Desktop not loading

[NoOp]

On 08/22/2008 10:40 AM, Peter Baily 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"
> 
> 

It will be helpful if: 1) you tell us what version of Ubuntu you are
running (7.10, 8.04, 8.04.1 etc), 2) what desktop environment you are
using (gnome, kde, xcfe, etc), and 3) what the image type is.

Assuming you are running the standard gnome desktop environment:

1. Check your backgrounds xml file (~/.gnome2/backgrounds.xml - open the
file in the text editor) and see if your wallpaper pattern shows the
full path to the image. It should look something like this:

<wallpaper deleted="false">
    <name>GNOME Curves</name>

<filename>/usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/gnome/branded/GNOME-Curves.png</filename>
    <options>zoom</options>
    <shade_type>solid</shade_type>
    <pcolor>#76848F</pcolor>
    <scolor>#dab082</scolor>
  </wallpaper>

2. Check your ~/.xsession-errors file (use the text editor or from a
terminal: cat ~/.xsession-errors) to see if you can spot anything
obvious that may relate the the image not loading.