Re: Tramp and GVFS

[Michael Albinus]

Kirk Strauser <address@hidden> writes:

> I wasn't actually aware that gvfs existed before I started trying to use 
> Tramp's new dav method, so I don't know where to start troubleshooting.  Any 
> suggestions?

You shall check the gvfs version:

arthur:~> apt-cache policy gvfs
gvfs:
  Installed: 1.1.7-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.1.7-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.1.7-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

This is for Ubuntu 9.04. Older versions of GVFS shall work as well (I've
tested with 1.0.2).

You could check, whether the GVFS FUSE daemon runs:

arthur:~> ps -eaf | grep gvfs
albinus   4307     1  0 19:55 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
albinus   4313     1  0 19:55 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs//gvfs-fuse-daemon 
/home/albinus/.gvfs
albinus   4421     1  0 19:55 ?        00:00:00 
/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-hal-volume-monitor
albinus   4426     1  0 19:55 ?        00:00:00 
/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
albinus   4432     1  0 19:55 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash 
--spawner :1.5 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0
albinus   4434     1  0 19:55 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn 
--spawner :1.5 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1
albinus   5669     1  0 20:04 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-dav 
--spawner :1.5 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/2
albinus   5677     1  0 20:06 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-dav 
--spawner :1.5 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/3
albinus   5683  4659  0 20:09 pts/0    00:00:00 grep gvfs

You could try with Nautilus, whether you can connect your DAV server (I
assume you run GNOME):

Places -> Connect to Server...
Service type: WebDAV
...

You shall collect the D-Bus messages when using tramp-gvfs. Start in
eshell the following command:

~ $ dbus-monitor

Send me the *eshell* buffer once you have failed to connect your WebDAV
server via tramp-gvfs. When you have entered a password, clean it up
from that buffer.

Best regards, Michael.