Re: really odd problem

[Elliot Lee <sopwith redhat com>]

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, jack wallen, jr wrote:

> hey gang!
> 
> here's a really odd problem: 
> 
> running Oct gnome with RH 6.0 today i rebooted cause of a network problem
> (don't ask ;-) ) and when the gnome panel started it kept showing up then
> dissapearing.  i have a sound that plays for Gnome startup and it was
> looping until the panel finally bought the bullet and gave up.  
> 
> i was running an .xinitrc file with the following entries:
> 
> exec afterstep &
> gnome-session

Although perhaps not related to your problem, this is definitely
incorrect.

You should have just "exec gnome-session" in the file - gnome-session
takes care of starting your window manager, which is set in the control
panel.

> anyway...i'd submit a bug report but i'm ashamed to admit i've never done
> it and have yet to look into the 'how' of that process.

For now, run the 'gnome-bug' script in a terminal.

-- Elliot
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.