Bertrand reported: > I have the same problem as previously reported by Dave (see here). > Unfortunately my desktop is not turning back 80% of the time like > Dave's. By 80% I mean that, from time to time, when I restart the > computer, I get the desktop back but most of the time nothing. By > nothing I mean my panel, etc, seem to be in place but I don't see My > computer, trash, etc. icons and I have no wallpaper. Nautilus does not > launch if i try to. I have not been able to see any error messages. > > I am running FC3 standard with all the up2date applied and no SELinux. > This is a clean scratch FC3 install. During 2 weeks i did not have > that problem. It appeared a couple of days ago and I have been unable > to find a solution. and later added: > I have tried your idea: changing themes, deleting .gnome, .gnome2 > and .gnome2_private. I've also tried to delete .gconf and .nautilus > But the problem is still there. > I really don't know what to do. Anyone has an idea ? Can I just clarify: you've done that when you *aren't* logged (as a normal user)? Can I clarify that you're using Gnome, not KDE? Can you add a test user and see what happens to that user? Personally, I don't recommend deleting .config files in situations like this; I prefer to move them to a spare directory just in case I find I need something out of them. Have you tried .gtkrc-1.2-gnome2? Can you log out, note the time, log in, and do a ls -lartu ~ The end of that list will show you what the system has read since you logged in. Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail address: james | We still have enough spare cardboard sitting around @westexe.demon.co.uk | to send a bus by Parcelforce, although not enough | wrapping to be sure they wouldn't deliver it broken | into two pieces. -- Alan Cox