IRC log for #fredlug on 20071203

12:19.54*** join/#fredlug jsmith (n=jsmith@68.247.95.55)
12:20.36jsmithstickster: Let me know if you've got a second?  I'm having a strange problem on my laptop, and thought you might have some ideas
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14:09.16stickster_workOops, I've been here a while
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15:11.48plarsengood morning
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17:14.05jsmithHowdy, all
17:38.12*** join/#fredlug jsmith-teaching (n=jsmith@68.247.95.55)
17:42.00jsmith-teachingstickster_work: Got a second by chance?
18:10.12stickster_workjsmith: pong
18:10.23stickster_workSorry, running around like decapitated chicken today
18:14.19jsmithstickster_work: No problem... I am too
18:14.37stickster_workFeel free to drop the info here and I'll respond ASAP
18:14.43stickster_workOr, y'know, wherever :-)
18:14.45jsmithstickster_work: OK, here's my problem.  On logging into my user yesterday, the gnome-panels at the top and bottom don't seem to work
18:15.07jsmithThe menu doesn't work... the other applets in the top-right-hand corner sometimes work
18:15.16jsmithThe window list at the bottom doesn't work either
18:15.25stickster_workThis is F8 PPC?
18:15.32jsmithYes
18:15.46stickster_workcrud
18:16.23jsmithIn desperation, I ran "rpm -Va", just to check for anything odd
18:16.57jsmithIt told me gnome-system-monitor and pavucontrol had their dependencies updated since they were prelinked, so I prelinked them again, and then my next login worked
18:17.18jsmithSo, I patted myself on the back, played around for a few minutes, and shutdown the latopi
18:17.22jsmithlaptop, that is
18:17.40jsmithSo I boot up this morninjg, and what do you know.... panels aren't working again
18:18.36jsmithSo, out of desperation, I even move my entire home directory out of the way and create a new home directory, and now when I log in it just hangs at the gnome background... no panels, no nautilus, nothing...
18:19.10jsmithAny ideas?
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21:09.37plarsenehhh - how do you convert a major/minor id into a device path??
21:34.00jsmithstickster_work: For what it's worth, I've narrowed the problem down to Tomboy (in specific, or maybe just Mono in general)
22:35.22sticksterJeez... finally home
22:35.32sticksterCrap, and jsmith is gone.
22:39.14*** join/#fredlug jsmith (n=jsmith@68.247.223.142)
22:40.46plarsen:) welcome home stickster ;)
22:56.52jsmithstickster: Ah!  Tomboy was definitely the culprit
22:56.57jsmithstickster: I'll tell you all about it tomorrow
22:57.09sticksterjsmith: So if you add it as an applet on the panel, it works, and in your notification area, it breaks things
22:57.39jsmithstickster: Good to know... is it in bugzilla
22:57.53sticksterI believe I filed it
22:57.59sticksterI'll shoot you the number, hang on
22:58.02jsmithThanks!
22:58.02sticksterOr don't
22:58.03stickster:-)
22:58.18jsmithI was in the middle of filing a bug myself, but I'd rather not duplicate
22:58.39stickster237986
22:58.53sticksterDoes that look like your bug?
22:59.39sticksterThis unfortunately is an example of my speaking too soon, twice in a row.
23:00.09jsmithLooks like my bug... sort of
23:00.23jsmithDid yours block the panel from running, or just take lots of CPU?
23:00.31jsmithMine completely blocks gnome-panel
23:00.44jsmith(and a handy strace show TomBoy hanging on the futex)
23:00.54jsmithAnyway, I'll file some notes tomorrow
23:00.56jsmithGotta run
23:01.01jsmithThanks for the bug number
23:02.42sticksterjsmith-away: I honestly can't recall
23:02.46sticksterI think it may have done both.
23:02.56sticksterMono sucks.
23:03.10sticksterI would like to see Tomboy rewritten in PyGTK.
23:03.31sticksterI thought that would be a fun project to try when I had a few days' spare time
23:03.37sticksterAnd someone to help me with the coding ;-)
23:05.25sticksterboard games++

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