Bug#421886: gnome-power-manager: fails to start on powerpc

[Robert Mibus]

I can reproduce this, and am in the powerdev group.

mibus at kappa:~$ groups
mibus disk dialout cdrom audio dip video camera plugdev hal powerdev netdev
pulse-rt
mibus at kappa:~$ gnome-power-manager --no-daemon --verbose
[gpm_debug_init] gpm-debug.c:217 (09:48:32):     Verbose debugging enabled
[main] gpm-main.c:205 (09:48:32):        GNOME Energieverwaltung 2.18.2
[gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:32):  emitting proxy-status TRUE:
org.freedesktop.Hal
[gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:32):  emitting proxy-status TRUE:
org.freedesktop.Hal
[gpm_control_init] gpm-control.c:863 (09:48:32):         Using a supressed
policy timeout of 5 seconds
[gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:101 (09:48:32):        refcount now: 1
[gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:102 (09:48:32):        non zero, so
sending REFCOUNT_ADDED
[gpm_power_refcount_added] gpm-power.c:138 (09:48:32):   Data is now not
trusted
[gpm_hash_new_kind_cache] gpm-power.c:1727 (09:48:32):   creating cache
[gpm_hash_new_device_cache] gpm-power.c:1761 (09:48:32):         creating
cache
[gpm_warning_init] gpm-warning.c:260 (09:48:32):         Using per-time
notification policy
[gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:32):  emitting proxy-status TRUE:
org.freedesktop.Hal
[gpm_cpufreq_set_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:191 (09:48:32):         Doing
SetCPUFreqGovernor (ondemand)
[gpm_cpufreq_set_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:197 (09:48:32):         ERROR: No
governor 'ondemand' available
*** WARNING ***
[gpm_cpufreq_set_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:202 (09:48:32):
SetCPUFreqGovernor failed!
[gpm_cpufreq_get_governor] gpm-cpufreq.c:444 (09:48:32):         Doing
GetCPUFreqGovernor
[gpm_cpufreq_set_consider_nice] gpm-cpufreq.c:496 (09:48:32):    not valid
for current governor!
[gpm_cpufreq_set_performance] gpm-cpufreq.c:126 (09:48:32):      Doing
SetCPUFreqPerformance (85)
[gpm_cpufreq_set_performance] gpm-cpufreq.c:136 (09:48:32):      not valid
for current governor!
[gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:33):  emitting proxy-status TRUE:
org.gnome.ScreenSaver
[gpm_proxy_connect] gpm-proxy.c:101 (09:48:33):  emitting proxy-status TRUE:
org.freedesktop.Hal
[gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:607 (09:48:33):   Laptop
panel levels: 15
[gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:110 (09:48:33):
ERROR: An unknown error occured
*** WARNING ***
[gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:115 (09:48:33):
GetBrightness failed!
[gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:614 (09:48:33):   current hw
brightness: 269646616
[gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:621 (09:48:33):   Starting:
(269646616 of 14)
[gpm_brightness_lcd_dim_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:260 (09:48:33):
new_level_hw=14
[gpm_brightness_lcd_dim_hw_step] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:199 (09:48:33):
new_level_hw=14, current_hw=269646616
*** WARNING ***
[gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33):         set
outside range (269646616 of 14)
*** WARNING ***
[gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33):         set
outside range (269646615 of 14)
*** WARNING ***
[gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33):         set
outside range (269646614 of 14)
*** WARNING ***
[gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:153 (09:48:33):         set
outside range (269646613 of 14)


Let me know anything I can provide to help.

On 5/23/07, Sven Arvidsson <sa at whiz.se> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:00 +0200, Filippo Giunchedi wrote:
> > I got some problems while starting g-p-m on powerpc:
> >
> > [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:110 (10:55:55):
> > ERROR: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending
> > this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file
> > (rejected message had interface
> > "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" member "GetBrightness" error
> > name "(unset)" destination ":1.0")
>
> Is your user a member of the powerdev group?
> See /usr/share/doc/gnome-power-manager/README.Debian
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Sven Arvidsson
> http://www.whiz.se
> PGP Key ID 760BDD22
>
>
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