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i have an eee 1000 (40gb linux) running eeebuntu and the latest eee kernel.
when i plug in AC power, i get the following error:
Couldn't execute command: evolution
Verify that this is a valid command
Everything seems to be working fine... i can't see anything actually wrong. just the error message. AC power works fine, the battery charges fine, etc.
any thoughts, or should i just ignore it?
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On a console, type
evolution
and post the error message.
Sheng-Chieh
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I get the same thing. Evolution is a mail client - one that's not installed by default, at least in ubuntu-eee/eeebuntu. No idea why its scripted to run when you plug in the AC cord. Does anyone know if there's a script somewhere for events on plugging in AC? Presumably we could just edit out a line or two if one exists, but I have no idea where I would find it.
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edited post:
i thought that this issue had gone away, but it is back. not sure if i just wasnt seeing it, or if the issue is actually intermittent.
i tried running evolution from the terminal, the error message says that evolution is not installed and i can install it by typing "sudo apt-get install evolution"
i have no interest in using evolution, just want this dang error message to stop cropping up when i plug in AC power.
Last edited by aviindub (2008-08-13 1:44:12 pm)
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There are two places that autostart applications. One place for boot and one place for an user.
I know they are for KDE, but not for GNOME. You have to find them. Look around in
http://www.gnome.org/
-> support
where you autostart stuffs. Worst case, ask their mailing list.
Sheng-Chieh
p.s. You may also try the "Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu" sub-forum.
Last edited by shengchieh (2008-08-14 10:22:35 pm)
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i also get this issue on 1000H running ubuntu. i uninstalled evolution as don't need it. i also get the error when i plug AC in...
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Not a solution... but I decided to try out Xubuntu and this problem doesn't happen any more.
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It's actually a simple fix:
Go to Main Menu> System> Preferences> Preferred Applications
Under the Mail Reader section it should be set to Custom and have a command that says:
%s evolution (or whatever your preferred email client is)
Simply erase everything in the command and hit close.
That should solve your problem!
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deicidist wrote:
Go to Main Menu> System> Preferences> Preferred Applications
Under the Mail Reader section it should be set to Custom and have a command that says:
%s evolution (or whatever your preferred email client is)
Simply erase everything in the command and hit close.
that fixed it for me. thanks!
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yup worked for me thanks
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another way thanks to 3guk from the ubuntu forums is to disable the code in /etc/acpi/events/asus-mail
This might be better than deleting the preferred mail client.
Problem occurs because the asus-acpi module sends hotkey events when connecting to AC power . Wrong for the Eeepc. Probably correct on other Asus computers.
open a terminal and run
sudo gedit /etc/acpi/events/asus-mail
I used gedit but you can use another editor if you wish.
comment out the following lines by putting a # in front of each line
event=hotkey (ATKD|HOTK) 00000050
action=/etc/acpi/mailbtn.sh
should look like this after commenting out the lines:
#event=hotkey (ATKD|HOTK) 00000050
#action=/etc/acpi/mailbtn.sh
the eeepc doesn't have a hotkey to open mail so no damage is done.
Save and then restart acpid with
sudo /etc/init.d/acpid restart
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