Comment 138 for bug 349519

On Monday 10 August 2009 17:20:36 Saad Kamal wrote:
> I have added a screen shot of my current desktop in classic view.
>
> As you can see, there is no bottom panel, and at the top bar, the button
> at the top left corner doesn't do anything. So I cant access my
> applications. When I open a window/browser and minimize it, it goes on
> top panel. (Like NBR view).
>
> When I open terminal to switch back to the NBR using the desktop-
> switcher command -- i get the following errors --- but it does
> eventually take me to NBR view and everything works fine. My only
> problem is with the classic view..I just dont know why i cant have the
> old school classic view on my netbook, i definitely screwed up something
> which is causing this weird remix version of classic view (check
> screenshot).
>
> Any help to restore my original classic view would be gr8tly
> appreciated.
>
>
> saad@saad-netbook:~$ desktop-switcher
> In classic mode: true
> ** (desktop-switcher:3755): DEBUG: Enabling netbook mode
> ** (desktop-switcher:3755): DEBUG: Enabling launcher autostart
> ** (desktop-switcher:3755): DEBUG: Launching the, er, Launcher
> get fences failed: -1
> param: 6, val: 0
> ** (netbook-launcher:3761): DEBUG: CONFIG: Low graphics mode: False
> ** (netbook-launcher:3761): DEBUG: CONFIG: Font dpi: 96.000000
> ** (netbook-launcher:3761): DEBUG: CONFIG: Font changed: Sans 10
>
> ** (netbook-launcher:3761): DEBUG: CONFIG: Connecting to ConsoleKit for
> suspend/resume restarting ** (desktop-switcher:3755): DEBUG: Restoring
> panel settings
> WARNING: failed to associate schema
> `/schemas/apps/go-home-applet/prefs/icon_name' with key
> `/apps/panel/applets/applet_0/prefs/icon_name': Failed to contact
> configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable
> TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system
> crash. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1:
> Could not send message to gconf daemon: Message did not receive a reply
> (timeout by message bus)) ** (desktop-switcher:3755): DEBUG:
> Restored panel configuration from:
> /home/saad/.config/desktop-switcher/netbook-panel-config.xml
>
> ** (desktop-switcher:3755): DEBUG: Removing nautilus from gnome session
> startup
>
> ** (desktop-switcher:3755): WARNING **: Failed to send buffer
>
> ** (desktop-switcher:3755): WARNING **: Failed to send buffer
>
> ** (netbook-launcher:3761): WARNING **: Failed to send buffer
>
> ** (netbook-launcher:3761): WARNING **: Failed to send buffer
> saad@saad-netbook:~$ Cannot register the panel shell: there is already one
> running. ** (netbook-launcher:3761): DEBUG: PLACES: Volume Added: 66.4 GB
> Media /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_003C45DF3C45CFF8 **
> (netbook-launcher:3761): DEBUG: PLACES: Volume Added: 77.4 GB Media
> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_A2F48F73F48F490D **
> (netbook-launcher:3761): DEBUG: PLACES: Volume Added: PE
> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_CCED_990E
>
> ** Attachment added: "screen.png"
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/30116656/screen.png