GVM and gthumb

After upgrading to Gnome 2.16, I've noticed a few things no longer work. gnome-volume-manager doesn't seem to get started with the Gnome session and doesn't work when I run it manually from a terminal. Also, gthumb is no longer able to import photos through the use of my card reader. Any ideas?

Blaasvis wrote:
gnome-volume-manager works fine for me.
any output if you run : gnome-volume-manager -n
No output and the process seems to die right away.
[john@metatron ~]$ gnome-volume-manager -n
[john@metatron ~]$ ps x | grep gnome-volume
5245 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep gnome-volume
[john@metatron ~]$ killall gnome-volume-manager
gnome-volume-manager: no process killed

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brebs wrote:
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[SOLVED]systemd and make a camera visible GUI-wise in your filemanager

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fine.But when connecting the camera again it is not visible graphically.
The camera is there because when using gphoto2 (the commandline) as root I can transfer pictures etc.
Even if I am no happy CLI user I can handle it when necessary. Handling pictures a graphical view of them is much easier...
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In the wiki again, this time about digital cameras
Permission issues
Camera devices should be granted permission using ACLs. For this to work, users need to have consolekit or systemd running and the user session must be registered with them accordingly.
Check this using /usr/bin/ck-list-sessions to verify a value of "TRUE" should be returned for both the "active" and "is-local" fields:
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ACL=Atlantic Container Line is what first comes into my mind. I have had some connections to transport business...I admit I had to google it to find the correct interpretation of this mumbo-jumbo.
The wiki also gives a "hint", if this is not working try to use the obsolete camera group and edit some udev rules.
Should not be necessary when it has worked before systemd and earlier experiences
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[leif@krasaki ~]$ ck-list-sessions | grep TRUE
is-local = TRUE
active = TRUE
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Session1:
unix-user = '1000'
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seat = 'Seat1'
session-type = ''
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x11-display-device = ''
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Session2:
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realname = '(null)'
seat = 'Seat1'
session-type = ''
active = TRUE
x11-display = ':0'
x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
display-device = '/dev/tty1'
remote-host-name = ''
is-local = TRUE
on-since = '2012-10-24T07:13:02.361157Z'
login-session-id = '1'
[leif@krasaki ~]$
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Further reading in the systemd wiki article and consolekit vs systemd.logind gives a clue.
From the wiki:
In order to check the status of your user session, you can use loginctl. To see if your user session is properly set up, check if the following command contains Active=yes. All polkit actions like suspending the system or mounting external drives with Udisks should then work automatically.
So when started via systemd and running logintctl, it gives this surprising result. Does not matter wheter as normal user, nor as root....
[leif@krasaki ~]$ loginctl
SESSION UID USER SEAT
1 1000 leif seat0
1 sessions listed.
[leif@krasaki ~]$ loginctl show-session 1
Id=1
Timestamp=Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:57:03 +0200
TimestampMonotonic=20040019
DefaultControlGroup=name=systemd:/user/leif/1
VTNr=1
TTY=tty1
Remote=no
Service=login
Leader=315
Audit=1
Type=tty
Class=user
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State=online
KillProcesses=no
IdleHint=yes
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IdleSinceHintMonotonic=6664433
Name=leif
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Surprising? Should it not have been Active=Yes? So something is wrong in my settings although it had worked "before" starting using systemd..
OK, so far. Lost? Not yet. Double check again everything and I found the culprit, my ~/.bash_profile which had worked before seemed a bit different to what is suggested in the wiki. The old one, actually started 2 sessions, as also could be seen here above checking ck-list-sessions. That was the problem
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I rest my case and it seems systemd works with everything on my machine which is just a normal desktop used by an old man.
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I installed the new Gnome 2.8 during the weekend and now my file type associations is completely bloated. The mime system is intact - Nautilus recognises files properly. However, Nautilus doesn't know which applications to open a specific file with. I have read other posts and found useful information, but not the solution.
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application/postscript=ggv.desktop
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and then run "update-desktop-database". Problem solved.
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I've learned from this verizon page ( Voice Mail Comparisons | Verizon Wireless ) that there is an included service called 'basic visual voicemail', and according to posts here and elsewhere it is supported on at least some Galaxy S3/4/5 series devices. This is not iphone service, because that service is listed seperately. The 'basic visual voicemail' service is not mentioned anywhere in verizon's ad literature or anywhere in the account information website, and any attempt to add visual voicemail service (online) or access visual voicemail (phone) only triggers the advertisement for the 'premium visual voicemail', which includes additional features beyond visual voicemail. This makes the feature seem 'secret', or maybe it used to be offered and is not availible to new customers.
So the first question, does basic (no additional cost) visual voicemail actually exist? Second, what do I need to do to get it working on my Galaxy S4? Based on other posts, it seems the answer that it may need to be specifically added by a verizon rep, and even then it may be necessary to do an 'unofficial' install of a different software version of the voicemail app than what is availible via the software updates... but I would like to confirm this is legit before I do something that dodgy.

I've used all three - and I prefer You Mail. You Mail and Verizon's (Premium) VVM are very similar, and You Mail is free. Both have an app that opens when you hit the notification icon so you can "see" your messages, and click to listen. Google Voice sends me an email with the transcription, and I can click in the email to listen to the message. All of them require data to download and listen to the voicemail, but it's, what I consider, minimal. The translation leaves a bit to be desired, but that's as much a function of the speaker as the translation engine - I can usually get the gist of the message from the transcript, most times I don't need to even listen to the message.
The downside to using You Mail and Google Voicemail is that you need to set up call forwarding to your YM or GVM # - so if you need to set up actual call forwarding for another purpose, you lose the voicemail forwarding. The Premium VVM worked well for the month I used it (trial has ended), and I have yet to set up either You Mail or Google Voicemail again; I'm using the Basic VVM. I've yet to receive a voicemail so I haven't tested it!

Date and Time stamp for the archives

Hi,
I'm trying to set up a date/time stamp field for a Documaker archive.
I've added a TIME_STAMP field in my APPIDX.DFD and I populate the field using a DAL script, invoked by a PreTransDAL line in my AFGJOB file. That works fine but, the DAL script being invoked for every transaction, it adds to the processing time.
I do not need an exact date/time stamp for each transaction in the batch, I could use the same one for all the transactions. That would require the TIME_STAMP global variable to be populated once, at the job level, at the beginning of each batch.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Hi Gaetan,
Try using a BatchBannerBeginScript to populate a GVM with the date/time, and then reference this GVM in your APPIDX.DFD. In this manner the value will be updated at the start of processing for each batch rather than each transaction. Or, consider the possibility of adding the transaction date/time into the extract data and then sourcing from that point. Either should work. In my experience most customers prefer that the archive date/time come from the system of record rather than the time the transaction was archived -- unless of course the customer actually wants to record the time the transaction was archived, in which case the method I've described above should work.
Enjoy!
Andy

[SOLVED] gthumb fails to launch

My friend gave me a rebuilt binary...works great now.
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Anyone heard of gthumb having launch issues following package updates?
Odd thing is, I have actually gotten the app to load a few times, but it's unstable and eventually crashes. Hate to lose this one, as it's so damn useful, and while it was up, I noticed that the new
version has some great features!
Here's what I get when I try to launch.
[johnc@big-black tmp]$
(gthumb:14884): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_get_path: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed
(gthumb:14884): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(gthumb:14884): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_get_path: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed
(gthumb:14884): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(gthumb:14884): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_file_get_path: assertion `G_IS_FILE (file)' failed
(gthumb:14884): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Install Details:
VERSION:
Lightweight video thumbnailer that can be used by file managers.
extra/gthumb 2.12.2-1 [installed]
OS:
2.6.36-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jan 8 14:15:27 CET 2011 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
---any ideas greatly appreciated...
Thanks!
Last edited by purple12 (2011-01-25 05:44:14)

I have not the slightest clue why, but suddenly the GUI is working again. I can't say if this was just an issue on my end (I didn't mess with any dependancies or anything) or some sort of issue Nitrogen experienced, but hopefully the devs see this thread which I linked them too, just to look into it for their consideration.

GVM and gthumb

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