A mystery to me: all the default desktop short-cut icons have vanished. Is there an easy way to either find and/or resurrect them without having to resort to reinstalling Puppy to my HD?
I'd really rather not have to go through the process of "manually" rebuilding my PuppyPin file in /root/Choices/Rox-Filer, though I suppose ... heh.
Vitals:
HD install of 2.0.1, Grub boot from floppy, 100% GNU/Linux on HDs, Tyan 600 MHz P-III, 328M RAM
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! See you in #puppylinux on freenode.net, too.
-alienjeff
desktop short-cut icons disappeared - SOLVED
desktop short-cut icons disappeared - SOLVED
Last edited by alienjeff on Sun 09 Jul 2006, 17:10, edited 1 time in total.
Here's the "fix"
Though certainly not the most graceful method, here's how I got the short-cut icons back to the desktop.
1) HD install another instance of 2.0.1 on a spare partition
2) Remove /root/Choices folder from "broken" installation
3) Copy /root/Choices folder from newly installed instance of 2.0.1 to "broken" installation
I'm still trying to figure out how my PuppyPin file, as well as other items in /root/Choices, became MIA or AWOL. It very well have been a case of Operator Headspace (heh) and not a bug within Puppy 2.0.1.
I'm just relieved to have my full compliment of icons and shortcuts back on my desktop. This exercise in insanity has convinced me of the importance of frequent back-ups, as well as writing some cron scripts to automatically launch scheduled "mini back-ups."
1) HD install another instance of 2.0.1 on a spare partition
2) Remove /root/Choices folder from "broken" installation
3) Copy /root/Choices folder from newly installed instance of 2.0.1 to "broken" installation
I'm still trying to figure out how my PuppyPin file, as well as other items in /root/Choices, became MIA or AWOL. It very well have been a case of Operator Headspace (heh) and not a bug within Puppy 2.0.1.
I'm just relieved to have my full compliment of icons and shortcuts back on my desktop. This exercise in insanity has convinced me of the importance of frequent back-ups, as well as writing some cron scripts to automatically launch scheduled "mini back-ups."