From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 12 13:48:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1564316A401 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:48:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jtriende@wisc.edu) Received: from smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu (hagen.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.163]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B622D43D45 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:48:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jtriende@wisc.edu) Received: from avs-daemon.smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.08 (built Sep 22 2005)) id <0IXM00DAV3PEF7@smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:48:50 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [128.104.10.240] by smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.08 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTPSA id <0IXM00APW3PE2S@smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:48:50 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:50:52 -0500 From: James Riendeau To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Message-id: <0B65FFFA-1A7B-4DF3-BA79-B6B45124166E@wisc.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-6, Version=5.1.2.240295, Antispam-Engine: 2.3.0.1, Antispam-Data: 2006.4.12.63110, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 Subject: Problems after upgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:48:57 -0000 I recently upgraded my system from 5.4 to 6.0 using buildworld, etc. That went very smoothly. I then ran portupgrade , and that broke Gnome2. The primary problem was the clock applet could not start. I then ran gnome-upgrade.sh to do the job properly. It completed without error. But Gnome is still exhibiting bizarre behavior: The Gnome 2.12 splash screen will not disappear until you click on it. Gnome has amnesia. It will not remember it's settings. For example, I set the background, logout, and startx again: the background is Xorg's grey crisscross pattern. Gnome will only allow me to selectively left-click. For example, I can open a program, but I cannot click on any menu options. I can open a Preference Pane, but I cannot click on Logout under Desktop. I've tried deleting the gnome dot folders/files under my home folder. That doesn't help, much. It gives me the ability to click logout during the first session, but I then it doesn't work during subsequent sessions. If any config or log files would help diagnosis this, let me know which you would like to see. Any pointers would be very much appreciated. Thanks, James Riendeau MMI Computer Support Technician 1300 University Ave Rm. 436, Dept. of MedMicro Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-3351 After-hours Phone: (608) 260-2696 Fax: (608) 262-8418 Email: jtriende@wisc.edu