On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 17:45 +0200, Jochen Wiedmann wrote: > Hi, > > after upgrading to Fedora 8 Test 3, I have lost my window frames. For > example, gterm opens a window, and I can see the menu, but the frame > around is missing. In particular, I cannot drag or iconize the window. > > I have checked my .xsession-errors. It contained error messages that > indicated that NM (Network Manager?) was crashing. I have disabled > Network Manager, and now I have no more error messages, but the > situation hasn't changed. > > Another symptom: My desktop hasn't got any background images anymore. > (Before, it had the default background of Fedora 7.) > > I have disabled compiz, in case that should be the problem, but no luck. > > Any recommendations, what I might do or where to look for error messages? The odds are that your window manager (metacity) isn't running. If you can get an xterm, try running "metacity --replace" and all should be OK. If it happens again, you can make sure it's forced to start by going to System->Preferences->Sessions, then go to the "Startup Programs" tab and click "Add". In the box that pops up, put "Metacity" in the "Name" section and "metacity --replace" in the "Command" section. Click on "OK". This will force it to start when your session starts. This is ye ol' "belts and suspenders" solution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - If one is what one eats, then I am fast, cheap and greasy! - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
