<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Michael Comperchio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:compercm@gmail.com" target="_blank">compercm@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><div><div class="h5"> On 06/09/2012 03:52 PM, TOM TOM wrote<br><blockquote type="cite"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Chris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:racerx@makeworld.com" target="_blank">racerx@makeworld.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div> <div>On 6/9/2012 2:16 PM, Michael Comperchio wrote:<br> > On 06/09/2012 03:06 PM, Chris wrote:<br> >> On 6/9/2012 1:53 PM, Michael Comperchio wrote:<br> >>><br> >>> On 06/09/2012 02:41 PM, Chris wrote:<br> >>>> On 6/9/2012 1:36 PM, Michael Comperchio wrote:<br> >>>>> On 06/09/2012 01:29 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:<br> >>>>>> On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Michael Comperchio <<a href="mailto:compercm@gmail.com" target="_blank">compercm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >>>>>>> I am pissed (and not in an intoxicated kinda way).<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> I am going to put a LOT of thought into the next couple of paragraphs.... so<br> >>>>>>> it might be a few minutes...<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> Seriously... who in their right mind could possibly recommend Linux as their<br> >>>>>>> operating system? The shit blows up every day!!!!... I have to reboot 12.04<br> >>>>>>> just to make it see my interenet dongle! and you guys think this is a good<br> >>>>>>> thing? I wrote serious software for NASDAQ SCO Unix as the platform....<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> I absolutely no concept of what the hell you people are trying to sell with<br> >>>>>>> Ubuntu... the thing just STINKS<br> >>>>>> You should have thought a bit longer. With so many Linux<br> >>>>>> installations, including<br> >>>>>> the majority (over 50%) of web servers, your experience must not be typical.<br> >>>>>> We're not that masochistic.<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>> I'm quite sure the problem is at your end. You don't give enough<br> >>>>>> information for<br> >>>>>> me to even hazard a guess as to exactly where, except that with problems so<br> >>>>>> severe, I would suspect hardware over configuration but cannot be sure.<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>><br> >>>>> The just sinks. Sorry but it does.<br> >>>>> --<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Michael Comperchio<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> <a href="mailto:michael.comperchio@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.comperchio@gmail.com</a><br> >>>>> <a href="tel:860%20387%202650" value="+18603872650" target="_blank">860 387 2650</a><br> >>>>> 44 Eagle St, 3 fl<br> >>>>> Torrington, CT. 06790<br> >>>>> */Computers were created to help people become more productive... then<br> >>>>> someone invented the internet./*<br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>> A serious reason indeed!<br> >>>><br> >>>> How does a Posi Traction work ... IT JUST DOES !<br> >>>><br> >>> No I have NO way to log off and/or shut down except for the power<br> >>> button... XP here i come<br> >>><br> >>> --<br> >>><br> >>> Michael Comperchio<br> >>><br> >>> <a href="mailto:michael.comperchio@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.comperchio@gmail.com</a><br> >>> <a href="tel:860%20387%202650" value="+18603872650" target="_blank">860 387 2650</a><br> >>> 44 Eagle St, 3 fl<br> >>> Torrington, CT. 06790<br> >>> */Computers were created to help people become more productive... then<br> >>> someone invented the internet./*<br> >>><br> >>><br> >> You should perhaps take a look at this:<br> >> <a href="http://linuxhcl.com/" target="_blank">http://linuxhcl.com/</a><br> >><br> >> Maybe something of yours is not listed and this should act as a guide.<br> >> Kinda reminds me of the old Windows NT days - users used to complain<br> >> that the hardware they had didn't work BUT, if they had what was listed,<br> >> it did (of course) and ma have saved some of them not only headaches,<br> >> but money too.<br> >><br> > I don't have the patience tonight... are you seriously telling me that<br> > the hardware I have, with which is pretty much generic, and pretty much<br> > worked fine before the last round of updates is the problem!??!?!?!<br> ><br> > I DON'T THINK SO.<br> ><br> > I think people just didn't test<br> > --<br> ><br> > Michael Comperchio<br> ><br> > <a href="mailto:michael.comperchio@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.comperchio@gmail.com</a><br> > <a href="tel:860%20387%202650" value="+18603872650" target="_blank">860 387 2650</a><br> > 44 Eagle St, 3 fl<br> > Torrington, CT. 06790<br> > */Computers were created to help people become more productive... then<br> > someone invented the internet./*<br> ><br> ><br> <br> </div> </div> Not at all - BUT, it is interesting that now and only now - you are<br> elaborating on what is/was going on. To me, you would have been better<br> served if you started with much of what you said above and I quote,<br> <br> "pretty much worked fine before the last round of updates",<br> <br> in the first place instead of voicing your frustration as you did.<br> We all have been there - and you too will get past this one way or another.<br> <br> Give it a break for now, come back when cool heads prevail!<br> <div> <div><br> <br> --<br> Keep well,<br> <br> Chris<br> <><<br> <br> --<br> xubuntu-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a><br> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> I'd say going the Windows way is the right choice, at least for now. <br> I know Linux can be a pain sometimes, and 12.04 is not as polished as it should be, and will be in a couple of months.<br> Cheers!<br> <br> <fieldset></fieldset> <br> </blockquote></div></div> KDE seems to work. XFCE doesn't. Any hints????<br> <br> and in a couple of months it wull be 12.10!!!!! :)<br> <div><div class="im">-- <br> <p style="color:blue">Michael Comperchio</p></div></div></div></blockquote></div>I've had times where XFCE suddenly had issues. First try loading xfwm from the RunCommand App (usually Alt-F2). If you don't have the panels, then try starting xfce4-panel as well. If you restart them, the session manager usually keeps them.<div> <br></div><div>Can you copy the output of ~/.xsession-errors or ~/.xsession-errors.old (whichever has the more relevant messages) to the list?<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div> -Arcege</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What comes after the O-nut?<br> The P-nut<br>What comes after the P-nut?<br>The elephant<br> <i>joke told by my sons</i><br></span></div><br> </div></div>