Redhat linux ... GUI?

[lamsf]

Hi, not sure how to explain it.

I hv a DELL box running Redhat linux. After I hv logged in, I will type "startx" and a nice GUI appears which will look like Windows, with some icons etc on the desktop. When I click on right/left mouse button, some menu will appear.

However, recently, after I hv powered off the server and power it on again after a few days, when I typed "startx", the GUI which appeared is blank now. There is still a menu bar at the top, but it is blank on the desktop, i.e. no icons. When I clicked on right/left mouse button, no more menu

Anyone can explain what happened?
I hv no idea how to tackle this at all. Pls help.
Thanks.

 

[zeland]

Once in a while I do face such a symptom but not sure if it is the same cause. For me, I just switch over to another text console and issue: killall -s 9 nautilus; akin to killing explorer.exe on Windows when the desktop goes funny.

--== Anything can go wrong. It's just a matter of how far wrong it will go till people think its right. ==--

 

[lamsf]

Thanks zeland, I hv killed all nautilus but problem is still there. Any other suggestion? Thanks...

 

[zeland]

can you logon to the Gnome desktop using another user account? If you can, then it might be that you gnome desktop configuration is corrupted. In your home folder: rm -rf .gnome*.

--== Anything can go wrong. It's just a matter of how far wrong it will go till people think its right. ==--

 

[lamsf]

Hi zeland,
I hv removed all .gnome folders, but the problem is still there. Is there any other suggestions? Thanks a lot.

 

[zeland]

Does it work with other user accounts?

--== Anything can go wrong. It's just a matter of how far wrong it will go till people think its right. ==--

 

[lamsf]

It has only one user account, so can't try.

 

[zeland]

Can you create another user to try?

--== Anything can go wrong. It's just a matter of how far wrong it will go till people think its right. ==--