I can reproduce this, and am in the powerdev group. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups mibus disk dialout cdrom audio dip video camera plugdev hal powerdev netdev pulse-rt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gnome-power-manager --no-daemon --verbose [gpm_debug_init] gpm-debug.c:217 (09:48:32): Verbose debugging enabled [main] gpm-main.c:205 (09:48:32): GNOME Energieverwaltung 2.18.2 [gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:32): emitting proxy-status TRUE: org.freedesktop.Hal [gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:32): emitting proxy-status TRUE: org.freedesktop.Hal [gpm_control_init] gpm-control.c:863 (09:48:32): Using a supressed policy timeout of 5 seconds [gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:101 (09:48:32): refcount now: 1 [gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:102 (09:48:32): non zero, so sending REFCOUNT_ADDED [gpm_power_refcount_added] gpm-power.c:138 (09:48:32): Data is now not trusted [gpm_hash_new_kind_cache] gpm-power.c:1727 (09:48:32): creating cache [gpm_hash_new_device_cache] gpm-power.c:1761 (09:48:32): creating cache [gpm_warning_init] gpm-warning.c:260 (09:48:32): Using per-time notification policy [gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:32): emitting proxy-status TRUE: org.freedesktop.Hal [gpm_cpufreq_set_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:191 (09:48:32): Doing SetCPUFreqGovernor (ondemand) [gpm_cpufreq_set_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:197 (09:48:32): ERROR: No governor 'ondemand' available *** WARNING *** [gpm_cpufreq_set_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:202 (09:48:32): SetCPUFreqGovernor failed! [gpm_cpufreq_get_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:444 (09:48:32): Doing GetCPUFreqGovernor [gpm_cpufreq_set_consider_nice] gpm-cpufreq.c:496 (09:48:32): not valid for current governor! [gpm_cpufreq_set_performance] gpm-cpufreq.c:126 (09:48:32): Doing SetCPUFreqPerformance (85) [gpm_cpufreq_set_performance] gpm-cpufreq.c:136 (09:48:32): not valid for current governor! [gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:33): emitting proxy-status TRUE: org.gnome.ScreenSaver [gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:33): emitting proxy-status TRUE: org.freedesktop.Hal [gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:607 (09:48:33): Laptop panel levels: 15 [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:110 (09:48:33): ERROR: An unknown error occured *** WARNING *** [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:115 (09:48:33): GetBrightness failed! [gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:614 (09:48:33): current hw brightness: 269646616 [gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:621 (09:48:33): Starting: (269646616 of 14) [gpm_brightness_lcd_dim_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:260 (09:48:33): new_level_hw=14 [gpm_brightness_lcd_dim_hw_step] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:199 (09:48:33): new_level_hw=14, current_hw=269646616 *** WARNING *** [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33): set outside range (269646616 of 14) *** WARNING *** [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33): set outside range (269646615 of 14) *** WARNING *** [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33): set outside range (269646614 of 14) *** WARNING *** [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33): set outside range (269646613 of 14)
Let me know anything I can provide to help. On 5/23/07, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:00 +0200, Filippo Giunchedi wrote: > I got some problems while starting g-p-m on powerpc: > > [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:110 (10:55:55): > ERROR: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending > this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file > (rejected message had interface > "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" member "GetBrightness" error > name "(unset)" destination ":1.0") Is your user a member of the powerdev group? See /usr/share/doc/gnome-power-manager/README.Debian -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 760BDD22