Desktop not loading

Ulin the Tech Mage ulinthetechmage at hit-techs.com
Fri Aug 22 20:36:48 UTC 2008


On Fri, 2008-08-22 at 13:34 -0700, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> --- Ulin the Tech Mage <ulinthetechmage at hit-techs.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2008-08-22 at 12:41 -0700, Leonard
> > Chatagnier wrote:
> > > --- Peter Baily <peter.baily at dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I do not know whether my problem is related to
> > the
> > > > long running thread
> > > > of correspondence about desktop problems.   If I
> > > > have missed something,
> > > > my apologies.
> > > > 
> > > > Regularly - and again today- when I start Ubuntu
> > the
> > > > desktop (one of my
> > > > photos with media icons superimposed) does not
> > load.
> > > >   The bars top and
> > > > bottom with their icons load normally leaving a
> > > > black screen.
> > > > To correct this I have to reboot probably twice
> > and
> > > > some times three
> > > > times - this morning two reboots.
> > > > The loader must be skipping an instruction
> > > > intermittently.   Please, can
> > > > anyone offer a cure?   I would hope not to be
> > > > wasting time like this in
> > > > future.
> > > > 
> > > > "Peteralchemist"
> > > > 
> > > If your not using Hardy KDE4.1 your issue is
> > probably
> > > not related to the long running thread.
> > > 
> > > Leonard Chatagnier
> > > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> > > 
> > 
> > do you have the compisiting effects turned on? try
> > turning them off
> If we're talking about the same thing, the Compiz
> Desktop Effects is ticked on "No Effects". I had
> played around with Compiz(first time) and didn't
> remember that I left if at default with no effects.
> Hope that's what you meant,
> 
> 
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> 

if i remember correctly in the kde 4 series, kwin has builting
compostiting effects without compiz






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