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Puppybackground Desktop Image App Crashes

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Puppy 2.10r1 upgrade on my laptop.

When I try to run the Puppybackground Desktop Image App it crashes.

It was working before the upgrade.
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type in a console

puppybackgroundmenu

Then copy here the errors you get.
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#3 Post by edoc »

MU wrote:type in a console
puppybackgroundmenu
Then copy here the errors you get.
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sh-3.00# puppybackgroundmenu
sh-3.00# sh: line 1: 2232 Segmentation fault ./list config.rc buttons1.rc buttons2.rc icons.rc
sh-3.00#
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#4 Post by MU »

that is a very bad error.
I wrote this program myself, but these errors give no hint at all.
"segmentation fault" is a memory error, the program sais: "eeeek, I'm even too confused to give you the smallest hint, I'm just dying".
I only can find it out via trial and error.

I cant promise a quick solution, as it will be very difficult to reproduce.
It works for me in Puppy 2.10 alpha and 2.11.
So maybe it has to do with the upgrade-process.

You could try to re-install it:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Desktop-Tools ... ground.pup

Also try to observe, if other applications using Gtk tend to crash (Abiword, Gnumeric).
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#5 Post by edoc »

MU wrote:that is a very bad error.
... snip!
Also try to observe, if other applications using Gtk tend to crash (Abiword, Gnumeric).
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Abiword crashes when I try to open a large RTF file but for smaller ones it works
fine.

I don't have a Linux Swap File set up, perhaps I need to do that.

I also should add some memory, a second 512 of DDR 2100.

Perhaps doing both of those things will solve it.

My concern is, however, that something is hogging memory since Puppy is
supposed to run on a lot less.

WDYT?
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#6 Post by edoc »

MU wrote:that is a very bad error.
... snip!
Also try to observe, if other applications using Gtk tend to crash (Abiword, Gnumeric).
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Abiword crashes when I try to open a large RTF file but for smaller ones it works
fine.

I don't have a Linux Swap File set up, perhaps I need to do that.

I also should add some memory, a second 512 of DDR 2100.

Perhaps doing both of those things will solve it.

My concern is, however, that something is hogging memory since Puppy is
supposed to run on a lot less.

WDYT?
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#7 Post by MU »

So your Gtk seems to be ok.
Please install the dotpup I mentioned.
If you still get problems, I still have an older version somewhere as a workaround.
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#8 Post by edoc »

MU wrote:So your Gtk seems to be ok.
Please install the dotpup I mentioned.
If you still get problems, I still have an older version somewhere as a workaround.
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I can open from Console or X.

It now allows me to open and select a default Puppy background.

If I go to a different folder, e.g. /root/hobbies/ and select a jpg pr png the window remains
blank.

No error, it just does not display or use the image I select. I have tried View and that does
not work either.
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#9 Post by MU »

hm, seems I must add a check to the filedialog.
Solution:
Simply do not select a picture, only navigate to the folder with your pictures, then click ok.

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#10 Post by edoc »

MU wrote:hm, seems I must add a check to the filedialog.
Solution:
Simply do not select a picture, only navigate to the folder with your pictures, then click ok.

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That works ... sorta javascript:emoticon(':cry:')

I press OK then it starts so "create thumbnails" then crashes.
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#11 Post by MU »

does that happen in every folder, or only in some?
Maybe a memory problem?
On my desktop computer I had no problems with over 50 pictures, but I have 1 gigabyte Ram.
Wait... also my notebook with only 256 MB displays 154 pictures without problems.

No idea at moment...

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#12 Post by edoc »

MU wrote:does that happen in every folder, or only in some?
Maybe a memory problem?
On my desktop computer I had no problems with over 50 pictures, but I have 1 gigabyte Ram.
Wait... also my notebook with only 256 MB displays 154 pictures without problems.

No idea at moment...

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I just rebooted from the CD into RAM mode, added a 1.5g Linux Swap, and tried again.

No joy:

sh-3.00# puppybackgroundmenu
sh-3.00# sh: line 1: 2011 Segmentation fault ./list config.rc buttons1.rc buttons2.rc icons.rc
sh-3.00#

Doesn't crash on desktop1 but refuses to view anything not in the default background
image folder.
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#13 Post by MU »

I don't understand, why it crashes.
Can anyone else reproduce these errors?

Does it happen too, if you boot from a Live-CD?

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#14 Post by MU »

Here is an update.
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=74741#74741

Try this dotpup, it uses Gtk1 instead of Gtk2:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Desktop-Tools ... d-Gtk1.pup

Does that one work?

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#15 Post by edoc »

MU wrote:Here is an update.
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=74741#74741

Try this dotpup, it uses Gtk1 instead of Gtk2:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Desktop-Tools ... d-Gtk1.pup

Does that one work?

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Yes, that solves the problem.

So we have some sort of Gtk2 conflict?
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