[PLUG] Jaunty upgrade
Galen Seitz
galens at seitzassoc.com
Fri Apr 24 22:20:19 UTC 2009
John Jason Jordan wrote:
> And to those who suggested right-clicking on the root window, bear in
> mind that there are no windows on the display at all, root or
> otherwise. It's just a completely blank screen showing my wallpaper. I
> did try right-clicking and other clickety things, but nada. The mouse
> and keyboard work, but there is nothing to click on and no windows to
> type in.
Your wallpaper/desktop is the root window.
>
> I do have another ordinary user that I created a long time ago for
> emergencies. I haven't tried to log in as him, or as root. I'll do that
> after I send this.
That's a good idea. I also agree with Joe. I think you've got some
sort of session initialization problem. Trying a different user
should allow you to avoid possible customization issues with your own
account. You should also try the xterm suggestion.
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Galen Seitz
galens at seitzassoc.com
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