# GIMP doesn't start **URL:** \ **Category:** SLED Applications\ **Created:** [October 13, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195 "2012-10-13T18:45:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AlexDudko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@AlexDudko](https://forums.suse.com/u/AlexDudko)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/1 "2012-10-13T18:45:41Z")
GIMP doesn’t start any more in SLED 11 SP-2. [QUOTE]uname -a Linux alex 3.0.38-0.5-pae #1 SMP Fri Aug 3 09:02:17 UTC 2012 (358029e) i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux[/QUOTE] This is the command line output: [QUOTE]~\>gimp (gimp:4416): GLib-GObject-WARNING \*\*: cannot register existing type `GtkScaleButton’ (gimp:4416): GLib-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_once\_init\_leave: assertion `initialization\_value != 0’ failed (gimp:4416): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_type\_register\_static: assertion `parent\_type \> 0’ failed (gimp:4416): GLib-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_once\_init\_leave: assertion `initialization\_value != 0’ failed (gimp:4416): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_object\_new: assertion `G\_TYPE\_IS\_OBJECT (object\_type)’ failed (gimp:4416): GLib-GObject-WARNING \*\*: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gimp:4416): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_signal\_connect\_data: assertion `G\_TYPE\_CHECK\_INSTANCE (instance)’ failed (gimp:4416): Gtk-CRITICAL \*\*: gtk\_table\_attach: assertion `GTK\_IS\_WIDGET (child)’ failed (gimp:4416): Gtk-CRITICAL \*\*: gtk\_widget\_show: assertion `GTK\_IS\_WIDGET (widget)’ failed [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/2 "2012-10-13T19:16:37Z")
> [@AlexDudko](#): > > GIMP doesn’t start any more in SLED 11 SP-2. > > ```auto > uname -a > Linux alex 3.0.38-0.5-pae #1 SMP Fri Aug 3 09:02:17 UTC 2012 (358029e) i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > ``` > > This is the command line output: > > ```auto > ~>gimp > > (gimp:4416): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `GtkScaleButton' > ``` Hi What repositories do you have enabled? Also what version on gimp/repo ```auto zypper lr zypper if gimp ``` Please use code tags around the output as well 😉 – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.11-2.16-desktop up 11:30, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.06 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![AlexDudko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@AlexDudko](https://forums.suse.com/u/AlexDudko)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/3 "2012-10-13T19:58:53Z")
Nothing special: standard repositories and statdard gimp package from repositories. [CODE][QUOTE]# zypper lr # | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh —±------------------------------------------±------------------------------------±--------±------- 1 | Broadcom-Driver-HP-BNB-SLE11-SP2 | Broadcom-Driver-HP-BNB-SLE11-SP2 | Yes | Yes 2 | LSI-Driver-HP-BNB-SLE11-SP2 | LSI-Driver-HP-BNB-SLE11-SP2 | Yes | Yes 3 | Packman | Packman | Yes | Yes 4 | VALIDITYINC-Driver-HP-BNB-SLE11-SP2 | VALIDITYINC-Driver-HP-BNB-SLE11-SP2 | Yes | Yes 5 | google-earth | google-earth | Yes | Yes 6 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SDK-SP1-Pool | SLE11-SDK-SP1-Pool | Yes | Yes 7 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SDK-SP1-Updates | SLE11-SDK-SP1-Updates | Yes | Yes 8 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SDK-SP2-Core | SLE11-SDK-SP2-Core | Yes | Yes 9 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SDK-SP2-Updates | SLE11-SDK-SP2-Updates | Yes | Yes 10 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Pool | SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Pool | No | Yes 11 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Updates | SLE11-SP1-Debuginfo-Updates | No | Yes 12 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Core | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Core | No | Yes 13 | nu\_novell\_com:SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates | SLE11-SP2-Debuginfo-Updates | No | Yes 14 | nu\_novell\_com:SLED11-Extras | SLED11-Extras | No | Yes 15 | nu\_novell\_com:SLED11-SP1-HP-BNB-Updates | SLED11-SP1-HP-BNB-Updates | No | Yes 16 | nu\_novell\_com:SLED11-SP1-Pool | SLED11-SP1-Pool | Yes | Yes 17 | nu\_novell\_com:SLED11-SP1-Updates | SLED11-SP1-Updates | Yes | Yes 18 | nu\_novell\_com:SLED11-SP2-Core | SLED11-SP2-Core | Yes | Yes 19 | nu\_novell\_com:SLED11-SP2-HP-BNB-Updates | SLED11-SP2-HP-BNB-Updates | No | Yes 20 | nu\_novell\_com:SLED11-SP2-Updates | SLED11-SP2-Updates | Yes | Yes [/QUOTE][/CODE] [QUOTE][CODE]zypper if gimp Repository: SLE11-SDK-SP1-Updates Name: gimp Version: 2.6.2-3.34.39.1 Arch: i586 Vendor: SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany Support Level: Level 3 Installed: Yes Status: up-to-date[/CODE][/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![LLiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@LLiner](https://forums.suse.com/u/LLiner)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/4 "2012-10-16T02:34:23Z")
Hi, Alex, [QUOTE=AlexDudko;9470]Nothing special: standard repositories and statdard gimp package from repositories. ``[/QUOTE] I have same Gimp version, and mine works OK in SP2 (fingers crossed). Lliner ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/5 "2012-10-16T03:19:43Z")
> [@AlexDudko](#): > > Nothing special: standard repositories and standard gimp package from > repositories. Hi If you create a test user, is the error duplicated? – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.11-2.16-desktop up 4:43, 3 users, load average: 1.07, 0.50, 0.30 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![AlexDudko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@AlexDudko](https://forums.suse.com/u/AlexDudko)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/6 "2012-10-16T09:18:12Z")
[QUOTE=malcolmlewis;9492]Hi If you create a test user, is the error duplicated? – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.11-2.16-desktop up 4:43, 3 users, load average: 1.07, 0.50, 0.30 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU[/QUOTE] Yes, it is duplicated. Just a guess, I use OpenJDK Java instead of the Sun’s one. The issues with touchpad and GIMP started shortly after some java update, could it cause the problem? ---
**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/7 "2012-10-16T12:21:09Z")
> [@AlexDudko;9496](#): > > Yes, it is duplicated. Just a guess, I use OpenJDK Java instead of the Sun’s one. The issues with touchpad and GIMP started shortly after some java update, could it cause the problem? GIMP doesn’t use Java. `me_mine:~> strace -f -o /tmp/gimpstrace gimp me_mine:~> ls -lh /tmp/gimpstrace -rw------- 1 cusey cu 11M Oct 16 10:16 /tmp/gimpstrace me_mine:~> grep -i java /tmp/gimpstrace 5897 stat("/usr/share/gimp/2.0/patterns/java.pat", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=12317, ...}) = 0 5897 open("/usr/share/gimp/2.0/patterns/java.pat", O_RDONLY) = 8 5897 read(8, "Java\\0", 5) = 5 5897 stat("/usr/share/gimp/2.0/patterns/java.pat", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=12317, ...}) = 0 5900 read(11, "Javascript for onmouseover and c"..., 39) = 39 me_mine:~> grep -i jre /tmp/gimpstrace me_mine:~>` ---
**Author:** ![radomici](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@radomici](https://forums.suse.com/u/radomici)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/8 "2012-12-24T09:25:33Z")
I have the same problem in my SLED11 SP2 and have been having this problem in SP1 and even before SP1. It stops part way through the loading process and the Startup screen displays: Looking for data files Documents and it sits there. However, if I log in as different user on the same machine GIMP loads fine. I tried to delete .gimp-2.6 folder and start GIMP and copy .gimp-2.6 from the other users home folder but none worked. When GIMP started from shell I get following: [CODE]\> gimp (gimp:16844): GLib-GObject-WARNING \*\*: cannot register existing type `GtkScaleButton’ (gimp:16844): GLib-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_once\_init\_leave: assertion `initialization\_value != 0’ failed (gimp:16844): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_type\_register\_static: assertion `parent\_type \> 0’ failed (gimp:16844): GLib-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_once\_init\_leave: assertion `initialization\_value != 0’ failed (gimp:16844): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_object\_new: assertion `G\_TYPE\_IS\_OBJECT (object\_type)’ failed (gimp:16844): GLib-GObject-WARNING \*\*: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gimp:16844): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL \*\*: g\_signal\_connect\_data: assertion `G\_TYPE\_CHECK\_INSTANCE (instance)’ failed (gimp:16844): Gtk-CRITICAL \*\*: gtk\_table\_attach: assertion `GTK\_IS\_WIDGET (child)’ failed (gimp:16844): Gtk-CRITICAL \*\*: gtk\_widget\_show: assertion `GTK\_IS\_WIDGET (widget)’ failed[/CODE] ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/9 "2012-12-28T06:53:30Z")
Hi What happens if you delete the gimp config directory in your home directory? ```auto rm -r ~/.gimp* ``` ---
**Author:** ![radomici](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@radomici](https://forums.suse.com/u/radomici)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/10 "2012-12-28T08:32:55Z")
[QUOTE=malcolmlewis;10891]Hi What happens if you delete the gimp config directory in your home directory? ` rm -r ~/.gimp* `[/QUOTE] I tried it already. I described it in my previous post. Delete .gimp-2.6 from my home directory and started GIMP and got same problem. Then I copied .gimp-2.6 directory from the other user’s home folder (for whom it starts OK) but did not work either. ---
**Author:** ![AlexDudko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@AlexDudko](https://forums.suse.com/u/AlexDudko)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/11 "2012-12-28T13:39:05Z")
In my case it wasn’t user dependent and didn’t occur on every notebook. ---
**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/12 "2012-12-28T15:29:53Z")
Have you customised any environment variables that may affect which libraries are being loaded for this user? E.g. LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH You could try working out which files gimp is looking at in your home directory and renaming them temporarily to see if that fixes the problem. ` $ strace -f -o gimpstrace gimp` ---
**Author:** ![radomici](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@radomici](https://forums.suse.com/u/radomici)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/13 "2012-12-30T05:31:41Z")
> [@mikewillis;10901](#): > > Have you customised any environment variables that may affect which libraries are being loaded for this user? E.g. LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH No, I did not. [QUOTE=mikewillis;10901]You could try working out which files gimp is looking at in your home directory and renaming them temporarily to see if that fixes the problem. ```auto $ strace -f -o gimpstrace gimp[/CODE][/QUOTE] Gimp freezes up on startup on the splash screen at the point where is says: "Looking for data files Documents" [CODE]~/Desktop> strace -f -o gimpstrace gimp (gimp:5831): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `GtkScaleButton' (gimp:5831): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed (gimp:5831): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_register_static: assertion `parent_type > 0' failed (gimp:5831): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed (gimp:5831): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed (gimp:5831): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gimp:5831): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gimp:5831): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_table_attach: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (child)' failed (gimp:5831): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed ``` I don’t know what can I assume from this output. ---
**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gimp-doesnt-start/23195/14 "2012-12-30T13:06:56Z")
[QUOTE=radomici;10906] I don’t know what can I assume from this output.[/QUOTE] Nor do I. Google only yeilds a few other instances of people having the same issue but no solution. You need to look at the file gimpstrace - that’s where strace wrote all it’s output. In amongst it all will be a list of all the files that it’s looking at. You can filter out the ones that are in your home directory with ` $ grep '/home/yourusercodehere' gimpstrace` The output will be a bit messy still. You should be able to reduce it to a more manageable list with ```auto $ grep '/home/yourusercodehere' gimpstrace | cut -d '"' -f 2 | sort | uniq ```