Can't change themes in beryl

[TravisW`]

Hi,

I'm running Debian Etch with Beryl, I have controls such as 3d cube and such everything works except I can't change beryl-emerald themes.

I can click on them but I only have a quit button at the bottom, I've tried restarting it and such, I have it set up so that its in the start up manager when I log in.

I've tried everything that sounds similar, I found a fix for a guy that was running kde - desktop in which he changed /etc/sysconfig/ .... ? system file I believe he was running gentoo. Regardless this isn't in my /etc

Any idea's???

Travis

[aliov]

run emerald-theme-manager from the terminal and see if there is any debugging output appear while trying to change the theme.

Regards.

[TravisW`]

Ok, opened a root terminal and ran emerald-theme-manager the theme maganer canme up fine with no errors. Here is my xorg.conf file.

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Jun 13 18:40:26 PDT 2007

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Jun 13 18:39:30 PDT 2007
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
Option "AIGLX" "on"

EndSection

Section "Files"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
Load "dbe"
# Load "dri"
# Load "GLcore"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Avitron"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Sony SDM-HS94P"
HorizSync 28.0 - 65.0
VertRefresh 57.0 - 63.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Sony SDM-HS94P"
HorizSync 28.0 - 65.0
VertRefresh 57.0 - 63.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV41.1 [GeForce 6800]"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6800"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6800"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation NV41.1 [GeForce 6800]"
Monitor "Avitron"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1024x768 +0+0; CRT: 800x600 +0+0; CRT: 640x480 +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: 1280x1024 +0+0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: 1280x1024 +0+0"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection



Note that I have two monitors but am running only the sony, because I'm trying first to get beryl to work properly first one step at a time.

[aliov]

No, open emerald-them-manager as your user name and not as root.

[TravisW`]

Open in terminal :not as root type like you had written, theme manager came up tried changing themes, and the terminal view stays the same no output.

[aliov]

Probably the configuration file are broken ,let's try to initialize them .

in your Home dir delete
.emerald
.beryl-managerrc
.beryl

Regards.

[TravisW`]

I found the .beryl .emerald & .berylmanagerrc after I reloaded X it created new ones. but doesn't do anything different with them.

I'm still following, thanks for the help.

[aliov]

It's very starnge and also when you start you X server these shouldn't be created automatically, i believe that you are running gnome ! one question is the beryl manager button appears in the Taskbar after deleting these file .

I had a problem similar to yours , but when you delete the configuration files and after run bery-manager from the terminal this will make a lot of debugging output that can help you to understand the problem , so just try to don't start beryl automatically (if it's gnome you can do from the session manager ) and then run beryl from the terminal and post what you see .

Regards.

[TravisW`]

travis@debian:~$ beryl-manager
travis@debian:~$ sh: glxinfo: command not found
************************************************** ************
* Beryl system compatiblity check *
************************************************** ************

Detected xserver : NVIDIA

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension : passed
Checking for RandR extension : passed
Checking for XSync extension : passed

Checking Screen 0 ...

Checking for GLX_SGIX_fbconfig : passed
Checking for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap : passed
Checking for non power of two texture support : passed
Checking maximum texture size : passed (4096x4096)

Relaunching beryl with __GL_YIELD="NOTHING"
************************************************** ************
* Beryl system compatiblity check *
************************************************** ************

Detected xserver : NVIDIA

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension : passed
Checking for RandR extension : passed
Checking for XSync extension : passed

Checking Screen 0 ...

Checking for GLX_SGIX_fbconfig : passed
Checking for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap : passed
Checking for non power of two texture support : passed
Checking maximum texture size : passed (4096x4096)

Reloading options
beryl: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
beryl: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
beryl: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32

It would appear something is going on, at least you've got so debuging info.

regards.

[TravisW`]

This is what I got when I exit ctrl-alt-backspace then dropped to crtl-alt-f1 it stopped gdm and tried to start kde but couldn't find files. I then typed start x
and was in the GUI, I started beryl-manager and this is the output from that.

debian:~# beryl-manager
debian:~# ************************************************** ************
* Beryl system compatiblity check *
************************************************** ************

Detected xserver : NVIDIA

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension : passed
Checking for RandR extension : passed
Checking for XSync extension : passed

Checking Screen 0 ...

Checking for GLX_SGIX_fbconfig : passed
Checking for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap : passed
Checking for non power of two texture support : passed
Checking maximum texture size : passed (4096x4096)

Relaunching beryl with __GL_YIELD="NOTHING"
************************************************** ************
* Beryl system compatiblity check *
************************************************** ************

Detected xserver : NVIDIA

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension : passed
Checking for RandR extension : passed
Checking for XSync extension : passed

Checking Screen 0 ...

Checking for GLX_SGIX_fbconfig : passed
Checking for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap : passed
Checking for non power of two texture support : passed
Checking maximum texture size : passed (4096x4096)

Reloading options
beryl: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
beryl: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
beryl: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
beryl: dbus_bus_get error: Failed to execute dbus-launch to autolaunch D-Bus session
beryl: Plugin 'dbus':initDisplay failed
beryl: Couldn't activate plugin 'dbus'
Couldn't initialise dbus. This should not happen!


After seeing this I did a search and turned up the same problem run the platform as mine, here's what he said, "Post subject: Re: startup problems
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:19 am

Replies: 1
Views: 559


Found the problem

Since I was using a minimal installation as the base, I didn't have the dbus-qt and/or dbus-X11 packages installed. After installing those, the problems went away.

I don't know how to install them.