[AG-TECH] Gnome launchers in FC2

Jim Miller millerjw at psc.edu
Wed Sep 15 14:58:04 CDT 2004


Nope, the only thing running on the linux box is AGServiceManager.py. 
The VenueClient is running on the control(display windows xp) machine.
Jim


Michael Miller wrote:

> So you are running the VenueClient on the same machine as the separate 
> AGServiceManager?
> If so, then yes, you will have a problem running the VenueClient with 
> the --personalNode flag as that will cause an AGServiceManager.py 
> instance to attempt to use port 11000.  Which will cause it to fail 
> because the port is already in use by the separate AGServiceManager.
> 
> Try setting the command in the startup app to:
> AGServiceManager.py -p 12000
> 
> or whatever other port you want.
> 
> If you're not using the --personalNode flag when running the venue 
> client, I would file it as a bug because the venue client should not be 
> launching a service manager if the flag is not there.
> 
> Michael Miller
> NCSA
> 
> At 12:44 PM 9/15/2004, Jim Miller wrote:
> 
>> Just tried that... didn't work.  The AGServiceManager dies as soon as 
>> I bring up the Venue Client on the control box.... Same issue.
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> Michael Miller wrote:
>>
>>> Jim,
>>> Use gnome-session-properties to set up a "Startup Application".  I 
>>> just entered AGServiceManager.py  in the command box and logged 
>>> out/logged in and it works.
>>> Michael Miller
>>> NCSA
>>> At 03:36 PM 9/14/2004, Jim Miller wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am having problems with the launchers in Gnome.  If I open an 
>>>> xterm or a gnome-terminal and run Service Manager by physically 
>>>> typing AGServiceManager.py everything works fine.  However, If I try 
>>>> to run servicemanager from the menu items or create a launcher 
>>>> myself, the AGServiceManager will run and listen on port 11000, but 
>>>> as soon as the VenueClient tries to communicate with the 
>>>> ServiceManager, the terminal window disappears and the 
>>>> AGServiceManager.py script dies.  I have tried creating Gnome 
>>>> application launchers for the AGServiceManager.py script as well as 
>>>> created a launcher to run just a basic xterm that runs 
>>>> AGServiceManager (xterm -e AGServiceManager.py)
>>>>
>>>> I get the same result for both.
>>>> Any Ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanx,
>>> Michael Miller
>>> System Engineer
>>> Visualization Technology Support
>>> Computing and Data Management
>>> National Center for Supercomputing Applications
>>> University of Illinois - UC
>>> 217-649-0747
>>> "If you're clear in your vision and trust the people in your team 
>>> with clear objectives, they will invariably do their best to achieve 
>>> everything desired, and usually deliver everything you could have 
>>> hoped for and even more." -Paul Debevec
> 
> 
> Thanx,
> 
> Michael Miller
> System Engineer
> Visualization Technology Support
> Computing and Data Management
> National Center for Supercomputing Applications
> University of Illinois - UC
> 217-649-0747
> 
> "If you're clear in your vision and trust the people in your team with 
> clear objectives, they will invariably do their best to achieve 
> everything desired, and usually deliver everything you could have hoped 
> for and even more." -Paul Debevec




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