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As you expected, it returned +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> /usr/lib/libpowerdevilcore.so.0.1.0 /usr/lib/packagekitd +</I>>><i> /usr/lib/libpolkit-qt-core-1.so.1.103.0 /usr/bin/xdm +</I>>><i> /usr/bin/gnome-session +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> So what do I do now? They don't look like things that can just +</I>>><i> be removed? usr/lib/libpolkit-qt-core-1.so.1.103.0 looks the +</I>>><i> most likely to be connected with my problem. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Sorry to bang on about this, but at present I can't shut down +</I>>><i> the netbook other than by hitting the power switch. I really +</I>>><i> need to be able to change those settings before I go away for a +</I>>><i> few days, this weekend. +</I>><i> I don't think anything's going to get done in that timeframe, but +</I>><i> CTRL-ALT-{R,S,E,I,U,B} will get you through the weekend. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> What I would do at this point, for each of these, one by one, is +</I>><i> +</I>><i> a) Record their current permissions b) Change the permissions to +</I>><i> make them writable to you (777 will do nicely). c) Open the file in +</I>><i> a binary editor like Okteta. Find every instance of the org.xxx +</I>><i> search string and modify the name in some visible way, e. g. +</I>><i> ConsoleKit -> XonsoleKit d) Retry your failing case and see if the +</I>><i> message you get changes accordingly e) Revert the change +</I>><i> +</I>OK, I'll try that. + +><i> Since it can't find what it wants anyway, this shouldn't affect +</I>><i> your system operation. but it will expose the guilty file(s). +</I>><i> Then, use rpmdrake Search on File Names to find the owning package +</I>><i> for each culprit, and file a bug against it saying that the +</I>><i> such-and-such file is looking for ConsoleKit. +</I>><i> +</I>Before doing all that, can you explain the significance of the +suffixes here? + +ls /usr/lib/ | grep powerdevil +libpowerdevilconfigcommonprivate.so.4@ +libpowerdevilconfigcommonprivate.so.4.10.0* +libpowerdevilcore.so.0@ +libpowerdevilcore.so.0.1.0* +libpowerdevilui.so.4@ +libpowerdevilui.so.4.10.0* + +><i> Either the package(s) were never converted to use something else, +</I>><i> or they've been built incorrectly. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I'd suggest installing ConsoleKit, but god only knows what that +</I>><i> would screw up as regards its replacement, so it isn't something +</I>><i> you'd want to do before the weekend :-) +</I> +On this occasion the netbook isn't going with me. I just wanted to +avoid the choice between forcing a shutdown by poweroff or leaving it +running for 4 days while I'm away. + +Seriously, if there is a genuine problem here we need to get to the +bottom of it for the sake of others, so from Wednesday I'll do any +testing you need. + +Anne +-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- +Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) +Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - <A HREF="http://www.enigmail.net/">http://www.enigmail.net/</A> + +iEYEARECAAYFAlC4ovcACgkQj93fyh4cnBc94wCfau45n+2IxpXy7PLtw2ScPiv0 +nrUAnAhTuQxnfbIzm6d5OqbalfxzkDGr +=k/Zw +-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="020430.html">[Mageia-dev] Utter frustration +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="020432.html">[Mageia-dev] Utter frustration +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#20431">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#20431">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#20431">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#20431">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |