GTK2 metal theme [SOLVED]

Is there the GTK2 metal theme in the package repository? I've copied across the required files from an older Gentoo installation and everything is working fine except for Gaim, which bombs out:
*** START ***
(gdb) bt full
#0 0x00000000 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#1 0xb6cdc174 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libmetal.so
No symbol table info available.
#2 0x08176350 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#3 0x081742c0 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#4 0x08174408 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#5 0xb7d47bec in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#6 0x08176350 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#7 0x00000000 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
(gdb)
*** END ***
Wondering if I'll get better luck using something directly from the Arch repository.
Iain.
Last edited by expat_iain (2007-04-16 13:53:09)

Resolved by removing the pacman installed package and installing the autopackge file from gaim.sf.net

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pls suggest me the how to solve this problem.
thanks in advance
Krishna MOhan

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If you get infamous error when updating HP Portables (laptops/notebooks/ netbooks) BIOS within Windows:
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I in fact am responding to other customers who elect to Update BIOS within Windows, perhaps oldfashioned but to me Boot Updater is more natural & always works regardless of WMI Support.
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1) IF YOUR BIOS UPDATE STILL FAILS, SOME OTHER PIECE IN WMI SUPPORT IS MISSING - IN MY CASE WAS THESE 2 SERVICES, BUT THERE'S REMOTE POSSIBILITY SOMETHING ELSE MIGHT BLOCK UPDATER. DON'T WASTE TIME & CHOOSE "USB/BootDisk" options instead
2) Once BIOS updater does its job, will ask to auto-restart - let it go on & complete, it will self-shutdown (click "Next" to skip 60-second timer), then do NOT turn it on manually!, wait - it'll turn on by itself in 15 seconds, let it boot into Windows, you're done!
3) WARNING: close other apps before proceeding, be 100% sure your ACpower won't be interrupted or better yet - make sure battery is in/charged (so if ACpower accidentally disconnects, you're autoswitched onto battery) b/c power loss may result in severe damage to internal hardware. In the old days it'd result in fatal damage, these days powerloss would still result in a major repair (ROM chip corruption).
So to summarize: those 2 services I specified, are often responsible for whether HPQ/ROMpaq will or won't run.
Other causes possible, but I've not witnessed; and if so - choose BootDisk option.
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Stan M. Starinski, MSEE.

Hello Ceramics.
Your ProBook is an Enterprise model. It would be a good idea to also post your question to the HP Business Boards as those forums deal specifically with that kind of product. Here is a link.
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