I'm re-sending this request for advice.

essentially kpowersave doesn't fully come up the first time on 
starting the desktop unless I end the session and restart the session, 
then it appears with all its configuration options.

I'm sure it's an easy tweak somewhere but where?

F.

On Wed, 29 Oct 2014, Felmon Davis wrote:

> greets!
>
> Slavek's updates got my kpowersave utility running again (I include the 
> relevant post below) but I've a new issue.
>
> if I boot into the desktop, the kpowersave utility (on the kicker bar) offers 
> little more than 'help' and 'quit'.
>
> to get the full configuration options I have to close and re-open the kde 
> session.
>
> so how to get the full kpowersave without having to close and re-open the 
> session?
>
> F.
>
> On Sat, 20 Sep 2014, Felmon Davis wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Sep 2014, Sl�vek Banko wrote:
>> 
>>> Dne Saturday 20 of September 2014 20:26:00 jste napsal(a):
>>>> On Sat, 20 Sep 2014, Sl�vek Banko wrote:
>>>>>>>> from backports; 'uname -r' says:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 3.2.0.0-0.bpo.4-686-pae
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> it's a dual-core Acer Aspire v5 laptop.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> F.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So that explains it! Hal from distribution does not work properly with
>>>>>>> the kernel from backports. I have updated hal packages, but so far I
>>>>>>> have not uploaded this packages into my ppa.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> good news, in a way.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I had to use a kernel like this because of wifi.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> F.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please send me the list: aptitude search "~ihal"
>>>>> I'll send you the updated packages.
>>>> 
>>>> thank you. I have attached it.
>>>> 
>>>> F.
>>> 
>>> Put packages in a folder and use (as root): dpkg -i *.deb
>>> Then it should be enough to logout / login.
>> 
>> that seems to have done the trick!
>> 
>> many many thanks!
>> 
>> F.
>> 
>> 
>
>

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