Sjoerd Simons wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 02:15:34PM +0100, Daniel R. wrote:
>
>>Package: hal
>>Version: 0.5.6-2
>>Severity: important
>>
>>
>>After updating my debian testing laptop with new
>>versions in debian repositories (testing), I have
>>found the new version of hal (0.5.6-2) for testing
>>breaks some gnome panel applets:
>
>
> Did you restart your session. Thus are you running gnome-vfs(-daemon) 2.12 and
> the G 2.12 version of the applets ?
>
> Sjoerd
Hello,
I have restarted several times, but the problem continued...
Until I have solved both issues, as explained below:
* Drivemount applet issue:
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In gnome configuration editor, the key:
/system/storage/display_internal_hard_drives
was deactivated (don't know if it was activated prior to
updating gnome packages). After activating it, now I can see
the drive icons for my hda partitions.
Perhaps this is the correct way, and drivemount applet behaviour
- showing those partitions (by chance) without hal - was
not consistent ?
* Battery applet issue:
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(Workaround is described in the battery applet help)
This version of the battery applet (2.12.2), can use either hal or
acpid. It seems to use hal by default if it's present and running.
For some reason:
a) hal is giving incorrect information to battery applet, or
b) the applet is reading the info in a wrong way. I think this is the
most probable case?:
I have run the hal device manager, before and after disconnecting
the laptop's AC adapter, and its presence / absence is shown
correctly in hal device manager, in each case.
To disable hal use, in gnome configuration editor, go to path:
/apps/panel/applets/applet_#/prefs/
(# is the number corresponding to battery applet)
create a new boolean key called "no_hal", and set it to "true".
Then restarting the gnome session the battery applet's status keeps up
to date with AC adapter's plug / unplug events.
Certainly, I am also not sure if the battery applet did not use hal
in previous version or it did (to explain the change in behaviour).
Well, after all this I am not sure now if this is a hal's bug or a
gnome applet's malfunction or change in behaviour :-/ **
At least I hope this can help to other users.
**(i.e. perhaps this bug should be closed ?)
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