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Offline pclinmike

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Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« on: May 23, 2012, 05:12:20 PM »
I do not know if these are related problems or not.
I keep loosing the desktop icons, I can not see any way to re-fresh the desktop !, logging out and back in again corrects it until the next time.

The other odd message when I open 'PCMan' it says.. "Transport Endpoint Is Not Connected.. click ok"

Edit...Just remembered that I had to re-install 'Xterm' last week because if I opened it up, It Opened Multiple Windows, it opened that many it froze the computer.

Edit 2 .. Just lost the desktop icons in 'OpenBox Education' when closing another program.


OpenBox all up to date .
« Last Edit: May 23, 2012, 05:48:40 PM by pclinmike »
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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2012, 11:22:53 PM »
What desktop are you using? Just Openbox?

Open a terminal. Enter dmesg | grep pcmanfm. What are the results?

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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2012, 03:18:08 PM »
Quote from: djohnston on May 23, 2012, 11:22:53 PM
What desktop are you using? Just Openbox?

Open a terminal. Enter dmesg | grep pcmanfm. What are the results?



Well it did not do anything .

[carole@localhost ~]$ dmesg | grep pcmanfm
[carole@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost carole]# dmesg | grep pcmanfm
[root@localhost carole]#

This was using 'sakura' its the only terminal I can copy your text and paste it, both the 'Root & Xterm Terminals' do not let you copy & paste.

Its just the OpenBox from the Download site. (openbox desktop only)
# uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jul 8 18:01:30 CDT 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux


This is the computer I'm doing for this person on low income !.
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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2012, 03:42:12 PM »
Hey, Mike,

Okay. I thought it might have something to do with PCManFM.

I know you don't want to hear this. But, it will probably save you some grief in the long run. Please understand, I am not casting any aspersions on someone who is no longer here. I think Melodie meant well, but she failed to follow the tried and true PCLinuxOS "formula" in her quest to slim down the desktop environment. She removed vital python packages.

If it were me, I would start over and install Leiche's 2012.01 LXDE Mini edition. Believe me, you won't use any more resources than you would with the "pure" Openbox desktop. And, man, is it fast! No exaggeration. You'll have the advantage of using a fully supported desktop environment. Openbox is in limbo, right now. The Openbox CDs are no longer listed on the main site.

Just remember to install the apt-sources-list package before updating and installing packages.

EDIT: Melodie has informed me she did not add any custom packages. I believe her.

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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2012, 04:04:53 PM »
re..."I know you don't want to hear this. But"  I know were you are coming from  ;) and its no problem to re-install (downloading now)  We must think alike because I nearly was going to install kde or something before I asked this question.
The person its for has never had a computer before so it got to be working well.
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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2012, 04:22:36 PM »
Mike,

If I were to reinstall LXDE on my main two workstations, I'd start with one of Leiche's isos. Either LXDE Mini or the full edition.

Did you get that scanner working?

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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2012, 04:29:18 PM »
Quote from: djohnston on May 24, 2012, 04:22:36 PM
Mike,

If I were to reinstall LXDE on my main two workstations, I'd start with one of Leiche's isos. Either LXDE Mini or the full edition.

Did you get that scanner working?



Re.. "Did you get that scanner working?" Just looking at the other post I forgot to say "Yes It Worked OK" , But I'm just going to re-install that os !.  :(
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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2012, 06:00:00 PM »
Let me say this.   You'll never go wrong with LXDE.    Task-Scanning
is in the repo.    I have an LXDE that's over 2 years old and it's updated
fine 100%.   I'm sure Leiche's are just as reliable.  Icons and all that stuff works.

I'd rate it one of the top 2 LXDE's in the USA.   Flexible, lots of software
that works, reliable, etc..    Granted it's not KDE Full Monty or Gnome 3
but I don't really need that.  I still use my little OpenBox just to back things
up anyway.

Back to your point, I lose desktop icons on OpenBox too and I think it's
just a glitch with OpenBox, PCManFM, and who knows what else.   But
not with LXDE.   Hasn't so far.

Have a good one.

Patrick013
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Re: Odd Error Message And Loss Of Desktop Icons.
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2012, 03:57:26 PM »
Just a thought; you guy's aren't using Bleachbit ? I occassionaly lose the screen in KDE, and limit to cleaning Firefox basically.
I realise your using LXDE, as I said; "Just a thought". ;)
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