well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please

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well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - tim.bob.mason@gmail.com - 06-23-2016

Hi,
I followed the start guide and have a nice looking Mate de similar to ones I've seen and used...... but theres nothing on it...... I can open the terminal, and there's an icon for my home folder..... Confused

I tried to post a screenshot.....it wont attach....

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - MarkHaysHarris777 - 06-23-2016

How did you open a terminal... without being able to use the Applications or System drop downs?

... at the top left there should be an Applications dropdown... you don't see that?

Did you open a terminal with a desktop right click? well, once you have the terminal open, reboot the system and see what happens

sudo reboot

or, you could restart X, or you could try pressing ctrl-alt-F1 to get to a black screen , and then press alt-F7 to see if the desktop rebuilds.

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - Luke - 06-23-2016

Are you asking about other folders and icons (e.g. trash can ?)
I am a little confused what it is that you are asking about ...

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - tim.bob.mason@gmail.com - 06-23-2016

(06-23-2016, 06:46 AM)Luke Wrote: Are you asking about other folders and icons (e.g. trash can ?)
I am a little confused what it is that you are asking about ...

No Icons, No Trash can, No launcher bar....

And, yep, right click to open the terminal.....

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - MarkHaysHarris777 - 06-23-2016

It looks like the desktop did not build (or is not being displayed at the correct resolution... is it possible that the tool bar is 'above' the top of the screen?

Are you using hdmi 1080p60 720p60 ? other?

Did you try rebooting?

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - tim.bob.mason@gmail.com - 06-23-2016

(06-23-2016, 07:25 AM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote: It looks like the desktop did not build (or is not being displayed at the correct resolution... is it possible that the tool bar is 'above' the top of the screen?

Are you using hdmi 1080p60 720p60 ? other?

Did you try rebooting?

yep, tried rebooting, and yep, its possible

(06-23-2016, 08:50 AM)tim.bob.mason@gmail.com Wrote:
(06-23-2016, 07:25 AM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote: It looks like the desktop did not build (or is not being displayed at the correct resolution... is it possible that the tool bar is 'above' the top of the screen?

Are you using hdmi 1080p60 720p60 ? other?

Did you try rebooting?

yep, tried rebooting, and yep, its possible

changing the 'Aspect' on the tv has found the tool bar (at the bottom), so now I have a grey bar, with a green square to the left and a trashcan to the right.....

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - MarkHaysHarris777 - 06-23-2016

(06-23-2016, 08:50 AM)tim.bob.mason@gmail.com Wrote:
(06-23-2016, 07:25 AM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote: It looks like the desktop did not build (or is not being displayed at the correct resolution... is it possible that the tool bar is 'above' the top of the screen?

Are you using hdmi 1080p60 720p60 ? other?

Did you try rebooting?

yep, tried rebooting, and yep, its possible

(06-23-2016, 08:50 AM)tim.bob.mason@gmail.com Wrote: yep, tried rebooting, and yep, its possible

changing the 'Aspect' on the tv has found the tool bar (at the bottom), so now I have a grey bar, with a green square to the left and a trashcan to the right.....

That's great, well there's supposed to be a bar like that at the top...

... go into your TV settings and check ALL of the menu options and sub menu options... see if you can change the ratio 16:9 , 1080p60 and really... try everything.

By the way, any modern LED hdmi display (Samsung, LG, HP, etc) that supports 1080p60 will work fine;

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - NexusDude - 06-23-2016

In whatever order, I'd try:

adjust settings on the existing monitor (see below)
another monitor, particularly one that has an HDMI connection
another HDMI cable (avoid DVI adapter)
verify the MD5/checksum of the downloaded ZIP file

Adjusting Settings:
It could be an Overscan issue, if the cursor disappears completely at the top left. Here's how to test for that... Try to make the Applications dropdown appear, in part, or the trash can to open or whatever. Push the cursor (mouse) into the upper left corner and click around a bit. A lucky click should open something. If you can get something off screen (at the left side) to open, then see this post.

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - tim.bob.mason@gmail.com - 06-23-2016

(06-23-2016, 09:15 AM)NexusDude Wrote: In whatever order, I'd try:

adjust settings on the existing monitor (see below)

another monitor, particularly one that has an HDMI connection

another HDMI cable (avoid DVI adapter)

verify the MD5/checksum of the downloaded ZIP file

Adjusting Settings:
It could be an Overscan issue, if the cursor disappears completely at the top left. Here's how to test for that... Try to make the Applications dropdown appear, in part, or the trash can to open or whatever. Push the cursor (mouse) into the upper left corner and click around a bit. A lucky click should open something. If you can get something off screen (at the left side) to open, then see this post.

1. Done, gone through every possible setting on my tv
2. Don't have one, not likely to acquire another monitor specifically for this board...... not yet
3. Done, and no, not using an adapter
4. and the MD5/checksum is a match

the mouse does not run off the edges of the desktop

(06-23-2016, 09:13 AM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote:
(06-23-2016, 08:50 AM)tim.bob.mason@gmail.com Wrote:
(06-23-2016, 07:25 AM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote: It looks like the desktop did not build (or is not being displayed at the correct resolution... is it possible that the tool bar is 'above' the top of the screen?

Are you using hdmi 1080p60 720p60 ? other?

Did you try rebooting?

yep, tried rebooting, and yep, its possible

(06-23-2016, 08:50 AM)tim.bob.mason@gmail.com Wrote: yep, tried rebooting, and yep, its possible

changing the 'Aspect' on the tv has found the tool bar (at the bottom), so now I have a grey bar, with a green square to the left and a trashcan to the right.....

That's great, well there's supposed to be a bar like that at the top...

... go into your TV settings and check ALL of the menu options and sub menu options... see if you can change the ratio 16:9 , 1080p60 and really... try everything.

By the way, any modern LED hdmi display (Samsung, LG, HP, etc) that supports 1080p60 will work fine;

thanks, been through all the tv settings.... now I know more about those than I've needed to know in the year since I bought the tv new

but still no bar along the top, nor does my mouse disappear from the screen on the edges anymore

RE: well, I have a nice GUI, now what? Help needed please - MarkHaysHarris777 - 06-23-2016

Well, if you can change your panel properties, then you could orient the top panel at the bottom, or along the left or right side(s).

Can you move the mouse off the top edge and right click to get the panel properties action?

You can edit the panel properties stuff with your terminal if you know where they are... its been a while since I did that; I'd have to go and look for it again...