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ihavenoname

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 198

Gnome 2.12?

Is there anyway I can get different version of gnome then the one that is in the extras repository...perhaps even an older version? I think the version I have isn't working to well..

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jesus franco

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From: PA, USA

Registered: 2005-05-17

Posts: 68

Re: Gnome 2.12?

What problems are you having? More information on your problem would really help.

ihavenoname

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 198

Re: Gnome 2.12?

right..umm i go into it in more detail in the thread titled "arch instable...?"  but basically the computer freezes and random times...one of my theories is that it is gnome the other is that it has to do with the internet and IPv6. In order to test the Gnome idea i would like to use a different version to see if it has any affect....if you need any more info feel free to ask. I made this thread in hopes to find out about repositories with other versions of gnome.[/url]

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Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Gnome 2.12?

If you think that it's gnome that's freezing your system, it might be simpler to test with another WM instead of downgrading all the gnome packages. You could try with a lightweight WM like icewm, for example.

ihavenoname

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 198

Re: Gnome 2.12?

never mind it doesnt seem to be gnome..hehehe its something to do with the Gconf server...?

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Annette

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 29

Re: Gnome 2.12?

right..umm i go into it in more detail in the thread titled "arch instable...?"  but basically the computer freezes and random times...one of my theories is that it is gnome the other is that it has to do with the internet and IPv6. In order to test the Gnome idea i would like to use a different version to see if it has any affect....if you need any more info feel free to ask. I made this thread in hopes to find out about repositories with other versions of gnome.[/url]

Try to stop teh HAL daemon, and see, if the freezes are gone.

ihavenoname

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 198

Re: Gnome 2.12?

so do i just take it out of the rc.conf?  and what exactly does the HAL daemon do?

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Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Gnome 2.12?

so do i just take it out of the rc.conf?  and what exactly does the HAL daemon do?

Yes or you can put a ! in front of it (!hal) to comment it. I don't know exactly what hal does but I think it's used with dbus to automount device like CD/floppy drive.

ihavenoname

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 198

Re: Gnome 2.12?

thanx! (quick reply buddy thats awesome!) DO u know if it has been known to cause problems?

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Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Gnome 2.12?

Not that I'm aware of. You could do a forum search for that. I don't run the hal daemon.  Only dbus otherwise k3d would complain.

ihavenoname

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 198

Re: Gnome 2.12?

haha it really doesnt matter too much ...lol the hal daemon is not in my rc.conf

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