on. > To repair permissions: > Open Disk Utility.app (also in /Applications/Utilities) and select > your hard drive (the named partition, such as Macintosh HD) in the > list at the left, then select "Repair Disk Permissions" and let it > run. > To fix Launchd database corruption, run a utility such as Cocktail (a > third party app, http://maintain.se/cocktail) and use its repair > Launch Services Database function. There is also a command line way > to do this, but it is more involved to explain. > > On Jun 12, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Joe wrote: > > Daniel, how do you do that? > > On Jun 11, 7:46 pm, Daniel Siemer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did you look in launchctl via the command line? launchctl list | grep > > growl and it should list a com.growl.GrowlLauncher. If it isn't > > there, there are various troubleshooting techniques, including the > > standard repair permissions, and resetting/cleaning the launchd > > database (Can be done by a gui utility such as Cocktail, or if you > > want to, via command line). > > > > On Jun 11, 6:31 pm, Keith Kastorff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm using Growl 1.4 from the App Store, and Growl does not start at > login > > > even though the preference is set. I don't have an entry in launchd. > This > > > is a bug if setting the preference is supposed to add one. > > > > > On Monday, June 11, 2012 3:05:17 PM UTC-5, Daniel Siemer wrote: > > > > > > Growl 1.4 will no longer appear in your login items in System > > > > Preferences. We are preparing for 2.0 which will be sandboxed, and > we > > > > will no longer be able to access that list. The method 1.4+ uses > > > > installs an item into launchd for running on login, which then > > > > launches Growl. > > > > > > On Jun 11, 10:37 am, Evgeniy Yablokov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > +1, I have a same problem. Tried uninstall it (via CleanMyMac), > reboot, > > > > > install (via Mac Appstore) and reboot. Same result - I can start > it by > > > > > hands only. > > > > > > > On Monday, June 11, 2012 5:37:07 PM UTC+4, Joe wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello I updated yesterday Growl 1.4 from Mac app store. > > > > > > Now when I turn off and turn on my mac and when I restart Growl > does > > > > not > > > > > > start automatically. > > > > > > The item "Growl start at boot" is ON. > > > > > > I try going to system preferences and adding Growl in the boot > options > > > > but > > > > > > after the first boot removed from the list and is still > experiencing > > > > the > > > > > > same. > > > > > > What can I do? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/growldiscuss/-/EW6q5-ohly0J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
