Since updating yesterday, applications on the desktop no longer work. The icon now says “Kmahjongg.desktop” instead of “Kmahjongg”.
Clicking on the icon brings up gedit instead of the game. recreating by clicking on “Add this launcher to desktop” results in the same thing.
Running the application from "menu’ works find. Home, Trash, and Drive icons are OK. Running SUSE-11.0 and Gnome-2.22.1
I’ve updated the system twice since this began, and it is still happening.
Maybe KDE is messing with you. Execute the following in gnome-terminal:
mw .kde4 .kde4.old
^^all KDE4 setting are going to be deleted!
and relog into your Gnome session. Now try to add the icon again to your desktop.
Hope that helps.
Thanks very much for the reply. I can give that a try, but it’s any icon (ie. Gimp, Mythtv, etc)
I used the kde game as an example. Home, Trash, and the mounted drives are the only ones that work.
Removing the .kde4 directory did not help.
Here is the file .xsession-errors, I don’t see anything obvious
don@don ~ $ more /media/disk-1/home/don/.xsession-errors
chown: changing ownership of `/dev/xconsole': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/dev/xconsole': Operation not permitted
/etc/X11/xim: Checking whether an input method should be started.
/etc/X11/xim: user environment variable LANG=en_US.UTF-8
sourcing /etc/sysconfig/language to get the value of INPUT_METHOD
INPUT_METHOD is not set or empty (no user selected input method).
Trying to start a default input method for the locale en_US.UTF-8 ...
There is no default input method for the current locale.
Warning: No symbols defined for <SYRQ> (keycode 92)
Warning: No symbols defined for <II5D> (keycode 93)
Warning: No symbols defined for <II65> (keycode 101)
Warning: No symbols defined for <BRK> (keycode 114)
Warning: No symbols defined for <FK13> (keycode 118)
Warning: No symbols defined for <FK14> (keycode 119)
Warning: No symbols defined for <FK15> (keycode 120)
Warning: No symbols defined for <FK16> (keycode 121)
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Warning: No symbols defined for <KPDC> (keycode 123)
Warning: No symbols defined for <XFER> (keycode 129)
Warning: No symbols defined for <I02> (keycode 130)
Warning: No symbols defined for <NFER> (keycode 131)
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(gnome-session:2838): atk-bridge-WARNING **: AT_SPI_REGISTRY was not started at
session startup.
(gnome-session:2838): atk-bridge-WARNING **: IOR not set.
(gnome-session:2838): atk-bridge-WARNING **: Could not locate registry
SESSION_MANAGER=local/linux-nocz:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2838,unix/linux-nocz:/tmp/.ICE-
unix/2838
** Message: another SSH agent is running at: /tmp/ssh-ukuXB2838/agent.2838
Xlib: extension "XEVIE" missing on display ":0.0".
seahorse nautilus module initialized
Initializing nautilus-share extension
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
W: core-util.c: setpriority(): Permission denied
E: main.c: daemon startup failed.
GSynaptics couldn't initialize.
You have to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XFree86.conf to use GSynaptic
s
11
Failed to connect to cupsd
Failed to connect to cupsd
** (nautilus:2983): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 56316 1242878400 1242822084
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Thu May 21 00:00:00 2009
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Wed May 20 08:21:24 2009
Window manager warning: CurrentTime used to choose focus window; focus window ma
y not be correct.
alarm-notify.c:239 (alarm_notify_init) - Initing Alarm Notify
alarm-queue.c:1859 (alarm_queue_init)
alarm-queue.c:232 (queue_midnight_refresh) - Refresh at Thu May 21 00:00:00 2009
alarm-notify.c:216 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar file:///home/don/.evoluti
on/calendar/local/system
alarm-notify.c:388 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) file:///home/don/.evolution/calen
dar/local/system - Calendar Open Async... 0x689200
alarm-notify.c:216 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar contacts:///
alarm-notify.c:388 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) contacts:/// - Calendar Open Asyn
c... 0x689240
alarm-notify.c:216 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar file:///home/don/.evoluti
on/tasks/local/system
alarm-notify.c:388 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) file:///home/don/.evolution/tasks
/local/system - Calendar Open Async... 0x713e00
alarm-notify.c:216 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar file:///home/don/.evoluti
on/memos/local/system
alarm-notify.c:388 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) file:///home/don/.evolution/memos
/local/system - Calendar Open Async... 0x7f4e10001200
alarm-notify.c:316 (cal_opened_cb) file:///home/don/.evolution/calendar/local/sy
stem - Calendar Status 0
alarm-notify.c:316 (cal_opened_cb) file:///home/don/.evolution/tasks/local/syste
m - Calendar Status 0
alarm-notify.c:316 (cal_opened_cb) contacts:/// - Calendar Status 0
alarm-queue.c:1993 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x689200
alarm-notify.c:316 (cal_opened_cb) file:///home/don/.evolution/memos/local/syste
m - Calendar Status 0
alarm-queue.c:607 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Wed May 20 08:21:28 2009
to Wed May 20 08:21:28 2009
alarm-queue.c:544 (load_alarms)
alarm-queue.c:573 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs
alarm-queue.c:1993 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x713e00
alarm-queue.c:607 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Wed May 20 08:21:29 2009
to Wed May 20 08:21:29 2009
alarm-queue.c:544 (load_alarms)
alarm-queue.c:573 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs
alarm-queue.c:1993 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x689240
alarm-queue.c:607 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Wed May 20 08:21:29 2009
to Wed May 20 08:21:29 2009
alarm-queue.c:544 (load_alarms)
alarm-queue.c:573 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs
alarm-queue.c:1993 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x7f4e10001200
alarm-queue.c:607 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Wed May 20 08:21:29 2009
to Wed May 20 08:21:29 2009
alarm-queue.c:544 (load_alarms)
alarm-queue.c:573 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs
alarm-notify.c:270 (alarm_notify_finalize) - Finalize
alarm-notify.c:255 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x689240
alarm-queue.c:2102 (alarm_queue_remove_async)
alarm-queue.c:2075 (remove_client_alarms) - size 0
alarm-queue.c:2107 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Client
alarm-queue.c:2116 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Query
alarm-notify.c:255 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x689200
alarm-queue.c:2102 (alarm_queue_remove_async)
alarm-queue.c:2075 (remove_client_alarms) - size 0
alarm-queue.c:2107 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Client
alarm-queue.c:2116 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Query
alarm-notify.c:255 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x713e00
alarm-queue.c:2102 (alarm_queue_remove_async)
alarm-queue.c:2075 (remove_client_alarms) - size 0
alarm-queue.c:2107 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Client
alarm-queue.c:2116 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Query
alarm-notify.c:255 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x7f4e10001200
alarm-queue.c:2102 (alarm_queue_remove_async)
alarm-queue.c:2075 (remove_client_alarms) - size 0
alarm-queue.c:2107 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Client
alarm-queue.c:2116 (alarm_queue_remove_async) - Disconnecting Query
alarm-queue.c:1930 (alarm_queue_done)
Window manager warning: Got a request to focus the no_focus_window with a timest
amp of 0. This shouldn't happen!
Shutting down nautilus-open-terminal extension
seahorse nautilus module shutdown
(resapplet:2997): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_notify: assertion `G_IS_OBJ
ECT (object)' failed
(resapplet:2997): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJE
CT (object)' failed
As you said gnome I wonder whether this is the same as for a few other DE’s.
Try running nautilus, if I got this correctly nautilus isn’t running therefore the desktop is behaving strangely.
Here I think they’re trying to replicate the behaviour you’ve got. i.e desktop is desktop.
Run Nautilus file manager sans GNOME desktop « Linux and Friends
I say this as I noticed this which is similar to what I encounter in lxde… So if you start nautilus does it behave properly then?
Nautilus would appear to be running.
don@linux-nocz:~> ps -e |grep nautilus
2981 ? 00:00:00 nautilus
Running nautilus brings up the file manager in my home directory, same as clicking on the Home icon on the Desktop,
which as I said is one of them that works.
Ok what happens if you run gnomevfs-info on the file? Also does it match the one that works extracting the info from here as I’m not a gnome user.
Modifying MIME types
I just updated as well, and the first time I logged in, all my desktop icons looked disabled with a “gear” icon. The first time I clicked them, I got a popup basically asking “Are you sure you want to run this?”, after clicking OK it worked just fine and the icon went back to normal.
Is your Desktop Folder a “Folder View” widget?
Thanks for all the replies. Some progress is being made. Here is gnomevfs-info run on the SuSe system.
don@linux-nocz:~/Desktop> gnomevfs-info mythfrontend.desktop
Name : mythfrontend.desktop
Type : Regular
MIME type : application/octet-stream
Size : 198
Blocks : 16
I/O block size : 4096
Local : YES
SUID : NO
SGID : NO
Sticky : NO
Permissions : 600644
Link count : 1
UID : 1000
GID : 100
Access time : Thu May 21 07:58:50 2009
Modification time : Fri Nov 21 16:23:51 2008
Change time : Fri Nov 21 16:23:52 2008
Device # : 2054
Inode # : 944109
Readable : YES
Writable : YES
Executable : NO
Notice MIME-type
Now here is gnomevfs-info run on the same file from my Gentoo system.
don@don /media/disk/home/don/Desktop $ gnomevfs-info mythfrontend.desktop
Name : mythfrontend.desktop
Type : Regular
MIME type : application/x-desktop
Size : 198
Blocks : 16
I/O block size : 4096
Local : YES
SUID : NO
SGID : NO
Sticky : NO
Permissions : 600644
Link count : 1
UID : 1000
GID : 100
Access time : Thu May 21 08:24:19 2009
Modification time : Fri Nov 21 16:23:51 2008
Change time : Fri Nov 21 16:23:52 2008
Device # : 2054
Inode # : 944109
Readable : YES
Writable : YES
Executable : NO
It appears that the file itself is ok and the problem is in gnome. Any ideas where to look? There have been
no errors on any of the updates. I did run a mime-update-database, but it did not seem to do anything.
The file isn’t OK…
MIME type : application/octet-stream
vs
MIME type : application/x-desktop
Now which one does as expected and which one doesn’t, I really can’t help further. As not being a Gnome user or ever really played with mime’s I would only do what you’ll have to do and that is follow the link I gave earlier.
When the mimes add up I bet they do the same thing 
MIME type : application/x-desktop is the correct one.
I’ve looked at the link and have no interest in becoming an application programmer.
I can not add any application icons to the desktop. They all come out as text files.
I will just continue to update the system and perhaps someday it will get corrected.
I don’t use it for anything, it was the first system I installed when I got the machine,
and I keep it around in case my Gentoo system goes south.
Again thanks to all for the help, I appreciate it.
Why do I have to learn how to do it, its not my problem?
grep x-desktop /usr/share/mime/globs
Does this return
application/x-desktop:*.desktop
If not taking a wild guess in the dark that is why, whether you can just add it I don’t know but then I’m not reading any more for a problem that isn’t mine.
When did gentoo become a feed the hungry distro last time I used that it was very much a self help distro.
As i said, this is a system I boot once a day and update. That’s all I do with it.
So I’am not going to spend a lot of time on it. Plus it is supposed to be a stable system.
I have been a Gentoo user since 2003, and you are right it is not a feed the hungry system.
Again thanks for the help.
My problem is solved very simple way.:X
cd ~
rm -rf .gconf .cocal
So I dropped the configuration of the my Gnome desktop environment. Enjoy!rotfl!
I very closely monitor the rights of users and groups. System is remarkably tenacious of life.
I don’t imagine that it would be… if this happened… with the desktop Windows… … … (*** - - - ***)