Hey guys, I installed GNOME using the YaST software manager, and everything downloaded and stuff but when I try to log in to GNOME it doesn’t get to the desktop it just gets stuck in the log in screen’s wallpaper, and only displays a window (if there’s a signal around) asking me for the WEP key…KDE works like usual, the only difference is that the applications YaST downloaded for GNOME are also installed in KDE (like brasero, empathy, GNOME system monitor etc)… Any help?? Thanks in advance! 
On 2012-08-23 00:26, xxrevenge0 wrote:
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> Hey guys, I installed GNOME using the YaST software manager, and
> everything downloaded and stuff but when I try to log in to GNOME it
> doesn’t get to the desktop it just gets stuck in the log in screen’s
> wallpaper, and only displays a window (if there’s a signal around)
> asking me for the WEP key…
And what happens if you enter it?
You don’t say what openSUSE version you use.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)
I use openSUSE 12.1 64 bit…if I enter the WEP key nothing happens, the window just dissapears (since I entered the key) and it just stays in the login screen’s wallpaper with nothing but a movable arrow…
Login to KDE.
Open a terminal session (or Konsole).
Type the command:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session session-name gnome-fallback
Then try to login to Gnome.
That will force fallback mode. If video incompatibilities are causing problems, that might bypass them.
I get this:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session session-name gnome-fallback
** (process:29998): WARNING **: The connection is closed
** (process:29998): WARNING **: The connection is closed
Although I have a question, in session-name, do I write that, or do I actually have to write my user name or something? (I don’t know if this is a dumb question but I am kind of a noob :X)
Just do exactly as you typed.
I don’t recall seeing those warnings, so I’m not sure if it worked. You can try login to gnome again, and see if anything has changed.
I had to use that trick on an older system, where Gnome 3 could not handle the display and just crashed.
Ah, I tried to log in…didn’t work, happens exactly the same as before. 
Can anyone help?