[nflug] GNOME problems

[Bob Patterson]

the same thing happened to me recently and to get it working again i just
reset the gnome variables and session variables by deleting them

rm -rf .gnome*
rm -rf .gconf*
and rm session var i for get what it is called
do it on another login or a terminal by login by doing ctrl+alt+F1 and then
ctrl+alt+F7 to get back

tell me if this helps
bob
bob.rowing at gmail.com

On 7/2/07, paul <paul at paulcosta.com> wrote:
>
> K O wrote:
> > Folks:
> >
> > I'm having a problem with GNOME on my laptop.  I have lost the title
> > bar in my apps, not allowing even moving their windows, as well as the
> > ability to switch desktops.  (My pre-defined keystrokes don't work,
> > and the applet in the panel is not visible.)  If it matters, then it's
> > a Fedora 7 system.
> > 1.    This happened after a boot from a cold start.
> > 2.    No updates were performed during the last successful boot.
> > 3.    KDE comes up fine.
> > 4.    GNOME under a different username comes up fine.
> > 5.    I ran yum to update.  No visible results.
> > 6.    I uninstalled and reinstalled gnome-panel and all dependencies.
> > Again, no visible results.
> > 7.    I booted off an Ubuntu cd and ran fsck.  No errors.
> > 8.    Windows appear in the upper left hand corner on top of the panel.
> > 9.    Mouse pointer position determines active windows.  I didn't have
> > this option selected before.
> > 10.    The window list will show the app as it's being launched, then
> > disappears once it's running.
> > 11,    I've tried different themes with the same result.
> >
> > Also, something I feel worth mentioning is that after upgrading to
> > Fedora 7, a 2 cm ^2 patch in the upper left hand of the screen
> > appears.  It almost looks like an area of inverted colors.  That area
> > is accessible (tho unseen), and disappears after a minute or 2.
> > Again, this does not happen under a different username, or KDE.  Also,
> > GNOME has been a bit flaky under Fedora 6, but there was nothing a
> > relogin didn't usually fix.  Not so now.
> >
> > I don't really know where to begin.  I don't even know how to google
> > this one.  All I suspect for now is that some config file within the
> > home directory got borked.  I could really use a snausage to get me in
> > the right direction.  (My dog could use a snausage too, but here pure
> > people food lust is at play.)  As always, I thank you kindly for
> > whatever you can tell me to help.
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> I think it would be faster to just reinstall Gnome instead of spending
> hours looking for a fix
> However, I would list my important profile settings before an install so
> I could set them back to where they were
> If it continues after a reinstall, then I would look into it more.
> Sounds like one of the Gnome files may be corrupted or a bad link.
> I have found that trying to trace these types of problems just leads u
> down the rabbit hole
> and a reinstall is more productive- the architecture is irrelevant to me
> in these situations
>
> That is how I would approach the problem, but thats me
>
> Peace
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