Dear friends: I just downloaded HelixGnome from www.helixgnome.com and from the HelixGnome server. I have done this before and never had a problem. Due to reinstall of my system, I've had to reinstall Helix-Gnome, too. I made sure to install the Mandrake 7.1 mdk rpms as always. I can get into Gnome quite easily, but after the Gnome splash screen has done its work, all I see is a square box with tips (Previous, Next) against a blue background. Ordinarily, when you close this box, you see the menu at the top and the panel below. I see nothing but the blue background. I wait and wait and nothing happens. I have no idea what the problem is. I've tried to reinstall Gnome twice this morning. The first time I selected: "Always use files on computer" (can't remember the exact message). This always worked before but not this time. When I entered Gnome (from KDE through switchdesk), I got an error message that told me to correct the ownership of my "tmpt/orbit-sher" directory. I did (adding sher to both user and group), but it didn't work. So, I decided to redo the Gnome installation by selecting to "Always Download", thinking that this clean install would solve the problem. I am sorry to report that the original problem persists. After Gnome comes on (that is, the animated Gnome splash screen), and after I close the box of tips that follows, there is NO desktop or icons whatsoever and NO panel. Just a blue background and nothing more. What complicates this further is that now I can't get into KDE normally from the console. I have to use kdm. Obviously, there is something wrong, but I have no idea what the problem is. Would really appreciate the help of those of you who understand this problem and can provide a solution. Thank you all in advance. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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