Gnome : error panel already running

noobiedoo · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 4

Hi all,

I have several problems but let's start with 1 ..

So every time I install a Gentoo system with the Gnome Desktop environment I get this annoying popup telling me :
Error panel already running will exit panel. (or something similar)

Anyway I've been googeling on it and came on similar bugs but I did not get to the point where I understand where the problem might lie.

So ... is it just me or are others out there having the same problem ?

Thanks for helping me out,mates. :roll:

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xaos5 · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject:

see if you have anything in preferences>sessions
try removing all the panels and save the session and log out.
Find the config file in your home folder and backup/remove.

never had the problem so I couldn't tell you.
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golding · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:25 am Post subject:

I tried several things over several weeks, however, have not been able to rid myself of it.

Finally realised it was not a prob as my machine is up for so long at a time it is not hard to click 'OK' and get on with my work. It hasn't caused any other problems that I can perceive at all.

If I was booting my machine every day, then, I think I would go quietly gaga.
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noobiedoo · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 4

noobiedoo · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 4

Anyway I tried to remove one.. apply it.. but it's no use..
As soon as I logout and login I get the same annoying message again.
Did anyone do recently a fresh install of Gnome ?

I do not have a problem to start troubleshooting it, but I would need to know where there might be logfiles logging this.
Or which service could be started to dump a message somewhere...
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golding

I have just, finally, got rid of that 'extra panel error' message.

I have been testing E17, logging in and out from Gnome/E16 and E17, and each time I logged into Gnome/E16 that error message would sit there annoying the hell out of me. As I said before, continued repeats would drive me gaga!

Time to fix it :-)

Go to ~/.gnome2/ and open the file "session" for editing.

noobiedoo · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 4

Hello there !

So I read your notes and decided to give it a try ..

First I just started my Gnome session and edited my session file to remove the (yes) 2 extra gnome-panel entries !
I logged out and logged in again.. result : Error ...
Started to look around and noticed the entries which were added again and I was wondering what could alter this session file
Then it hit me : Gnome can automatically save your current setup.. so I unchecked the checkbox and I was ready to go.

Felt quite happy because the Error did not appear anymore.. Still some unnecessary windows opened up so I decided to logout and tell Gnome to save my current setup... Next thing that happens when I log back in ... yep, the Error.

So did it again without the windows and now it works fine !

The only problem that I have is that I never will use this 'save my current setup' again as it probably does not recognize my gnome-panel entry as the correct one ? (that should be the one with all the options, as gnome is always trying to add native clean gnome-panel entries)
a bug or not a bug ? that is the question .. :idea:

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