Re: Problems while upgrading to FC3

From: Wong Kwok-hon (kwokhon_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/17/04

  • Next message: Rick Chen: "fc3 installation issues & solutions"
    Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:12:50 +0800
    To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    
    

    On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:23:20 -0600, Michal Lijowski
    <michal@cvu.wustl.edu> wrote:
    > I have upgraded from FC2 to FC3, but I have encountered problem
    > when logging as a user using Gnome.
    > When I login I get the message
    >
    > There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon.
    >
    > Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background settings may not work
    > correct
    > ly.
    >
    > The Settings Daemon restarted too many times.
    >
    > The last error message was:
    >
    > Child process did not give an error message, unknown failure occurred
    >
    > GNOME will still try to restart the Settings Daemon next time you log
    > in.
    >
    > The Main Menu does not work. When I left click it the whole panel blinks
    > and there is no menu. So, in order to logoff I had to do reboot.
    > I have followed http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-
    > November/msg01805.html, but this did not work when I logon again.
    >
    > If I logon as root, Gnome starts without problems.
    >
    > One more thing, when I invoke gedit as user I get the message
    >
    > gedit: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgnomevfs-2.so.0: undefined
    > symbol: xmlNewTextReaderFilename and gedit won't open.
    > When I am logon as root, gedit start with no problem.
    >
    > I can start KDE desktop as the user without any error messages.

    I have also have this problem on my last upgrade but finally fixed
    after fresh install...
    In last, I also can't run the progams such as setting program from the
    gnome panel even a root account was used.

    -- 
    fedora-list mailing list
    fedora-list@redhat.com
    To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
    

  • Next message: Rick Chen: "fc3 installation issues & solutions"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: [SLE] ALSA config settings
      ... part of alsamixer itself? ... Because it needs to be done as root. ... I use GNOME and my settings get saved automagicly, ...
      (SuSE)
    • Re: terminal disappears
      ... but a complete newbie to Linux and GNOME. ... I just installed Debian 4.0r1 with ... gnome 2.14.3 and I'm having trouble with the terminal. ... You can quickly wipe your terminal settings ...
      (GNOME)
    • Re: GNOME wont boot
      ... "There was an error starting the GNOME Setting Daemon. ... GNOME will still try to restart the Settings ... Interface Designer" I'm positive that I didn't uninstall anything ...
      (Fedora)
    • Confusing keyboard warning
      ... On a particular Fedora Core 7 machine when I log in and choose a GNOME ... The X system keyboard settings differ from your ... There are three things wrong with this warning. ... only addressing the symptom and not the root cause. ...
      (GNOME)
    • Re: Updating Suse to Gnome 2.6
      ... > This will have to be answered by a true devotee of Gnome on SUSE. ... As for KDE I have Videolan working perfectly on gnome 2.6. ... I have played some game with the settings, ...
      (alt.os.linux.suse)