No system tray detected

teboil12 · 09-16-2015, 12:41 PM

Whenever I start up my Linux Mint Cinnamon I get the annoying message "No system tray detected on this system, deleting". Have tried to google a solution, bad success. Anyone have a clue? When using Mate nothing similar happens, but I would prefer Cinnamon and I´m using the latest version of Linux Mint, if that matters...

frankbell · 09-17-2015, 09:12 PM

Do you have any idea what application is sending that message? What system tray items display in MATE and not in Cinnamon?

Maybe a peek into your session startup applications list might give you a hint.

The only time I've gotten that message, I think, was from the HPLIP System Tray applet on certain window managers.

teboil12 · 09-18-2015, 12:04 AM

Yes. Its the HPLIP Status Service telling me that it is exiting (not deleting, as I told before). I tried to increase the start up delay for HP System Tray Service and HPLIP Toolbox, firstly from zero to five seconds, no result. Thereafter from 5 to 10 seconds, same thing. It seems that something else should be adjusted, but what?

frankbell · 09-18-2015, 08:04 PM

I take a more primitive course of action. I just ignore the error. Icons in the system tray don't butter my toast, I guess.

teboil12 · 09-19-2015, 07:53 AM

Guess what!
Starting the computer in recovery mode seems to have solved the problem, no message any more. Hopefully it will keep.

frankbell · 09-19-2015, 09:07 PM

Cool. Thanks for the update.