I have already tried this. I loose my configurations, but I don't get back the usual look of my desktop. On 9/5/07, jdd wrote:

Bogdan Cristea wrote:

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I have already posted two messages about this issue with no sollution. However, I will try again, since this bug has become very annoying for me. Due to the same issue I have reinstalled the entire system, but the problem produces again: almost all icons on my desktop are gone, when I start an application I can see the window and buttons frames, but not the icons, which in most cases renders the application almost unusable. Someone already pointed out that this should be related to something on my home folder, but I am unable to find what is wrong. It is odd that after the fresh installation my desktop was ok, and only after some time the icons disappeared.

usually it's enough to move the .kde folder to have it re-created (but you lose your config)

jdd

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Hi After creating a new account the problem repeated after some time, but at the beginning the desktop was usable. It could be related to a hardware failure, I agree with that Bogdan On 9/5/07, Eberhard Roloff wrote:

Cristea Bogdan wrote:

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I have already tried this. I loose my configurations, but I don't get back the usual look of my desktop.

On 9/5/07, jdd wrote:

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Bogdan Cristea wrote:

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I have already posted two messages about this issue with no sollution. However, I will try again, since this bug has become very annoying for me. Due to the same issue I have reinstalled the entire system, but the problem produces again: almost all icons on my desktop are gone, when I start an application I can see the window and buttons frames, but not the icons, which in most cases renders the application almost unusable. Someone already pointed out that this should be related to something on my home folder, but I am unable to find what is wrong. It is odd that after the fresh installation my desktop was ok, and only after some time the icons disappeared.

usually it's enough to move the .kde folder to have it re-created (but you lose your config)

jdd

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Hi Bogdan,

I do not recall the previous discussions.

When you create a new user for testing purposes and then log in with that user id and password, do you get a usuable desktop, then?

If not I would install an alternative windowmanager, e.x. xfce or icewm or fluxbox... and see, what happens when you use them.

If anything else fails I would suspect a hardware issue, most probably related to your graphics card.

regards Eberhard

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Eberhard Roloff wrote:

If I were you I would remove the side panel from my case, start with a cold computer and then see, respectively feel "what's hot".

and just look to see if the fan rotates... try by hand, it may be hard, like a spring, this is normal (magnetic hold), but if it's rather hard and dirt, probably an oil problem. Change the fan... jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wed 05 September 07 17:52, Stevens wrote:

On Wednesday 05 September 2007 14:06, Eberhard Roloff wrote:

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Hi please stop top posting. It makes it very hard to follow the discussions.

I wondered how long it would be before the list cops stepped in

It's not "list cops", it's helping someone learn the correct and more common sense way of doing things on this list. People that call it "list cops" or anything else are those who usually seem to think bucking a/the system anywhere is being some kind of 'hero to the people' or other such nonsense. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Eberhard Roloff wrote:

This is to demonstrate, that I know how to top post ;-))

The issue with top posts is this: I am reading this list as a newsgroup and use a threaded view of the messages that arrive to overview any given issue.

Now, when someone uses top-posting, it is very hard for me, to properly follow the discussion thread and possibly offer some help to solve the problem.

Honestly, most often I simply do not reply to top posts, because I find to troublesome to collect what has been said before and how said what...

However when someone new to the list does not know about the disadvantages of top-posting, I offer my advice and kindly ask not to do it. Furthermore I think it is good for a newbie to know how to properly use Linux.

For me, avoiding top posting is a sure way to get more answers from the list. If you call that cop behavior, I am happy to be a cop and there are other cops around, too: http://catb.org/jargon/html/T/top-post.html

I am also happy that I had something to add to the discussion of the actual problem. ;-))))

regards Eberhard

Stevens wrote:

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On Wednesday 05 September 2007 14:06, Eberhard Roloff wrote:

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Hi please stop top posting. It makes it very hard to follow the discussions.

I wondered how long it would be before the list cops stepped in

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On Thursday 06 September 2007 10:46, Eberhard Roloff wrote:

David C. Rankin wrote:

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List cops wax and wane, just ignore the ridiculous or insulting and keep focused on the technical issue at hand and all will be well.

David, this is wise advice, indeed.

I accept and happily follow your advice. ...

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I use openSuSE 10.2 and kde. The only notable change is that I use 2.6.22.5-8 kernel instead of the default one. On 9/5/07, Jonathan Arnold wrote:

Bogdan Cristea wrote:

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I have already posted two messages about this issue with no sollution. However, I will try again, since this bug has become very annoying for me. Due to the same issue I have reinstalled the entire system, but the problem produces again: almost all icons on my desktop are gone, when I start an application I can see the window and buttons frames, but not the icons, which in most cases renders the application almost unusable. Someone already pointed out that this should be related to something on my home folder, but I am unable to find what is wrong. It is odd that after the fresh installation my desktop was ok, and only after some time the icons disappeared.

Did you try selecting a new KDE theme? Or new KDE icons, just to try and reset things?

Are you, in fact, using KDE? Opensuse 10.2?

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