Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. Which desktop environment are you using? Where exactly "on the screen" did you expect the icon to appear? Could you perhaps provide a screenshot to illustrate your problem?
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1025798 Title: firefox launcher and system settings don't appear on my screen Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: when i turn on my desk top, the firefox launcher icon doesn't not appear on the screen, and the system settings either. what can i do to resolve this problem ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: firefox 11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic-pae 3.0.22 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic-pae i686 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: octavio 1987 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20120310010446 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfe024000 irq 22' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888' Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,1028020e,00100001' Controls : 29 Simple ctrls : 18 Channel: release Date: Tue Jul 17 12:29:04 2012 ForcedLayersAccel: False InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426) IpRoute: default via 192.168.17.1 dev eth0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.17.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.17.2 metric 1 IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. PciNetwork: ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=11.0/20120310010446 (Running) RfKill: RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-06-14 (32 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/02/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.0.12 dmi.board.name: 0RY206 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: ��� dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.12:bd06/02/2008:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron531s:pvr00:rvnDellInc.:rn0RY206:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 531s dmi.product.version: 00 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1025798/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp