system-config-display won't run

mickeyboa · 12-29-2008, 11:45 AM

FC10/KDE
system-config-display won't run and no error messages in /var/log/messages

# system-config-display
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py", line 312, in <module>
hardware_state = XF86HardwareState(xconfig)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xhwstate.py", line 174, in __init__
self.init_from_xconfig(xconfig)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xhwstate.py", line 260, in init_from_xconfig
if screen.device:
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'device'

MensaWater · 12-29-2008, 02:24 PM

system-config-display expects to run from an X environment as it opens a GUI.

I just used it earlier today on an F10 system with no issues (after running "yum install system-config-display" since it wasn't there already). I think that Gnome rather than KDE though.

Are you running it from a terminal session in your X desktop or are you trying to run it from one of the alternate CLI windows or an ssh session into the box?

mickeyboa · 12-29-2008, 02:54 PM

i ran it both ways and it won't start.

harry edwards · 12-29-2008, 03:05 PM

Are you on the latest version? If not,

Code:

yum update system-config-display

You could also try running the program through strace to attempt to spot any obvious reason for the blow away i.e.

Code:

strace system-config-display

Also, you could download the source RPM and insepct the offending line of code.

Finally, if you've found a bug you can log it at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/

mickeyboa · 12-29-2008, 03:34 PM

It is the latest update for system-config-display.

As far as stace system-config-display , I don't believe I can post all the output for all that command on this site.

harry edwards · 12-29-2008, 03:57 PM

Simple one; does: "system-config-display -v" give any idea about the failure. Also, to confirm the latest version on Fedora 10 is system-config-display.noarch 1.1.1-1.fc10 does your version match this, if so I'll take a look at the code and see if I can assist further,

mickeyboa · 12-29-2008, 04:24 PM

system-config-display.noarch 1.1.1-1.fc10 is the one that I have.

system-config-display -v gives the same output as in my original post.

I installed ;
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-173.14.15-2.fc10.i386
akmod-nvidia-173xx-173.14.15-1.fc10.4.i686
kmod-nvidia-173xx-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686-173.14.15-1.fc10.7.i686
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs-173.14.15-2.fc10.i386

I just wonder if these nvidia installs could have changed the config files.
My video works great, I just need to change the resolution , it to high, I want to set at 1024x768.

Thanks for your help.

mickeyboa · 12-29-2008, 04:46 PM

I just checked a FC 10 Asus 702 Mini laptop that has the,
system-config-display.noarch 1.1.1-1.fc10 installed, it works fine, and it has no other video drivers installed other than that was the original install, so I strongly suspect that the "nvidia" drivers changed something.

mickeyboa · 12-30-2008, 11:31 AM

FC 10/ KDE
Well guys from what I can finger out is that when you install the 'nvidia" driver it doesn't like the system-config-display any more .
Nvidia sets up it's own, System > nVidia Display Settings gui and changes are made there,
but it sets at default 1280x800, I want 1024x768, but when you "restartX" it AUTO resets the resolution back to 1280x800.
Any Ideals ?
This is getting back to no standards, each programmer is is doing his own thing, and let the USER figure it out. Sure does make an impression on a Newbie that just came over from $Windows.