icewm error !solved!

[Lyn]

When starting a new IceWM session a window opens that I can't close, this seems to be related to obmixer - which isn't displayed on the tool bar.  If I log out and log in most of the time the mixer is displayed.

I have an xsession-error message, don't know if this helps

/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
You are working as lyn
Frequently used programs:
Configuration  : vasm
File manager   : mc (press F2 for useful menu)
Editor         : mcedit, nano, vi
Multimedia     : alsamixer, play
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: /usr/bin/ssh-agent -- icewm-session
icewm-session: icewm-session: using /home/lyn/.icewm for private configuration filesWarning:
File still open: fd=7, target='pipe:[8644]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 7
icewm-session: Warning: File still open: fd=9, target='pipe:[8646]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 9
icewm-session: Warning: File still open: fd=7, target='pipe:[8644]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 7
icewm-session: Warning: File still open: fd=9, target='pipe:[8646]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 9
icewm-session: Warning: File still open: fd=7, target='pipe:[8644]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 7
icewm-session: Warning: File still open: fd=9, target='pipe:[8646]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 9
icewm-session: Warning: File still open: fd=7, target='pipe:[8644]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 7
icewm-session: Warning: File still open: fd=9, target='pipe:[8646]' (missing FD_CLOEXEC?)
icewm-session: Warning: Closing file descriptor: 9
IceWM: icewmbg: using /home/lyn/.icewm for private configuration files
using /home/lyn/.icewm for private configuration files
icewmtray: using /home/lyn/.icewm for private configuration files
** (pcmanfm:3084): DEBUG: line = /home/lyn
** (pcmanfm:3084): DEBUG: line = 0
** (pcmanfm:3084): DEBUG: line = --show-pref
** (pcmanfm:3084): DEBUG: line = 0
** (pcmanfm:3084): DEBUG: launch command: <leafpad '/home/lyn/.xsession-errors' >
** (pcmanfm:3084): DEBUG: sn_id = pcmanfm-3084-angel1.cibwr.org-leafpad-0_TIME104537

[nightflier]

Look in ~/.icewm/startup
Find the line for obmixer and comment it out.
Log out and back in.
Does the problem persist?

[Lyn]

With it commented out the problem goes, just means I manually have to start obmixer each time by hand as it were... most annoying!

[nightflier]

It may help to introduce a slightly longer delay before obmixer launches.

[Lyn]

how do I do that...

[nightflier]

Look in ~/.icewm/startup
Right before the command to start obmixer, add a line:
sleep 5
experiment with different numbers and see if that helps.

[Lyn]

Thank you most helpful, will see what it does and let you know...  -

[Lyn]

That did the trick... Thank you