Only desktop wallpaper after login F15

[Steven Stern]

On 01/17/2012 10:59 AM, Freak Trick wrote:
> Yesterday, I installed F15 from Live CD (downloaded around May release
> of the version). The first run was fine and I was able to install all
> usual applications - Chrome, Audacious, VLC, gcc, gcc-c++. Next morning,
> when I started the machine, I could reach up to the login menu and login
> successfully, thereafter the screen only had the default F15/Gnome3
> wallpaper and the mouse cursor; nothing else would appear. Not even the
> task bar. Only keys which were being responded to where Ctrl+Alt+Del
> giving a logout dialog.
> 
> I formatted and reinstalled. Again it worked fine the first time. But
> next boot gave the same problem. Moreover without being able to access
> the desktop, I am short of ideas to do anything to resolve the problem.
> 
> Any workarounds?
> 
> 
Does ALT-F2, then r <enter> do anything? This should reload the Gnome
desktop.

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-- Steve