091110 Philip Webb wrote: > I've got my netbook basically set up to do what I need, > but there are 3 problems remaining, which seem to be fairly basic bugs.
I've managed to solve all 3 or actually 2 , as it turned out (smile). > (1) I've already mentioned the problem of compiling Lm_sensors. > Dale refered to Bug 282261, whose conclusion seems to be > to try the latest testing version 3.1.1 , which I will do tomorrow. 3.1.1 did compile, but when I ran 'sensors-detect' it couldn't find any & advised "common on laptops, where it's handled by ACPI". So I had another look at Gkrellm & when I clicked the little triangle, it did in fact show a temperatures sensor 'thermalzone/TZ00', which is shown in the display after it has been enabled: '51 C'. So no need for Lm-sensors or Xmbmon: unmerged & the temperature still shows. > (2) Fluxbox is working nicely, as it does on my desktop machine ANB3, > but I thought I'ld have a look at Xfce, which looks nice in SystemRescue. > Xfce opens as root, but not as user ! -- It ought to be a permissions error, > but there's no sign where it might be happening. There's an error msg > "Module fbcon not found", but that may not be the real problem. Indeed, that is not the real problem, even tho' tagged 'FATAL'. I found Gentoo bug 275659, which says "Xfdesktop needs access to Hal's pluggable devices, ie in /etc/group 'plugdev ... <user>'". When I fixed that, it still choked, but now showed a sensible msg: "xfce4-session: can't open ~/.ICEauthority : permission denied". Yes, it was owned by root ! -- 'chown' fixed it & Xfce started normally. It remains possible that ~/.ICEauthority wb wrongly owned at next boot, but at least I can get Xfce started & look into the cause if it happens. > (3) Dillo "can't start dpi daemon" (no such problem on ANB3). > I can't find anything sensible & have no idea what that daemon mb. After fixing Xfce, Dillo also started normally, so it looks as if it was the same problem. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
