-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:17:47 -0700 David Christensen <dpchr...@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. - -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEG5QK93YKrQMH22ZTiq6LjqbJ0IAFAljkbjgACgkQiq6LjqbJ 0IAqEAgAiYgqZSjmEaWi4BwCFqUuA4xoJ49hTtGn0V/YYs8/ipJA79NcAyPZF4+x wMCHRubv5Hfg+e984Lz3NbXhRxUBhxD1QeGnCa6iL0e+N5ig/o926Rq2+1GEXCIp pKDf5YtpTzougtqkp5VS4Hz0G2xRX4TblLD/DYMQVi3nth5zDf07VcLWavaZdm7a yyr2hduptzNmL3e4rxA022Bbz9t7SV2vi0NqXOTrjzkOQlOFP/vSDcD5I7d8wP3X jM4y0hDdmSg1TQeyMopPyT8xGz9HZdkuNoltL1aTAASfo7r9EteYrSxn+WYdc+D+ +mXBBi8uVP5658SqOucSpZmvmNqd4w== =PlUr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
