Enlightenment (DR-16 and DR-17)

[steve-ss]

This doesn't look right:

sudo zypper in E17 e_modules
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'e_modules' is already installed.
Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW packages are going to be installed:
E17 libecore0 libedbus0 libedje0 libeet1 libefreet0 libeina0 libembryo0 libesmart0
libevas0 libexml0


The following package is going to be REMOVED:
Enlightenment_DR17-cvs-core-metapackage


Overall download size: 4.4 M. After the operation, 12.5 M will be freed.
Continue? [Y/n/p/?]:

[dmitry_serpokryl]

hi steve-ss!

my deepest apologizes for such a huge delay in response. was out of internet for a while. let me just start from the beginning.

1) i updated Ecomorph wiki page:

Ecomorph

and hope that now you can manage all your issues easily.

2) regarding the removal of "Enlightenment_DR17-cvs-core-metapackage" - everything is correct. "Enlightenment_DR17-cvs-core-metapackage" is made only if you just wish to get familiar with this Desktop Shell. It already contain all "e_modules" and other stuff for a proper work. But if you are interested and with to extend the list of EFL apps on your PC, most likely that the package will be substituted by a separate ones (that's exactly what you see) - "E17", "e_modules", etc. If you type:

sudo zypper if Enlightenment_DR17-cvs-core-metapackage

then a long description will explain in details which packages are included into the "huge" core-metapackage. They're all share the same source code and the case is done only for a convenience - you install a single package and doesn't care about the rest.

Please report here in case of any difficulties.

Thanks,
regards

[vatsers]

Hi Dmitry,

After the updates I received on Monday, entrance seems to have stopped working on my system.

The message I get in the /var/log/messages is :
entranced: X server failed: No such file or directory

Trying strace entranced I see
open("/root/.e/config.eet", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/ecore/system.eet", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)

I'm running x64.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thx

[dmitry_serpokryl]

The're several "reasons" why "Entrance" could stop working properly. Some are pretty common, others are valid only in theory. Entrance is a pretty straight-forward tool without frills. Below is a brief "review":

1) you download and install entrance without dependencies - not the case if OBS repos are used (but it could happen though that "repo" is updated step-by-step and new EFL core could not match with the "old" "Entrance" - dunno if it ever possible, but just in theory - who knows...)

2) any update of "xorg-x11" package turns "on" the "native" openSuSE login-manager solution (via YaST/xdm script) and break the launch of entrance. the cure is:

* reboot and login at the 3-rd init-level (without X subsystem). it's pretty easy. after reboot you'll see a "gfxboot" grub menu. choose the line with your system/kernel and note in the bottom of the screen some parameters. press SPACE+"init"+SPACE+"3" (you'll add a "init 3" to the end of the kernel boot parameters). at the command prompt login as 'root'. type:

(check what's going on)
> chkconfig -l | grep -i dm
earlyxdm 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
gdm 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
xdm 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off

(turn'em all "off" as it shown above)
> chkconfig earlyxdm off
> chkconfig gdm off
> chkconfig xdm off

(turn "on"/check the "entrance")
> chkconfig entrance on

(continue normal "boot")
> init 5

3) if you've installed ATI/NVIDIA drivers from source (not via zypper in DRIVER-PACKEGE) then updates of Mesa/Xorg will break "libGL.so" - reinstall drivers.

4) check that all "Entrance" parameters are valid (they are managed from command-line as 'root' via "/usr/bin/entrance_edit" ). the defaults are below:

# entrance_edit
Entrance Daemon Settings
  attempts = 5
  xserver = "/usr/bin/X -quiet -br -nolisten tcp vt7"
Entrance Client Settings
  xsession = "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession"
  auth = 1
  engine = 0
  reboot = 1
  halt = 1
  theme = "default.edj"
  background = ""
  pointer = "/usr/share/entrance/images/pointer.png"
  greeting-before = "Welcome to"
  greeting-after = ""
  date-format = "%A %B %e, %Y"
  time-format = "%l:%M:%S %p"
  autologin-mode = 0
  autologin-user = ""
  presel-mode = 1
  presel-prevuser = "USER"
  user-remember = 1
  user-remember-count = 5
  user-count = 1
  session-count = 2
  default-session = "default"
  default-session-title = "Default"
  default-session-icon = "default.png"

the common way to get if things are o'k is to login into the 3-rd init-level as 'root' and launch "Entrance" manually:

# /usr/sbin/entranced
(all errors will be on screen if it fails)


hope it helps.

[vatsers]

Dmitry Hi,

It did help.
The problem was here:
xserver = "/usr/X11R6/X -quiet -nolisten tcp vt7"
which did not exist so I changed it to

xserver = "/usr/bin/X -quiet -nolisten tcp vt7"
and now it is fine.

Could you also help me with these queries:
Since using the x64 I don't seem to be able to change when the battery module warns about low battery. Could it be that the module is not up to date for x64?
Also when I lock the screen using the enlightenment lock, I cannot then unlock using my user password. Where can I set the password for the screen lock?

Excellent work btw for the live cd and the repo. Thanks a million for doing this

[dmitry_serpokryl]

ok, please note that you can add any "X-server side" parameters here also. example:

# /usr/bin/entrance_edit -xserver="/usr/bin/X -quiet -nolisten tcp vt7 -dpi 96"

1) check the "Settings" of the "Battery" module:



2) it's a known "issue" and i'd recommend to read the "Welcome.pdf":
http://sda.scwlab.com/Welcome.pdf

the last page contain some "hints" and one of them is about "screenlock" (it was discussed here some time ago).

thanks for your kind regards!
have fun!

[Knurpht]

Dmitry, let me take the oppportunity to thank you for the wonderful job you're doing. I've already made some people very happy (they thought they needed new computers, but 11.1 with Enlightenment does run beautifully)

[vatsers]

Originally Posted by dmitry_serpokryl

1) check the "Settings" of the "Battery" module:

Unfortunately it appears to be some older version maybe.

Name: e_modules
Version: svn_20090914_r42487-3.3
Arch: x86_64
Vendor: openSUSE Build Service
Installed: Yes
Status: up-to-date
Installed Size: 7.2 M

[dmitry_serpokryl]

>> Unfortunately it appears to be some older version maybe.

no , just swith to the "system" default theme or to the "2be" theme, set the settings properly and then use the "Detour"

[vatsers]

That did the trick

Many thanks again