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#1 2012-10-08 10:37:28

Keith Hedger
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From: Torrington,Devon,UK
Registered: 2012-04-01
Posts: 46
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[Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

Basically what it says, xfdesktop does not show any disk icons except home,trash file system, I have recompiled xfce 4.10 but no go I have tried all the obvious configuration stuff- turning desk icon on/off, installed icon sets, removed session etc, it doesn't matter if I use thunar or spacefm ( my preferred FM ), I assume that this is either a config problem or a service that xfdesktop relies on but I just can't track it, I have googled 'till I'm blue in the face!

My system is LFS ( I have come from slackware so I know the file system icons work in 4.10 ).
These are my installed packages ( all compiled from source with no errors )

ClipboardViewer-1.50.0
Fonts-0.0.2
GConf-2.32.1
ImageMagick-6.7.8-2
Imaging-1.1.7
LFSPkg-0.1.6
LVM2-2.02.96
Mesa-7.9
ORBit2-2.14.19
PyQt-x11-gpl-4.9.4
Pyrex-0.9.8.5
Python-2.6.5
SDL-1.2.15
SDL_image-1.2.7
SDL_net-1.2.7
Terminal-0.4.8
Thunar-1.4.0
URI-1.58
XML-Parser-2.41
Xfce-Theme-Manager-0.1.18
abs-6.5
acl-2.2.51
adg-0.4.5
alsa-lib-1.0.24.1
alsa-oss-1.0.17
alsa-utils-1.0.23
applewmproto-1.4.1
apr-1.4.6
apr-util-1.4.1
aspell-0.60.6
atk-1.32.0
attr-2.4.46
autoconf-2.68
automake-1.11.1
babl-0.1.10
bash-4.2
bc-1.06
bdftopcf-1.0.3
bigreqsproto-1.1.1
binutils-2.21.1
bison-2.6.2
bootscripts-cross-lfs-1.2-pre11
bzip2-1.0.6
cairo-1.10.0
cairo-dock-2.3.1
cairo-dock-plugins-2.3.1
cdrtools-3.00
chrome-15.0.874.121
cifs-utils-5.6
claws-mail-3.8.1
claws-mail-3.8.1
claws-mail-extra-plugins-3.8.1
cloog-ppl-0.15.11
cmake-2.8.4
comix-4.0.4
compositeproto-0.4.2
conky-1.8.1
coreutils-8.12
coreutils-8.18
cpio-2.9.90
ctags-5.8
cups-1.6.1
cups-filters-1.0.20
curl-7.27.0
curlftpfs-0.9.2
damageproto-1.2.1
davfs2-1.4.7
dbus-1.4.6
dbus-glib-0.92
ddd-3.3.12
desktop-file-utils-0.17
devmapper-1.02.28
dialog-1.1-20100428
diffutils-3.2
dmxproto-2.3
docbook-xml-4.3
docbook-xsl-1.75.2
dri2proto-2.3
dump-0.4b44
dvdauthor-0.7.0
e2fsprogs-1.42.6
ed-1.4
eglibc-2.13
eject-2.1.5
enchant-1.5.0
enchant-1.5.0
encodings-1.0.4
evieext-1.1.0
exo-0.8.0
expat-2.1.0
extundelete-0.2.0
faac-1.28
faad2-2.7
ffmpeg-N-45041-g2e8dcde
file-5.11
findutils-4.4.2
firefox-15.0.1
fixesproto-4.1.2
flac-1.2.1
flex-2.5.35
font-cursor-misc-1.0.3
font-misc-misc-1.1.1
font-util-1.2.0
fontcacheproto-0.1.3
fontconfig-2.8.0
fontsproto-2.1.1
foomatic-1.0.0
freetype-2.4.4
fribidi-0.19.2
fuse-2.9.1
gamin-0.1.10
garcon-0.2.0
gawk-4.0.1
gc-7.2
gcc-4.6.0
gdb-7.5
gdk-pixbuf-2.23.3
gedit-2.30.3
gegl-0.1.2
gettext-0.18.1.1
gftp-2.0.19
ghostscript-9.05
gimp-2.6.12
git-1.7.8.2
glib-1.2.10
glib-2.34.0
'glproto-1.4.12
gmp-5.0.2
gnome-doc-utils-0.20.2
gnutls-2.8.6
gpac-0.4.5
gperf-3.0.4
gpm-1.20.6
grep-2.13
groff-1.21
gst-plugins-bad-0.10.23
gst-plugins-base-0.10.36
gst-plugins-base-1.0.0
gst-plugins-gbu-1.0.0
gst-plugins-good-0.10.31
gstreamer-0.10.36
gstreamer-1.0.0
gtk+-1.2.10
gtk+-2.24.0
gtk-doc-1.18
gtk-xfce-engine-3.0.0
gtkdialog-0.8.1
gtkglext-1.2.0
gtkpod-1.0.0
gtksourceview-2.11.1
guile-2.0.6
gutenprint-5.2.9
gvfs-1.14.0
gzip-1.5
handbrake-0.9.6
hfsutils-3.2.6
hplip-3.12.6
iana-etc-2.30
iceauth-1.0.4
icu-49.1.2
id3lib-3.8.3
imlib2-1.4.5
inetutils-1.9.1
inputproto-2.0.1
intltool-0.40.6
iproute2-3.5.1
iputils-s20101006
iso-codes-3.39
js-1.8.5
kbd-1.15.3
kbproto-1.0.5
ktsuss-2
lame-398-2
lcms2-2.3
leafpad-0.8.18.1
less-443
lesstif-0.95.2
libFS-1.0.3
libICE-1.0.7
libIDL-0.8.14
libSM-1.2.0
libX11-1.4.0
libXScrnSaver-1.2.1
libXau-1.0.6
libXaw-1.0.8
libXcomposite-0.4.3
libXcursor-1.1.11
libXdamage-1.1.3
libXdmcp-1.1.0
libXext-1.2.0
libXfixes-4.0.5
libXfont-1.4.3
libXfontcache-1.0.5
libXft-2.2.0
libXi-1.4.0
libXinerama-1.1.1
libXmu-1.1.0
libXp-1.0.1
libXpm-3.5.9
libXrandr-1.3.1
libXrender-0.9.6
libXres-1.0.5
libXt-1.0.9
libXtst-1.2.0
libXv-1.0.6
libXvMC-1.0.6
libatasmart-0.19
libburn-1.2.4
libcroco-0.6.6
libdmx-1.1.1
libdrm-2.4.22
libdvdnav-4.2.0
libdvdread-4.2.0
libee-0.4.1
libestr-0.1.0
libevent-2.0.19-stable
libffi-3.0.11
libfontenc-1.1.0
libgcrypt-1.5.0
libglade-2.6.4
libgpg-error-1.10
libgpod-0.7.0
libid3tag-0.15.1b
libisofs-1.2.4
libjpeg-8d
liblbxutil-1.1.0
libnotify-0.4.5
libogg-1.3.0
liboil-0.3.17
liboldX-1.0.1
libpciaccess-0.12.0
libpng-1.2.42
libpng-1.5.10
libpthread-stubs-0.1
libreoffice-core-3.5.4.2
librsvg-2.36.3
libselinux-2.1.9
libsepol-2.1.8
libsoup-2.38.1
libtheora-1.2.0alpha1
libtool-2.4
libunistring-0.9.3
libusb-1.0.9
libvorbis-1.3.3
libwnck-2.30.6
libxcb-1.7
libxfce4ui-4.10.0
libxfce4util-4.10.0
libxfcegui4-4.10.0
libxkbfile-1.0.7
libxkbui-1.0.2
libxml2-2.7.8
libxslt-1.1.26
links-2.4
linux-2.6.39
lm_sensors-3.3.2
lsdvd-0.16
lua-5.1.5
m4-1.4.16
make-3.82
man-1.6g
man-pages-3.32
manedit-0.8.1
meld-1.3.2
mkfontdir-1.0.6
mkfontscale-1.0.8
mnttools-0.4.2
module-init-tools-3.15
mp4v2-1.9.1
mpc-0.9
mpfr-3.0.1
mplayer-SVN-r35229
ncurses-5.9
neon-0.29.6
nspr-4.9.1
nss-3.13.5
ogmtools-1.5
openal-soft-1.13
openssh-5.7p1
openssl-1.0.1c
opera-12.00
orc-0.4.16
pango-1.26.2
parted-3.1
patch-2.6.1
pciutils-3.1.7
pcmanfm-0.5.1
perl-5.12.4
perlmodules-1.30
pixman-0.21.2
pkg-config-0.26
polkit-0.106
polkit-0.107
poppler-0.20.3
ppl-0.11.2
printproto-1.0.4
procps-3.2.8
psmisc-22.19
py2cairo-1.10.0
pygobject-2.28.6
pygtk-2.24.0
pygtksourceview-2.10.1
pyusb-1.0.0a3
qt4-4.6.2
randrproto-1.3.2
rar-4.2.0
rarian-0.8.1
readline-6.2
recordproto-1.14
renderproto-0.11
resourceproto-1.1.0
rgb-1.0.4
rpm2targz-9.0.0.4g
rsyslog-6.1.7
ruby-1.9.3-p194
samba-4.0.0beta7
sane-backends-1.0.22
sane-frontends-1.0.14
schroedinger-1.0.11
scons-2.2.0
scrnsaverproto-1.2.1
seamonkey-2.10.1
sed-4.2.1
serf-0.3.0
sessreg-1.0.6
setxkbmap-1.2.0
sg3_utils-1.33
shadow-4.1.4.3
shared-mime-info-0.90
sip-4.13.3
slim-1.3.2
smproxy-1.0.4
spacefm-0.8.0
speex-1.2rc1
sqlite-3071201
sshfs-fuse-2.4
startup-notification-0.9
subversion-1.7.4
sudo-1.8.4p4
sysvinit-2.88dsf
taglib-1.7.2
talloc-2.0.5
tar-1.26
tcl-8.5.7
texinfo-4.13
thunar-volman-0.8.0
tiff-4.0.1
tolua++-1.0.93
transmission-2.60
trapproto-3.4.3
tumbler-0.1.25
udev-174
udevil-0.3.3
udisks-1.99.0
unrarsrc-3.7.8
unzip-60
usbutils-005
util-linux-2.21.2
util-macros-1.11.0
videoproto-2.3.1
vim-7.3
vte-0.27.2
wget-1.14
which-2.20
windowswmproto-1.0.4
x264-snapshot-20121002-2245-stable
xarchiver-0.5.2
xauth-1.0.5
xbindkeys-1.8.5
xbitmaps-1.1.0
xcb-proto-1.6
xcb-util-0.3.6
xclip-0.12
xclock-1.0.5
xcmiscproto-1.2.1
xcursor-themes-1.0.3
xcursorgen-1.0.4
xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1
xdpyinfo-1.2.0
xev-1.1.0
xextproto-7.1.2
xf86-input-evdev-2.5.99.901
xf86-input-keyboard-1.5.0
xf86-input-mouse-1.6.0
xf86bigfontproto-1.2.0
xf86dgaproto-2.1
xf86driproto-2.1.0
xf86miscproto-0.9.3
xf86rushproto-1.1.2
xf86vidmodeproto-2.3
xfce4-appfinder-4.10.0
xfce4-dev-tools-4.10.0
xfce4-mixer-4.8.0
xfce4-panel-4.10.0
xfce4-power-manager-1.2.0
xfce4-screenshooter-1.8.1
xfce4-session-4.10.0
xfce4-settings-4.10.0
xfconf-4.10.0
xfdesktop-4.10.0
xfwm4-4.10.0
xhost-1.0.4
xineramaproto-1.2
xinit-1.3.0
xkbcomp-1.2.0
xkeyboard-config-1.4
xkill-1.0.3
xlsatoms-1.1.0
xlsclients-1.1.1
xlsfonts-1.0.3
xmodmap-1.0.5
xorg-server-1.9.2.901
xorg-utils-20101205
xpdf-3.02
xprop-1.2.0
xproto-7.0.19
xproxymanagementprotocol-1.0.3
xrandr-1.3.4
xrdb-1.0.7
xrefresh-1.0.4
xsane-0.998
xscreensaver-5.19
xset-1.2.1
xsetmode-1.0.0
xsetpointer-1.0.1
xsm-1.0.2
xterm-267
xtrans-1.2.6
xulrunner-15.0.1.source
xvidcore-1.3.2
xvinfo-1.1.1
xvkbd-3.3
xwininfo-1.0.4
xz-5.0.2
yad-0.17.1.1
yasm-1.2.0
zip-30
zlib-1.2.5

Kernel is 3.4.7
AMD Athlon 2

Mounting disks either internal or external is not a problem they just don't show up on my desktop.
Any help would be appreciated, I like my desktop icons!

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#2 2012-10-09 11:35:27

Keith Hedger
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From: Torrington,Devon,UK
Registered: 2012-04-01
Posts: 46
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Re: [Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

Anybody?

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#3 2012-10-09 11:59:21

angstrom
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Registered: 2011-08-13
Posts: 267

Re: [Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

As your packages are all manually built, you can try asking on Gentoo forum. I think the problem come from the fact that you miss some feature/flag when compiling.
Also, try the mailing list as there are more devs around there. They may know what flag to enable during compilation.


Xfce is NOT Xubuntu. Bugs in Xubuntu don't mean that Xfce is buggy ...

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#4 2012-10-09 12:06:19

Keith Hedger
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From: Torrington,Devon,UK
Registered: 2012-04-01
Posts: 46
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Re: [Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

One of the first things I did was to check compilation/configure flags against those in the slackbuild scripts from slackware13/14 which I know to work as expected so its's not that.

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#5 2012-10-12 10:29:15

Keith Hedger
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From: Torrington,Devon,UK
Registered: 2012-04-01
Posts: 46
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Re: [Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

Been mucking about with polkit udisks and console kit and managed to get the icons showing ( but now I've got TWO of every thing ! ) so this must be a service/deamon problem not xfce so I'll mark this solved.

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#6 2012-10-12 18:35:17

secipolla
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Registered: 2012-01-15
Posts: 393

Re: [Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

Keith Hedger wrote:

Been mucking about with polkit udisks and console kit and managed to get the icons showing ( but now I've got TWO of every thing ! ) so this must be a service/deamon problem not xfce so I'll mark this solved.

The Fedora 18 Xfce spin also had this issue and I think it was fixed in udisks 2.0

Last edited by secipolla (2012-10-12 18:36:34)

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#7 2012-10-19 14:16:14

twodogsdave
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Registered: 2012-10-19
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Re: [Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

Keith Hedger wrote:

Been mucking about with polkit udisks and console kit and managed to get the icons showing ( but now I've got TWO of every thing ! ) so this must be a service/deamon problem not xfce so I'll mark this solved.

7. By default, there are icons on your desktop for every partition on your hard disk. Long ago this was the same in Ubuntu, but it's a messy sight.

In Xubuntu 12.10 this is even worse, because in many cases partitions are shown double, both on the desktop and in file manager Thunar. This bug hasn't been resolved yet.

Clean up the icon mess on your desktop:

Right-click on your desktop - Desktop Settings... - tab Icons: uncheck everything except the Trash.

Note: for this to have full effect, you may have to reboot your computer (or log off and on again).

There is however a disadvantage to this: now you have to mount other hard drive partitions by clicking on them in the side panel of the file manager. But because of the unresolved bug in Xubuntu 12.10, which causes partitions to be shown double, it's definitely something you want to do in Xubuntu 12.10.

source --> https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux … ur-desktop

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#8 2012-10-19 14:36:02

Keith Hedger
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From: Torrington,Devon,UK
Registered: 2012-04-01
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Re: [Solved] xfdesktop 4.10 not showing any disk icons

Read the original post! I am not using ANY flavour of ubuntu I am using LFS, neither am i using Thunar I am using SpaceFM, and I think it's fairly obvious that I would know how to change the desktop settings!
As I said in my post when I marked this thread solved It WAS a service/deamon problem I downgraded polkit an problem solved.

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