I broke XMMS...

mykrob · 09-28-2004, 07:41 PM

i'm not sure what i did.. i was trying to install amarok and somehow broke XMMS in the process.. Here's what i get when i try to run it:

Code:

myk@linux:~> xmms
Gdk-ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  serial 222 error_code 8 request_code 2 minor_code 0
myk@linux:~>

i have uninstalled and reinstalled it from Yast and i keep getting the same results.. Help?

thanks,
-myk

trickykid · 09-28-2004, 09:52 PM

With a "Gdk-ERROR" type error, I'm guessing whatever you tried to installed upgraded this or manipulated it, etc? Could be a bad configuration, possibly try removing your ~/.xmms directory in your home directory and then starting XMMS.

mykrob · 09-28-2004, 11:42 PM

i get the same error even after deletingthe folder

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
-myk

dustu76 · 09-29-2004, 12:37 AM

Try doing rpm -qa |grep gdk & check whether you find any matching packages.

You may try re-installing them (provided dependencies other than xmms aren't being violated) & then re-install xmms.

I remember once a similar problem was solved by renaming .gtkrc to something else. You can revert the file if that doesn't work.

HTH.

dustu76 · 09-29-2004, 12:52 AM

I'm sorry for overlooking that you are using SuSe.

Try doing the SuSe equivalent of rpm.. I guess.

mykrob · 09-29-2004, 07:31 AM

here's what i get

Code:

myk@linux:~> rpm -qa | grep gdk
gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-62.7
gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.22.0-62.7
myk@linux:~>

I'll try reinstalling them.

Thanks,
-myk

mykrob · 09-29-2004, 07:39 AM

i still get the same error message.

What do i do next?

Thanks,
-myk

mykrob · 09-29-2004, 07:44 AM

i think i read somewhere that Xorg may be the problem here.. I recently installed Xorg, and i don't think i've tried XMMS since that time. Here's one thing i read that is supposed to help:

Quote:

Try:
> setenv XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS 1
> or:
> export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1

but it didnt help.
Any Suse users out there with the same problem?

Thanks,
-myk

dustu76 · 09-29-2004, 07:51 AM

If it complains regarding existing dependencies, then you can use:

Code:

rpm -e --force gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-62.7.rpm 
rpm -e --force gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.22.0-62.7.rpm

& then re-install. **PLEASE NOTE THAT ABOVE WOULD BE A DEPENDENCY VIOLATION**. This is just a brute force solution.

HTH.

mykrob · 09-29-2004, 08:48 AM

I reinstalled the files mentioned, including the devel files. I also installed XMMS from source instead of from the RPM file. I get the same message. I wonder if it truly is a problem with "SUse versus Xorg".

-myk

mykrob · 09-29-2004, 03:45 PM

anybody?

n1L · 10-16-2004, 09:24 AM

the XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 works for example if use it at the console:

XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 xmms

To make it work always try the following as root:

Code:

mv /usr/bin/xmms /usr/bin/xmms.orig
echo \#\!/bin/bash > /usr/bin/xmms
echo XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 /usr/bin/xmms.orig \$\@ >> /usr/bin/xmms
chmod a+x /usr/bin/xmms

If it doesn't work just do a

Code:

mv /usr/bin/xmms.orig /usr/bin/xmms

or reinstall xmms to bring it back into the old state.