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Jesse Xfce wallpaper stuck

Started byDavid Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
First post2017-04-05 04:20 +0200
Last post2017-04-06 05:50 +0200
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  Jesse Xfce wallpaper stuck David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2017-04-05 04:20 +0200
    Re: Jesse Xfce wallpaper stuck Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2017-04-05 06:40 +0200
      Re: Jesse Xfce wallpaper stuck David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2017-04-06 05:50 +0200

#179790 — Jesse Xfce wallpaper stuck

FromDavid Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Date2017-04-05 04:20 +0200
SubjectJesse Xfce wallpaper stuck
Message-ID<tsIIa-4VI-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
debian-user:

I have a Dell Inspiron E1505/6400 laptop with Debian and Xfce.  I am 
running an external monitor:

2017-04-04 19:01:33 dpchrist@jesse ~
$ cat /etc/debian_version
8.7

2017-04-04 19:01:45 dpchrist@jesse ~
$ uname -a
Linux jesse 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.39-1+deb8u2 (2017-03-07) 
x86_64 GNU/Linux

2017-04-04 19:02:36 dpchrist@jesse ~
$ dpkg-query -l xfce4
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| 
Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii  xfce4          4.10.1       all          Meta-package for the Xfce 
Lightwe


Currently, the desktop wallpaper is improperly tiled and stuck:

1.  The default Debian 8 wallpaper appears (1024x768) in the upper left 
portion of the my 1920x1080 monitor, and portions of the same image 
appear to the right, below, and in the lower right corner.

2.  If I go to Applications Menu -> Settings -> Desktop -> Background 
and choose a different image, tiling, etc., the desktop wallpaper stays 
the same.


Searching /var/log for 'xfce', I see an endless stream of error messages:

2017-04-04 19:11:24 root@jesse ~
# grep -ri xfce /var/log/messages | tail
Apr  4 16:02:07 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:11 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:12 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:13 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:16 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:18 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:18 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:19 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:20 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
Apr  4 16:02:21 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory


My laptop has Intel GM945 chipset graphics, not NVIDIA.


/var/log/dmesg is of no help:

2017-04-04 19:13:56 root@jesse ~
# cat /var/log/dmesg
(Nothing has been logged yet.)

2017-04-04 19:13:58 root@jesse ~
# ll /var/log/dmesg
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 2017/02/21 21:52:40 /var/log/dmesg


Any suggestions for troubleshooting this?


David

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#179792

FromCharlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com>
Date2017-04-05 06:40 +0200
Message-ID<tsKTD-6h0-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#179790
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:17:47 -0700
David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:

>debian-user:
>
>I have a Dell Inspiron E1505/6400 laptop with Debian and Xfce.  I am 
>running an external monitor:
>
>2017-04-04 19:01:33 dpchrist@jesse ~
>$ cat /etc/debian_version
>8.7
>
>2017-04-04 19:01:45 dpchrist@jesse ~
>$ uname -a
>Linux jesse 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.39-1+deb8u2 (2017-03-07) 
>x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
>2017-04-04 19:02:36 dpchrist@jesse ~
>$ dpkg-query -l xfce4
>Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
>| 
>Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
>|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
>||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
>+++-==============-============-============-=================================
>ii  xfce4          4.10.1       all          Meta-package for the Xfce 
>Lightwe
>
>
>Currently, the desktop wallpaper is improperly tiled and stuck:
>
>1.  The default Debian 8 wallpaper appears (1024x768) in the upper left 
>portion of the my 1920x1080 monitor, and portions of the same image 
>appear to the right, below, and in the lower right corner.
>
>2.  If I go to Applications Menu -> Settings -> Desktop -> Background 
>and choose a different image, tiling, etc., the desktop wallpaper stays 
>the same.
>
>
>Searching /var/log for 'xfce', I see an endless stream of error messages:
>
>2017-04-04 19:11:24 root@jesse ~
># grep -ri xfce /var/log/messages | tail
>Apr  4 16:02:07 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:11 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:12 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:13 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:16 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:18 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:18 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:19 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:20 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>Apr  4 16:02:21 jesse org.xfce.FileManager[1108]: Failed to open VDPAU 
>backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
>or directory
>
>
>My laptop has Intel GM945 chipset graphics, not NVIDIA.
>
>
>/var/log/dmesg is of no help:
>
>2017-04-04 19:13:56 root@jesse ~
># cat /var/log/dmesg
>(Nothing has been logged yet.)
>
>2017-04-04 19:13:58 root@jesse ~
># ll /var/log/dmesg
>-rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 2017/02/21 21:52:40 /var/log/dmesg
>
>
>Any suggestions for troubleshooting this?
>
>
>David
>

On my dual video Lenovo thinkpad T520, I had this same issue. I deleted
all the nvidia video stuff, then installed the intel I965 video files.
Rebooting allowed the system to come and set the correct resolution.
Then the backgrounds worked correctly.



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[http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html]
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#179833

FromDavid Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Date2017-04-06 05:50 +0200
Message-ID<tt6AN-39N-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#179792
On 04/04/2017 09:10 PM, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> On my dual video Lenovo thinkpad T520, I had this same issue. I deleted
> all the nvidia video stuff, then installed the intel I965 video files.
> Rebooting allowed the system to come and set the correct resolution.
> Then the backgrounds worked correctly.

Thanks for the reply.


That sounds like a sledge hammer work-around.


I should add that wallpaper was working correctly until I did an 
'apt-get update' and 'apt-get upgrade' last Sunday:

2017-04-05 20:38:21 dpchrist@jesse ~/src
$ grep upgrade /var/log/dpkg.log
2017-04-02 09:19:25 upgrade libfbembed2.5:amd64 2.5.3.26778.ds4-5 
2.5.3.26778.ds4-5+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:28 upgrade firebird2.5-server-common:amd64 
2.5.3.26778.ds4-5 2.5.3.26778.ds4-5+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:29 upgrade libfbclient2:amd64 2.5.3.26778.ds4-5 
2.5.3.26778.ds4-5+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:30 upgrade firebird2.5-common:all 2.5.3.26778.ds4-5 
2.5.3.26778.ds4-5+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:31 upgrade firebird2.5-common-doc:all 2.5.3.26778.ds4-5 
2.5.3.26778.ds4-5+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:32 upgrade libgstreamer1.0-0:amd64 1.4.4-2 1.4.4-2+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:34 upgrade libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0:amd64 1.4.4-2 
1.4.4-2+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:35 upgrade libwbclient0:amd64 2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u4 
2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u5
2017-04-02 09:19:37 upgrade libsmbclient:amd64 2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u4 
2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u5
2017-04-02 09:19:38 upgrade samba-libs:amd64 2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u4 
2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u5
2017-04-02 09:19:40 upgrade samba-common:all 2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u4 
2:4.2.14+dfsg-0+deb8u5
2017-04-02 09:19:41 upgrade eject:amd64 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1 
2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:42 upgrade gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0:amd64 1.4.4-2 
1.4.4-2+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:44 upgrade gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0:amd64 1.4.4-2 
1.4.4-2+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:44 upgrade gstreamer1.0-plugins-base:amd64 1.4.4-2 
1.4.4-2+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:46 upgrade gstreamer1.0-plugins-good:amd64 
1.4.4-2+deb8u2 1.4.4-2+deb8u3
2017-04-02 09:19:48 upgrade gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly:amd64 1.4.4-2+b1 
1.4.4-2+deb8u1
2017-04-02 09:19:50 upgrade gstreamer1.0-x:amd64 1.4.4-2 1.4.4-2+deb8u1


One idea -- for each of the above files:

1.  Find the previous version.

2.  'apt-get install package=version' it.

3.  Test wallpaper.


David

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