I am running Gnome 2.20.3. I just recently updated from a previous version of Gnome (I do not remember what the previous version was but it was at least 4 or 5 months old). I do not use a graphical log in. I am not logging in to a remote machine, this is all local. Since updating, when I kill the X server with Ctrl+Alt+Bkspc, or when I log out properly via System -> Log Out, everything disappears (including the mouse cursor) except for the desktop background, and then it gets stuck. I know the machine is not completely hung, because if I press Ctrl+Alt+Del the system will shut down properly and reboot -- although the desktop background will remain on the screen until the reboot actually happens. When it is in this state, I can't switch to text terminals, or do anything at all (including Ctrl+Alt+Bkspc). I've given it at least 5 minutes to exit but it does not (I remember having issues logging out with the old version where gconfd or something would stay running for a long time after the gnome desktop ended -- I do not know if this is related; that didn't cause me problems logging out but it did cause me problems if I tried to restart gnome again too quickly before gconfd had died). This problem happens 99% of the time -- it does *not* seem to happen if I log out within the first few minutes of starting Gnome, but I haven't been able to determine what I need to do to make it start to hang. It does not seem to be a general X problem, because I can use other desktops and window managers (and just X by itself) with no issues. This problem did not happen at all before I updated Gnome. I am not familiar enough with Gnome to know where to start looking; it's becoming a major issue because it is not possible for me to log out or switch users without rebooting the machine. What I found on Google either didn't match my description or was a problem with remote connections. Nothing in /var/log or my user dir jumped out at me either. What is a good starting point for investigating? Thanks, Jason _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
