[opensuse] Desktop icons in gnome disappeared, openSUSE 11.1
I use gnome as the default desktop envt in openSUSE 11.1. I was trying to make some changes & add a shortcut to the desktop, also trying to restore a missing 'My Computer' icon using GNOME Configuration Editor (gconf-editor), when it suddenly crashed, and all desktop icons disappeared. Any way I can restore them? Is there a gnome settings backup (similar to how some system files, such as xorg.conf are backed-up) ? Thanks, Jay -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday, 2009-01-26 at 17:55 +0530, Jay Mistry wrote:
I use gnome as the default desktop envt in openSUSE 11.1. I was trying to make some changes & add a shortcut to the desktop, also trying to restore a missing 'My Computer' icon using GNOME Configuration Editor (gconf-editor), when it suddenly crashed, and all desktop icons disappeared.
Any way I can restore them? Is there a gnome settings backup (similar to how some system files, such as xorg.conf are backed-up) ?
Nautilus crashed. Just restart it (alt-f2, type "nautilus", enter. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkl9rLQACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UCsQCeLtS6zXYso9aIpxf044o89rO3 n2YAnRgQmhz2ZF8HuKY9cVzPGOuS+jms =tLGC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Carlos E. R.
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On Monday, 2009-01-26 at 17:55 +0530, Jay Mistry wrote:
I use gnome as the default desktop envt in openSUSE 11.1. I was trying to make some changes & add a shortcut to the desktop, also trying to restore a missing 'My Computer' icon using GNOME Configuration Editor (gconf-editor), when it suddenly crashed, and all desktop icons disappeared.
Any way I can restore them? Is there a gnome settings backup (similar to how some system files, such as xorg.conf are backed-up) ?
Nautilus crashed. Just restart it (alt-f2, type "nautilus", enter.
- -- Cheers, Carlos E. R.
That did not work. Is there a backup config file that can be restored from? Clicking on Nautilus shortcut in panel also does not bring about Nautilus. Also, there are no desktop icons & right-clicking on the desktop dows not result in anything. (no menu) Jay == -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday, 2009-01-26 at 18:52 +0530, Jay Mistry wrote:
Any way I can restore them? Is there a gnome settings backup (similar to how some system files, such as xorg.conf are backed-up) ?
Nautilus crashed. Just restart it (alt-f2, type "nautilus", enter.
That did not work. Is there a backup config file that can be restored from? Clicking on Nautilus shortcut in panel also does not bring about Nautilus.
Also, there are no desktop icons & right-clicking on the desktop dows not result in anything. (no menu)
All the icons are displayed by nautilus, so if it doesn't run, there are none. Try, in a terminal (xterm, gnome-terminal): ps ax | grep -i nautilus If it is running, kill it: killall nautilus killall -9 nautilus and finally, restart it: nautilus & and see if it writes an error message that gives a clue. Defaults... I'm unsure, but you could delete the configuration directories to force a recreation. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkl9v2cACgkQtTMYHG2NR9VXjQCdHvC2BzVE1RfmHBGvJmIovrUP Gc8AnjWCSw7IYU4T21qEKbYCC6hVfuqf =1o2V -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
All the icons are displayed by nautilus, so if it doesn't run, there are none.
Try, in a terminal (xterm, gnome-terminal):
ps ax | grep -i nautilus
If it is running, kill it:
killall nautilus killall -9 nautilus
and finally, restart it:
nautilus &
and see if it writes an error message that gives a clue.
This is what I get: ======================================================================= linux-7rtc:~ # nautilus & [1] 7062 linux-7rtc:~ # Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension Initializing nautilus-dice extension ** (nautilus:7062): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Operation not supported ======================================================================= (This last error message < Monitor ... operation not supported > it seems, is a known Nautilus bug....Google search showed as much). Also, if it is any help, at system boot-up (when I login as Normal User, the following Error Message is displayed: ============================================================================== < Type mismatch: Expected `string' got `int' for key /apps/nautilus/desktop/computer_icon_name > ============================================================================== But when I login as 'root' user, there is no such Error Message, and all the Desktop icons are displayed & Nautilus also works fine. Is there a way to copy the gnome configuration settings for the 'root' user to the 'normal' user. If yes, I think it would solve the problem.
Defaults... I'm unsure, but you could delete the configuration directories to force a recreation.
What/ where are the configuration directories (I can just copy them to another location as 'root' and put them back again if re-creation doesn't work). Also, is it possible to uninstall & then re-install gnome desktop? I see many gnome apps in 'Software Management', but no option to remove gnome itself ? Thanks, Jay == -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday, 2009-01-26 at 20:04 +0530, Jay Mistry wrote: ...
Also, if it is any help, at system boot-up (when I login as Normal User, the following Error Message is displayed: ============================================================================== < Type mismatch: Expected `string' got `int' for key /apps/nautilus/desktop/computer_icon_name > ==============================================================================
You could change that by running "gconf-editor". The setting for that variable I have is <no value>. If you double click on it, a box appears where you can define both type and value; set it to "string" and leave the value empty - I think.
But when I login as 'root' user, there is no such Error Message, and all the Desktop icons are displayed & Nautilus also works fine. Is there a way to copy the gnome configuration settings for the 'root' user to the 'normal' user. If yes, I think it would solve the problem.
It would be better to create a new user and copy those. Better that the ones from root, which could be "special".
Defaults... I'm unsure, but you could delete the configuration directories to force a recreation.
What/ where are the configuration directories (I can just copy them to another location as 'root' and put them back again if re-creation doesn't work).
Well, there are a bunch of directories named .gnome[something], plus some files, like one named .gtkrc
Also, is it possible to uninstall & then re-install gnome desktop? I see many gnome apps in 'Software Management', but no option to remove gnome itself ?
No need to remove gnome, and it would not work, because the configuration files are not removed, meaning your system would reuse your local configuration files again. Yes, gnome can be removed by deselecting the pattern "gnome" in yast. But watch out, these operations are really dangerous as they some times remove packages you do not want to remove. I remember a thread of some one who ended with an unbootable system. - -- Cheers. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkl94U8ACgkQtTMYHG2NR9XtVwCeMFOpyugq9DIWAnNbcH14pbdL FnUAn312kP41/UoOsW8I50Bx3t8kFLMB =o6H+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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