[64studio-devel] Re: 32 bit Studio 64

[Daniel James]

Hi Terri,

> I tried to load up the 32 bit version of studio 64 onto an old dual
> pentiom pro that I have, and found that whilst it installs fine - there
> is no tool bar, so I cant even turn the computer off

If the install CD isn't corrupted (check with md5sum) the most likely 
explanation is that the monitor resolution isn't set up correctly, so 
you can't see the bottom edge of the screen. Try right-clicking in the 
middle of the desktop, and you should see 'Open Terminal'. Then run 
gnome-display-properties to set a different resolution, and see if you 
now have the tool bar visible. Alternatively, your monitor may have an 
auto-adjust feature (or on an older CRT, vertical and horizontal 
adjustment knobs).

On the other hand, if you had an old Gnome install on the machine and 
you have chosen (during the install) not to format the /home partition, 
it's just possible that an old /home/terri/.gnome preferences directory 
has screwed up the new desktop. If so, just log out, delete it and log 
in again to create a fresh .gnome directory.

Once you get the desktop working right, you'll probably benefit 
performance-wise from building a custom SMP kernel for those Pentium Pro 
CPUs.

Cheers!

Daniel