Cinnamon guide (replacement for gnome-shell) - Page 12

leigh123linux · #**166** 21st January 2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by oboedad55

How did you get the panel at the top?

Thanks!

cinnamon-settings

spacin · #**167** 21st January 2012, 02:55 PM

nice fixed a lot of things...

weird chrome still is under the bottom bar.

SchneiderIS · #**168** 21st January 2012, 05:39 PM

I have followed the installation instructions from the first page, logged out and back in (changing to the cinnamon environment from gnome), and even rebooted but there is absolutely no change in my interface.

In the cinnamon settings the extensions are empty. Should there be extensions and if so how do I add them? I tried with dconf-editor, going to org > cinnamon > enabled extensions, and adding:

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['system-monitor@paradoxxx.zero.gmail.com', 'apps-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org', 'dock@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org', 'drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org', 'places-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org', 'windowsNavigator@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org', 'xrandr-indicator@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org']

What is going wrong with my install?

leigh123linux · #**169** 21st January 2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SchneiderIS

I have followed the installation instructions from the first page, logged out and back in (changing to the cinnamon environment from gnome), and even rebooted but there is absolutely no change in my interface.

In the cinnamon settings the extensions are empty. Should there be extensions and if so how do I add them? I tried with dconf-editor, going to org > cinnamon > enabled extensions, and adding:

What is going wrong with my install?

You have to select cinnamon at gdm login.
As for the extensions, half of them are obsolete now and some don't work

obsoleted due to applets

places-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org
xrandr-indicator@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org
drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org

Known to be broken

dock@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org

SchneiderIS · #**170** 21st January 2012, 06:16 PM

I did select cinnamon at the GDM login so that is not it. I also tried without the extensions (they still don't show up in cinnamon-settings) and didn't have any success there either.

From some of the reading I have done my thinking is that the installation did not add in the cinnamon-themes folder if that is supposed to exist.

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Something that I was just thinking about. I have two monitors. Is there a possibility that this is causing a problem?

leigh123linux · #**171** 21st January 2012, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SchneiderIS

I did select cinnamon at the GDM login so that is not it. I also tried without the extensions (they still don't show up in cinnamon-settings) and didn't have any success there either.

From some of the reading I have done my thinking is that the installation did not add in the cinnamon-themes folder if that is supposed to exist.

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Something that I was just thinking about. I have two monitors. Is there a possibility that this is causing a problem?

Cinnamon-themes isn't part of the cinnamon package so that's why the directory doesn't exist.
As for cinnamon not starting, that's likely to be a graphics driver issue (No 3D = gnome fallback session).

SchneiderIS · #**172** 21st January 2012, 06:42 PM

The AMD Catalyst driver should support the 3D. I do have Xerama enabled and am starting to wonder if it s part of the issue then.

leigh123linux · #**173** 21st January 2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spacin

nice fixed a lot of things...

weird chrome still is under the bottom bar.

Update pushed that fixes that issue.

SchneiderIS · #**174** 21st January 2012, 07:35 PM

Mystery solved. The AMD/ATI driver did not install properly. Reinstalled the driver and I now have Cinnamon!!! So sweet! So MUCH better than that Gnome 3 C###.

Thank you so much. As someone else has posted before, you are a hero for returning sanity to the user interface.

A new question now though. If I VNC into the box I don't see the same display anymore. Should I and if so any thoughts on what may have happened?

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Leigh,

I just saw your post on the catalyst drivers being garbage and am going to try switching to the open source one to see if I can make all the other things that I want to work.

lueneberg · #**175** 21st January 2012, 07:46 PM

(Google Translate)
Hello, I have tried Fedora 16 with Cinnamon 1.1.4 (updated today), this good and fast, I have some problems, including freezing of chrome extensions, which do not work, another is the top bar is under firefox or chrome hiding buttons to minimize, maximize and close, I have observed a slow pressing the menu button, it takes the options to appear, use a Nvidia 6200, may have some relation to these problems?

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(Google Translate)
Hello, I have tried Fedora 16 with Cinnamon 1.1.4 (updated today), this good and fast, I have some problems, including freezing of chrome extensions, which do not work, another is the top bar is under firefox or chrome hiding buttons to minimize, maximize and close, I have observed a slow pressing the menu button, it takes the options to appear, use a Nvidia 6200, may have some relation to these problems?

leigh123linux · #**176** 21st January 2012, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lueneberg

(Google Translate)
Hello, I have tried Fedora 16 with Cinnamon 1.1.4 (updated today), this good and fast, I have some problems, including freezing of chrome extensions, which do not work, another is the top bar is under firefox or chrome hiding buttons to minimize, maximize and close, I have observed a slow pressing the menu button, it takes the options to appear, use a Nvidia 6200, may have some relation to these problems?

---------- Post added at 04:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:46 PM ----------

(Google Translate)
Hello, I have tried Fedora 16 with Cinnamon 1.1.4 (updated today), this good and fast, I have some problems, including freezing of chrome extensions, which do not work, another is the top bar is under firefox or chrome hiding buttons to minimize, maximize and close, I have observed a slow pressing the menu button, it takes the options to appear, use a Nvidia 6200, may have some relation to these problems?

It's a known issue which they are working on.

https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/174

spacin · #**177** 21st January 2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by leigh123linux

Update pushed that fixes that issue.

another push ? ok

ok chrome still underneath

leigh123linux · #**178** 21st January 2012, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacin

another push ? ok

ok chrome still underneath

And another that hopefully fixes the top panel issue.

Code:

[leigh@main_pc ~]$ rpm -q cinnamon
cinnamon-1.1.4-0.3.git21a28a7.fc16.x86_64
[leigh@main_pc ~]$

If you still get it after this update add you comments here

https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/174

spacin · #**179** 21st January 2012, 11:07 PM

Leigh,
you my friend are the MAN!.....

thank you for all you hard work on this project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

works like a charm!

lueneberg · #**180** 21st January 2012, 11:24 PM

freezing problem with chrome extensions solved, I still have two problems, menu very slow and top panel is under firefox, I will wait for a solution, the weather extension works well, more is only in English, 12 in mint she is in my language (Portuguese - Brazil), I am looking for solution. even with small problems is getting very good, sorry for the english google translate, I hope you understand my questions and congratulations on the forum