Emerald theme not starting

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:02 PM

Is there an easy way to find out if compiz is loading with X starts?

mrmnemo · 03-25-2010, 02:04 PM

try this after you reboot INTO you x session:

Code:

pstree | grep compiz

EDIT: that way you can see if emrald is running as well. pstree will show whats running and what its a child of or something like that

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmnemo

try this after you reboot INTO you x session:

Code:

pstree | grep compiz

EDIT: that way you can see if emrald is running as well. pstree will show whats running and what its a child of or something like that

Code:

mark@requiem:~$ pstree | grep compiz
mark@requiem:~$ ps aux |grep compiz
mark@requiem:~$ pstree |grep emerald
mark@requiem:~$ ps aux |grep emerald
mark      4101  0.0  0.0   2204   628 pts/0    R+   12:09   0:00 grep emerald
mark@requiem:~$

emerald isn't running either.

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:12 PM

Here's everything that's running in pstree

Code:

mark@requiem:~$ pstree
init-+-acpid
     |-4*[agetty]
     |-atd
     |-avahi-daemon---avahi-daemon
     |-avahi-dnsconfd
     |-bash
     |-bash---startx---xinit-+-X
     |                       `-ck-launch-sessi-+-gnome-session-+-gnome-panel
     |                                         |               |-gnome-power-man
     |                                         |               |-gnome-volume-co
     |                                         |               |-metacity
     |                                         |               |-nautilus
     |                                         |               `-{gnome-session}
     |                                         |-seahorse-agent
     |                                         `-ssh-agent
     |-bonobo-activati---{bonobo-activati}
     |-clock-applet
     |-console-kit-dae---62*[{console-kit-dae}]
     |-crond
     |-3*[dbus-daemon]
     |-2*[dbus-launch]
     |-devkit-daemon
     |-devkit-power-da
     |-2*[dhcpcd]
     |-firefox---run-mozilla.sh---firefox-bin---10*[{firefox-bin}]
     |-2*[gconfd-2]
     |-gnome-keyring-d
     |-gnome-settings----{gnome-settings-}
     |-gnome-terminal-+-bash---pstree
     |                |-gnome-pty-helpe
     |                `-{gnome-terminal}
     |-gpm
     |-gvfs-fuse-daemo---3*[{gvfs-fuse-daemo}]
     |-gvfs-gphoto2-vo
     |-gvfs-hal-volume
     |-gvfsd
     |-gvfsd-burn
     |-gvfsd-trash
     |-hald---hald-runner-+-hald-addon-acpi
     |                    |-hald-addon-inpu
     |                    `-5*[hald-addon-stor]
     |-httpd---5*[httpd]
     |-inetd
     |-klogd
     |-notification-ar
     |-ntpd
     |-pulseaudio-+-gconf-helper
     |            `-2*[{pulseaudio}]
     |-saslauthd---4*[saslauthd]
     |-2*[sendmail]
     |-sshd
     |-syslogd
     |-udevd
     `-wnck-applet
mark@requiem:~$

mrmnemo · 03-25-2010, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sargalus

[code]
mark@requiem:~$ ps aux |grep emerald
mark 4101 0.0 0.0 2204 628 pts/0 R+ 12:09 0:00 grep emerald
mark@requiem:~$ [code]

actually emerald is running. try this

Code:

compiz --debug

which should start up compiz and then spit out some stuff that you'll need to see. post the output when ya get done. is it raining where your at? rain is wet...it sucks

mrmnemo · 03-25-2010, 02:25 PM

this is my out put.

Code:

├─devkit-power-da
     ├─fusion-icon───compiz───emerald

so as you already know compiz isnt running try the above post then run the pstree again after running

Code:

compiz;emerald

mrmnemo · 03-25-2010, 02:27 PM

sorry for being redundant just trying to help you trace your problem. while you most probably right ( its someting thats not saving it to autoload after reboot) i just want to see it working with compiz and emerald then reboot and see what breaks. your doing what i have done many times friend. lol. its fun huh. its even funner wonce you get it working.

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmnemo

actually emerald is running. try this

Code:

compiz --debug

which should start up compiz and then spit out some stuff that you'll need to see. post the output when ya get done. is it raining where your at? rain is wet...it sucks

no that's not emerald running that's just the pid from me running ps aux |grep if emerald was running it would've had two process the actually emerald and the one from ps aux like this when I do a ps aux |grep for sshd

Code:

mark@requiem:~$ ps aux |grep sshd
root      3182  0.0  0.0   4108   976 ?        Ss   11:58   0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
mark      4169  0.0  0.0   2208   644 pts/0    S+   12:32   0:00 grep sshd
mark@requiem:~$

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmnemo

sorry for being redundant just trying to help you trace your problem. while you most probably right ( its someting thats not saving it to autoload after reboot) i just want to see it working with compiz and emerald then reboot and see what breaks. your doing what i have done many times friend. lol. its fun huh. its even funner wonce you get it working.

That's slackware for you though, it's a great stable distro, but the GUI aspect of slackware isn't as great as compared to other distros

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:38 PM

Code:

mark@requiem:~$ compiz --debug
compiz (core) - Debug: Could not stat() file /home/mark/.compiz/plugins/libcore.so : No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Debug: Could not stat() file /usr/lib/compiz/libcore.so : No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Screen 0 on display ":0.0" already has a window manager; try using the --replace option to replace the current window manager.
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
mark@requiem:~$

mrmnemo · 03-25-2010, 02:43 PM

well your using metacity and not compiz at the moment so try
running compiz from a term with the --replace flag
user@box#compiz --replace

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmnemo

well your using metacity and not compiz at the moment so try
running compiz from a term with the --replace flag
user@box#compiz --replace

Code:

mark@requiem:~$ compiz --replace
compiz (core) - Error: Could not acquire compositing manager selection on screen 0 display ":0.0"
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
mark@requiem:~$

and then it jacks up gnome and I have to restart x

mrmnemo · 03-25-2010, 02:48 PM

but i have too. if you cant get compiz --replace to start compiz or your screen locks up ( indicates that your 3d support is not enabled) then you might check out this compiz in slackware thread

dont hate me...lol. I really am trying to help.

EDIT: how did you install compiz?

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmnemo

but i have too. if you cant get compiz --replace to start compiz or your screen locks up ( indicates that your 3d support is not enabled) then you might check out this compiz in slackware thread

dont hate me...lol. I really am trying to help.

EDIT: how did you install compiz?

Im pretty sure the 3d support is enabled it's loading the nvidia graphic drivers.

Sargalus · 03-25-2010, 02:54 PM

I used the following link as a guide to install compiz

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...fusion-752803/