Xfce4 Session

Bug #351293
Comment #42

Comment 42 for bug 351293

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Ron G (gibbsre) wrote on 2009-05-22: Re: [Bug 351293] Re: After installing, there is no desktop. Only a pale blue screen with arrow pointer.

#42

OK, I don't know if this will help or not, but as I stated in my last post,
I down loaded the Karmic Xubuntu 9.10 test version, and installed it on my
work PC, and it works just fine. Last night I downloaded it in the amd64
version for the computer I originally posted this bug report about, and it
also works just fine. I assume that either the bug was fixed, or that
somehow it doesn't exist in the newest version under testing. At any rate,
it works beautifully on both pc's , where as the 9.04 version did not work
on either of them. I am sorry I am not better versed in Linux to be able to
help more, but perhaps there is something that can be deduced from the
difference of the two ISOs.

Ron

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Steve Dodier <email address hidden> wrote:

> Please ignore my above comment. The problem seems not related directly
> to /etc/xdg/xfce/xinitrc's changes, since source $XDG... and . $XDG...
> do the same bash command, according to the bash manual.
>
> I'm adding mesa to the bug report so maybe they can find out what's
> wrong.
>
> ** Also affects: mesa
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> --
> After installing, there is no desktop. Only a pale blue screen with arrow
> pointer.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351293
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Mesa: New
> Status in “xfce4-session” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> I was able to install Xubuntu 9.04 beta with no problems, but after
> downloading the 155 packaged needed after installation, I rebooted, and came
> back to a blank light blue screen with mouse pointer, and no desktop at all.
> I am running it on a Compaq SR2023Wm, with a 160 gig hard drive, 1024 gig of
> ram, and an Nvidia graphics card. I run Mint 6.0, Zenwalk 6.0, and PClinuxOS
> 2009 on the same hard drive with seperate partitions, and have no problems
> with any og the other OS's.
> I wish I could give more info, but with no desktop, there is little I can
> do with this OS.
>

Ron

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Steve Dodier <sidnioulz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Please ignore my above comment. The problem seems not related directly
> to /etc/xdg/xfce/xinitrc's changes, since source $XDG... and . $XDG...
> do the same bash command, according to the bash manual.
>
> I'm adding mesa to the bug report so maybe they can find out what's
> wrong.
>
> ** Also affects: mesa
>   Importance: Undecided
>       Status: New
>
> --
> After installing, there is no desktop. Only a pale blue screen with arrow
> pointer.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351293
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Mesa: New
> Status in “xfce4-session” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> I was able to install Xubuntu 9.04 beta with no problems, but after
> downloading the 155 packaged needed after installation, I rebooted, and came
> back to a blank light blue screen with mouse pointer, and no desktop at all.
> I am running it on a Compaq SR2023Wm, with a 160 gig hard drive, 1024 gig of
> ram, and an Nvidia graphics card. I run Mint 6.0, Zenwalk 6.0, and PClinuxOS
> 2009 on the same hard drive with seperate partitions, and have no problems
> with any og the other OS's.
> I wish I could give more info, but with no desktop, there is little I can
> do with this OS.
>