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kde-guidance package

kde display resolution applet doesn't show

Bug #34316 reported by edoardo
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
kde-guidance (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Sebastian Kügler

Bug Description

in Dapper, kde packages at 3.5.1-0ubuntu12

the panel that should be displayed in the kde control center under peripherals|display never shows up.
same if invoked from the kicker applet 'krandtray'

by launching kcontrol from a console, I see the following error when i try to show the peripherals|display
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edoardo@vmdapper:~$ kcontrol
edoardo@vmdapper:~$

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 13541
Python interpreter initialized!

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 13541
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_displayconfig
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 1651, in create_displayconfig
    return DisplayApp(parent, name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 432, in __init__
    self._buildGUI()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 699, in _buildGUI
    self.dpmspage = DpmsPage(tabcontrol)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 1553, in __init__
    self.readDpms()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/displayconfig.py", line 1579, in readDpms
    self.dpms_enabled = dpms_on=="Enabled"
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'dpms_on' referenced before assignment
error: *** runFunction failure
;

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Simon Edwards (simon-simonzone) wrote :

Can you please run this in a shell and report the output here:

    xset -q

thanks,

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edoardo (edoardo) wrote :

Hi Simon, output below.
please note that I have dapper ("mydapper") running in vmware 551 with a WinXP host. I need to change res very often as I resize the window when not working full screen.
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edoardo@vmdapper:~$ xset -q
Keyboard Control:
  auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000
  auto repeat delay: 250 repeat rate: 30
  auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf
                        fadfffdfffdfe5ef
                        ffffffffffffffff
                        ffffffffffffffff
  bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100
Pointer Control:
  acceleration: 20/10 threshold: 4
Screen Saver:
  prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes
  timeout: 0 cycle: 600
Colors:
  default colormap: 0x20 BlackPixel: 0 WhitePixel: 16777215
Font Path:
  /usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1
Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled
DPMS (Energy Star):
  Display is not capable of DPMS
File paths:
  Config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  Modules path: /usr/lib/xorg/modules
  Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log

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edoardo (edoardo) wrote :
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contents of xorg.conf:
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# /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 "Files"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
        # paths to defoma fonts
 FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
 FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "GLcore"
 Load "i2c"
 Load "bitmap"
 Load "ddc"
 Load "dri"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "glx"
 Load "int10"
 Load "type1"
 Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver "kbd"
 Option "CoreKeyboard"
 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "vmmouse"
 Option "CorePointer"
 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
 Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "VMware SVGA"
    Driver "vmware"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "vmware"
    VendorName "VMware, Inc"
    HorizSync 1-10000
    VertRefresh 1-10000

    ModeLine "640x480" 100 640 700 800 900 480 500 600 700
    ModeLine "1280x480" 100 1280 1300 1400 1500 480 500 600 700
    ModeLine "640x960" 100 640 700 800 900 960 1000 1100 1200
    ModeLine "800x600" 100 800 900 1000 1100 600 700 800 900
    ModeLine "1600x600" 100 1600 1700 1800 1900 600 700 800 900
    ModeLine "800x1200" 100 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500
    ModeLine "1024x768" 100 1024 1100 1200 1300 768 800 900 1000
    ModeLine "2048x768" 100 2048 2100 2200 2300 768 800 900 1000
    ModeLine "1024x1536" 100 1024 1100 1200 1300 1536 1600 1700 1800
    ModeLine "1152x864" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 864 900 1000 1100
    ModeLine "2304x864" 100 2304 2400 2500 2600 864 900 1000 1100
    ModeLine "1152x1728" 100 1152 1200 1300 1400 1728 1800 1900 2000
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 100 1280 1300 1400 1500 1024 1100 1200 1300

#EDO
    ModeLine "1279x1020" 100 1279 1300 1400 1500 1020 1100 1200 1300
    ModeLine "1599x1196" 100 1599 1700 1800 1900 1196 1300 1400 1500
    ModeLine "1595x1112" 100 1595 1700 1800 1900 1112 1200 1300 1400

    ModeLine "1280x2048" 100 1280 1300 1400 1500 2048 2100 2200 2300
    ModeLine "1600x120...

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Simon Edwards (simon-simonzone) wrote :

The startup failure in displayconfig will be fixed in the next version of guidance (0.6.3).

Kenny Duffus (kduffus)
Changed in kde-guidance:
assignee: nobody → kubuntu-team
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Vanessa Dannenberg (vanessadannenberg) wrote :

Using Kubuntu/Dapper with KDE 3.5.5 (just fetched from kubuntu.org's repositories less than 20 minutes ago) and kde-guidance 0.6.7, this bug still exists. Also, trying to run `displayconfig` from a command line results in the same error as running it from ControlCenter->Peripherals->Display, as detailed at the top of this bug report.

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P (p92) wrote :

For displayconfig that does not start I opened bug #63517 during edgy RC cycle but it is still unsolved in edgy official.

the symptom are the same but the reason seems different.

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Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov) wrote :

The error is different from the one in bug 32945, so I unmarked it as a duplicate. Do you still have this problem (with this python error) on Feisty with guidance 0.8.0?

Changed in kde-guidance:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Sebastian Kügler (sebasje) wrote :

This DPMS problem is fixed, if you encounter other problems, please open a new bug. (The backtrace should be different, not showing readDpms()

Changed in kde-guidance:
assignee: kubuntu-team → sebas-kde
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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