On 11/26/18 11:43 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
I switched from KDE to xfce to try it out. Then I started looking into how to install the programs I use. First I started up Firefox. I checked the box that makes Firefox my default browser. The mouse and track point stopped responding, and the screen has gone blank. <ctrl><alt><F1> doesn't do anything. It appears that the system is hung.
I powered down and back up. I logged in as a normal user. xfce came up as expected. I started Firefox, did not check the box making it my default browser, declined to sync with a non-existent account at accounts.firefox.com, and the same thing happened again. There appeared to be a lot of disk activity, so I left it and went downstairs to lunch. That was at 12:07. The machine was still hung when I got back a few minutes ago. I powered down again and powered back up, but with the Ethernet cable unplugged.
After logging in as my regular user, I started Firefox again. This time the sync invitation had a "Server not found" message, since Ethernet is not there. I closed that tab. Then there is a tab about Firefox features. The mouse still works, so I closed that tab. Then I set preferences to not check for Firefox being the default browser, starting on my home page, and making my home page about:blank. I closed Firefox and reopened it. The mouse still works. But after plugging the Ethernet cable back in, no network. Logging out and back in didn't change it. Logging out and logging back in as root gives me access to the network. As long as I was there, I changed the settings in root's Firefox to those mentioned above.
Also, the time is incorrect. I have "Set date and time automatically" checked, and set to Public Time Server (pool.ntp.org), and I have the time zone set to Los Angeles. The date is correct, but it is 1:23 PM here, and the laptop thinks it's 9:24 PM.
BTW, the switch from KDE to xfce did not stick. So I'm back to using KDE for now.
Powered down and back up and logging in as ordinary user, and now Firefox can see the Internet. But the time is still wrong.
Clearly, much more to learn. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
