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2beers | # 31 | 2010-09-01, 11:53 | Report

Originally Posted by 412b View Post

Because it uses some stuff from that library

Advanced Power, Advanced Power Monitor and Advanced Interface Switcher also depend on that library

I use Linux on Desktop for several years now & always thought one (of many) advantages is, that all programs (programmers) can use all available lib's.
In other words - how come it's not possible to just use the 1 library your programm needs but instead install a whole program?

Schism | # 32 | 2010-09-02, 06:30 | Report

I am also getting a segmentation fault while running

Code:

python /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/mediabox_home_widget.py 1

on a terminal

Faster Application Manager shows that the widget version is 0.4.1-11

Any ideas?

Thx!

[UPDATE]

The widget doesn't give a segmentation fault anymore. I didn't do anything except installing a couple of apps...

Last edited by Schism; 2010-09-03 at 13:01. Reason: Now it works!

IceJunior | # 33 | 2010-09-06, 15:16 | Report

For me the widget does not work. If I select it from widget list nothing appears and the hildon desktop seems to crash and reload. (Some icons disappear and come back). If I start it from terminal, the output is something like it's a normal bug in some applications which are using the D-Bus libary..

endarphase | # 34 | 2010-09-08, 14:36 | Report

Hello everyone.

Was just wondering if anyone has experiences any difficulty removing this widget?

Whenever I tried to remove this widget I get an error saying "I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/usr/share/gconf/schemas/advanced-power.schemas" Failed to open `/usr/share/gconf/schemas/advanced-power.schemas': No such file or directory". Is anyone experiencing the same thing? Is it a bug?

Just to clarify, I am a stranger when it comes to anything Linux, and while I have learnt basic commands I lack knowledge when it comes to troubleshooting and stuff.

Also I'm removing this widget not because there's any faults or I don't like it. It's only because I got used to the default media player widget and I've decided to go back to using that, and I don't see the point of having two media player widgets.

Here's a complete log of my xterm:

Code:

Nokia-N900:~# apt-get remove mediabox-home-widget
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  advanced-power-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mediabox-home-widget
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
After this operation, 336kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 39760 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mediabox-home-widget ...
gconftool-2: I've been haxored to use xml::/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults as the config source.
Resolved address "xml::/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a writable configuration source at position 0
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/usr/share/gconf/schemas/advanced-power.schemas"
Failed to open `/usr/share/gconf/schemas/advanced-power.schemas': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing mediabox-home-widget (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
ln: /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/mediabox_widget/mediabox_widget: File exists
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mediabox-home-widget
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any help on this will be appreciated.

412b | # 35 | 2010-09-08, 22:56 | Report

Originally Posted by endarphase View Post

Any help on this will be appreciated.

I confirm, there is a bug (mistype, bad memory...). Everyone installed 0.4.2-2, follow these instructions before upgrading/removing:
as root

Code:

rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/mediabox-home-widget.prerm

I strongly recommend to upgrade to version 0.4.2-3 with bug fixes and coverart.

Last edited by 412b; 2010-09-08 at 22:58.

endarphase | # 36 | 2010-09-10, 08:33 | Report

Originally Posted by 412b View Post

I confirm, there is a bug (mistype, bad memory...)

Thanks for clearing that out, 412b. =)

412b | # 37 | 2010-09-16, 11:31 | Report

New version 0.4.2-9 for Diablo and Fremantle is released. Testing and feedback is highly appreciated.

sangean99 | # 38 | 2010-10-11, 16:44 | Report

Where is a link to install this widget?

412b | # 39 | 2010-10-11, 17:06 | Report

Originally Posted by sangean99 View Post

Where is a link to install this widget?

It's in extras-devel. What's the point of providing a link?

mase | # 40 | 2010-10-15, 03:47 | Report

Could you add the possibility to autostart mediabox minimized on
device boot?
Another possibility would be, that the widget catches the dbus call
play / pause and start mediabox minimized if not already done.
But the first on would be enough. So I can get into my car, press play
on my BT radio, and everything will run.