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From: James Ausmus <james.ausmus@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gnome-2.16.3 - problems with the desktop not painting - no icons or wallpaper
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:05:55
Message-Id: b79f23070706071457h1b3891eas741f8bb7794d34a2@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] gnome-2.16.3 - problems with the desktop not painting - no icons or wallpaper by Mark Knecht
1 On 6/7/07, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Hi,
3
4 <snip>
5
6 > The symptom is that when logging in the Gnome splash panel comes up
7 > and says 3 things, the last being 'Nautilus' where the splash panel
8 > hangs. The Gnome panel then comes up but the desktop doesn't paint so
9 > you don't have icons or access to files left on the desktop. The
10 > machine is otherwise functional. The menus work as does Ethernet,
11 > etc., so I could call up Firefox and write this email.
12
13 Hmm - sounds like Nautilus isn't starting properly - what happens if
14 you open a gnome-terminal window, and just try to run nautilus by
15 itself? Do you get your desktop (plus a nautilus window)?
16
17 -James
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