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proebler
Joined: 24 Jan 2012 Posts: 159 Location: TAS
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Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 07:51 Post subject:
PCmanfm opens at boot, won't stay closed (SOLVED) Subject description: Dpup Stretch 7.5 on USB |
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I have set up a frugal Dpup Stretch 7.5 on USB and done some customizing using a savefile.
Pcmanfm is set as default file manager.
Upon booting the system or on restart-X I get an automatic pcmanfm window showing the filesystem "/".
When I close that window by any method Ctrl+Q/Exit/Close , the window immediately re-appears in a slightly different position on the desktop.
I have to close this window 11 (eleven) times before it no longer re-appears.
Only one instance ever shows in the task bar.
If I use restart-X, the sequence gets set up again.
Any suggestions on what goes on here?
I am much puzzled.
Last edited by proebler on Mon 21 Oct 2019, 08:13; edited 1 time in total
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jafadmin
Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 1015
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Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 14:47 Post subject:
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Check in /root/Startup for a script or link that might be starting it wrong,
And .. check /etc/X11/Xsession.d for the offending script, as well.
That should help you get started, anyway. It's hard to guess unless we know more.
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proebler
Joined: 24 Jan 2012 Posts: 159 Location: TAS
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Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 17:07 Post subject:
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Thanks for the pointers, jafadmin.
However, I cannot see anything in either /root/Startup or /etc/X11/Xsession.d that looks as if it could be the culprit
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mikeslr

Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 3544 Location: 500 seconds from Sol
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Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 17:55 Post subject:
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Hi proebler,
I wouldn't know what to look for in it, but there may also be a pcmanfs config file somewhere in /root; perhaps hidden, i.e. starting with or within a folder starting with "."/dot.
FWIW, I use xfe in order to have a dual-pane + tree view file-manager. I haven't ran across a puppy it doesn't play nice with.
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jafadmin
Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 1015
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Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 18:12 Post subject:
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The only other possibility is Voodoo. Have you angered any witch doctors lately?
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williams2
Joined: 14 Dec 2018 Posts: 206
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Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 18:49 Post subject:
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If not in /root/.config/autostart it might be in
/etc/xdg/autostart
It might be a script or a dot desktop file.
You could try searching for it.
grep -Ri pcmanfm /root/*
grep -Ri pcmanfm /etc/*
if pcmanfm is what starts it.
find /root/ /etc/ -iname *desktop
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williams2
Joined: 14 Dec 2018 Posts: 206
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Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 19:24 Post subject:
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If /usr/local/bin/roxfiler was changed to execute pcmanfm
then when Puppy tries to start the pinboard (desktop wallpaper and icons)
it will run pcmanfm instead.
And the drive icons that appear on the desktop.
Each icon is created with a roxfiler command.
Is the desktop still working?
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proebler
Joined: 24 Jan 2012 Posts: 159 Location: TAS
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Posted: Mon 21 Oct 2019, 08:12 Post subject:
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Thank you all.
@williams2, that "find /root/ /etc/ -iname *desktop" is really useful line.
I have now found the reason for the weird behavior:
Default Application for Filemanager was set to 'pcmanfm /'.
The correct setting is without the "/", simply 'pcmanfm'.
Both setting versions are available in the drop-down list.
Both /root/.config/autostart and /etc/xdg/autostart were involved in the weird behavior.
There are a total of 11 items in the two autostart directories.
The system would deal with the 1st item, open the file manager and then stop till the file manager got closed. Then the 2nd item would be dealt with .. and so forth.
This showed in tray icons for clipit, firewall status, etc. appearing one after the other as the file manager window(s) got closed.
Attached is a screenshot of HTOP which shows the system at the (stopped) clipit sequence.
No Voodoo after all, but certainly very confusing.
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jafadmin
Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 1015
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Posted: Mon 21 Oct 2019, 11:33 Post subject:
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proebler wrote: |
No Voodoo after all, but certainly very confusing. |
"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives .."
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