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no blueman-applet(bluetooth-applet) in desktop tray when slack-current boots

Since Consolekit&GConf were upgraded in slack-current in this development cycle blueman-applet fails to autostart and appear in desktop tray.
Happens with every install of pure slack-current from released dvd isos.
dbus-launch blueman-applet loads the applet to appear on desktop tray.All components of applet function but only adds device but does not connect.
Have tried on 2 laptops different brands and a desktop with same result.Most recent iso tested released on 29-3-16.
When I downgrade to Consolekit-0.4.5 and GConf that goes with it,at boot b-applet auto-starts and appears on desktop tray.Seems to behave normally-can pair and connect easily.I have connections to b-mouse,b-keyboard,and b-speaker and it also picks up my smartv recently purchased-yet to work out what to do with smattv connection!
What is different in Consolekit2-1.0.0and its GConf from Consolekit-0.05 and its GConf that prevents b-applet from auto-starting and appearing in desktop tray.
Could recent problems with bluetooth discussed in forum be related to it
If no one else has had this problem, I will quietly go to the corner and be depressed
Hope this is not a duplicate post!
Thanks for your help

Which Desktop environment?

What if you go to the Settings menu and double-click "Bluetooth Adapters"?

Thanks for your fast response Richard.when I double click on bluetooth adapters nothing happens.When I execute as user Blueman-adapters at the terminal I get this.
/usr/bin/blueman-adapters:10: PyGIWarning: Pango was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Pango', '1.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import Pango
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/Functions.py:28: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import Gtk
blueman-adapters version 2.0.3 starting
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on org.blueman.Applet:/: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/blueman-adapters", line 241, in <module>
BluemanAdapters(adapter_name)
File "/usr/bin/blueman-adapters", line 49, in __init__
check_bluetooth_status(_("Bluetooth needs to be turned on for the adapter manager to work"), lambda: exit())
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/Functions.py", line 89, in check_bluetooth_status
if "PowerManager" in applet.QueryPlugins():
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in __call__
return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
**keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying

Hmm. I just checked my laptop and bluetooth wasn't on despite the service being marked as executable.

Try running /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth restart as root and then do the settings menu thing.

/etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth restart as root----starting Bluetooth services:bluetoothhd,hciconfig,sdptool,hciattach,rfcomm
double clicked settings Bluetooth Adapters-nothing happens.

I'll bet that your ~/.xsession-errors file contains the traceback that you posted earlier. Does your system have the polkitd user and group? Is bluetoothd still running when you look?

My laptop has an up-to-date installation of Slackware64 -current and bluetooth appears to be working....

Code:

me@hp635 ~$ ps -ef | grep blue

me        1959  1793  0 04:20 pts/1    00:00:00 grep blue

root    28022    1  0 Apr01 pts/0    00:00:00 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd -E

me      28211    1  0 Apr01 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/blueman-applet

me      28221    1  0 Apr01 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/bluetooth/obexd

my system has polkitd user and group
ps -ef | grep blue
root 1287 1 0 13.49 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd
me 1686 1398 0 13.52 tty1 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/blueman-applet
me 1730 1722 0 13.55 pts/0 00:00:00 grep blue

Thanks for your help Richard. Looks like I am the only one having this problem.

Well, you can edit /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetoothd, add "-d" to the bluetoothd command line, and restart bluetoothd and check the logs. Maybe we'll see something there.

On the other hand, this seems like some type of dbus issue. I don't know how to troubleshoot that particular subsystem.

I do not have /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetoothd.Also in a pure slack-current install,I am surprised other people are not seeing it, even a dbus issue.Thanks again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mainam (Post 5525213)

I do not have /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetoothd.

It should just be /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth

Then change:

Code:

bluez_start() {

  /usr/sbin/bluetoothd

}

Code:

bluez_start() {

  /usr/sbin/bluetoothd -d

}

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassmadrigal (Post 5525256)

It should just be /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth

That's what I get for typing from memory.

EDIT:

And there's no bluez_start() in current. The end result should look like

Code:

start() {

  if [ -d /sys/class/bluetooth ]; then

    # Start as background process and assume OK

    echo -n "Starting Bluetooth services:  bluetoothd "

    /usr/sbin/bluetoothd -d &

    echo -n "hciconfig "

    start_hci_dev

    echo -n "sdptool "

    run_sdptool

    echo -n "hciattach "

    start_uarts

    echo "rfcomm"

    start_rfcomm

  fi

}

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Cranium (Post 5525293)

And there's no bluez_start() in current.

I knew I should've checked my HTPC that's running -current rather than my 14.1 system...

With our knowledge combined... ;)

the xsession.errors log file with bluetoothd -d as suggested

system-config-printer-applet: failed to start NewPrinterNotification service
system-config-printer-applet: failed to start PrinterDriversInstaller service: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Connection ":1.16" is not allowed to own the service "com.redhat.PrinterDriversInstaller" due to security policies in the configuration file
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:127: RuntimeWarning: PyOS_InputHook is not available for interactive use of PyGTK
set_interactive(1)
/usr/bin/blueman-applet:20: PyGIWarning: Notify was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Notify', '0.7') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import Notify
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.5:/: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.48" (uid=1000 pid=1597 comm="/usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/blueman-applet ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable" member="Introspect" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.5" (uid=0 pid=1304 comm="/usr/sbin/bluetoothd -d ")
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/blueman-applet", line 120, in <module>
BluemanApplet()
File "/usr/bin/blueman-applet", line 62, in __init__
self.Plugins.Load()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/main/PluginManager.py", line 90, in Load
__import__(self.module_path.__name__ + ".%s" % plugin, None, None, [])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/plugins/applet/AuthAgent.py", line 9, in <module>
import blueman.main.applet.BluezAgent as BluezAgent
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/main/applet/BluezAgent.py", line 20, in <module>
from blueman.bluez.Agent import Agent, AgentMethod
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/bluez/Agent.py", line 48, in <module>
class Agent(dbus.service.Object):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/bluez/Agent.py", line 56, in Agent
@AgentMethod
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/bluez/Agent.py", line 38, in AgentMethod
if BlueZInterface.get_interface_version()[0] < 5:
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blueman/bluez/BlueZInterface.py", line 17, in get_interface_version
introspection = dbus.Interface(obj, 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable').Introspect()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in __call__
return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
**keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.48" (uid=1000 pid=1597 comm="/usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/blueman-applet ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable" member="Introspect" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.5" (uid=0 pid=1304 comm="/usr/sbin/bluetoothd -d ")
.
hope it makes some sense to you.I have no clue.Thanks for your help