Applications Menu disappeared --SOLVED

jdmeaux1952 · posted: 2014-08-11 12:39

This is really weird. This morning I used Synaptic to update/upgrade and had about 34 updates.Afterwards, I shut down my laptop to move it elsewhere (no battery). After rebooting, I seemed to have"lost" the Applications Menu completely. __{{emoticon}}__ All I get is a thin BLUE LINE.

It doesn't matter if I Right-click on the desktop or use the launcher on the lower left of the screen. Both will not open the Applications Menu. __{{emoticon}}__

How do I get them back?

fatmac · posted: 2014-08-11 13:17

That looks like it is not combining the (Debian?) menu that gets called to be included.
I think you need to look at your WM's menu file to figure out what has gone wrong.

dolphin_oracle · posted: 2014-08-11 13:31

I would try running"Update Menu" to see if it gets rebuilt.

The applications menu is a separate file that is called by the main menu file.

jdmeaux1952 · posted: 2014-08-11 14:04

dolphin_oracle wrote:I would try running"Update Menu" to .....

Already tried that at first. No dice. I've been trying to find which file I need to associate itself with the Applications Menu.

dolphin_oracle · posted: 2014-08-11 14:15

look in your home folder/.icewm/ folder and the file you want is menu-applications. You can also check your menu file and see if the applications file is still referenced.

jdmeaux1952 · posted: 2014-08-11 21:22

dolphin_oracle wrote:look in your home folder/.icewm/ folder and the file you want is menu-applications.

C'est la vie! Applications file has ZERO bytes. Time to restart.

jdmeaux1952 · posted: 2014-08-12 13:21

I've been experimenting with this headache and I think I solved it -- sort of. For some reason the kernel update I did completely erases the application file from .icewm in my home folder. The only way I could get it to work was to copy the application file elsewhere BEFORE the update and copy it back afterwards.

1- Installed antiX 13.2 full on separate partition. Used Synaptic to update files.

2- Reboot. Ran Synaptic again to update files.

3- Added the repository hhtp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ in Synaptic.

4- Reloaded. Searched for"linux-". From results, selected as follows:
a- linux-image-3.14-2-amd64
b- linux-headers-3.14-2-amd64
c- PLUS all dependencies as required

5- Clicked on"APPLY" and let her rip.

6- After Synaptic was finished, I rebooted.

7- I went into /boot/grub and adjusted the menu.lst to make the"linux-image-3.14-2-amd64 as my kernel.

8- Reboot. Although conky does show that linux 3.14.2-amd64 as my kernel, the application file has no bytes, and no links to the files.

It was just a little while ago when i realized a few things. With the daverserver down, I wasn't loading the correct kernel. I think I have solved this one. __{{emoticon}}__

Any idea of how the situation with the daveserver is going? __{{emoticon}}__

Dave · posted: 2014-08-12 16:41

jdmeaux1952 wrote: It was just a little while ago when i realized a few things. With the daverserver down, I wasn't loading the correct kernel. I think I have solved this one. __{{emoticon}}__

Any idea of how the situation with the daveserver is going? __{{emoticon}}__

Seems that is has come down to being a little more stable again... for how long I am not sure. Hopefully this will stay stable for a longer amount of time again as it has in the past before all the isp buyouts...

By the way if there are persons who would be interested in hosting a mirror please feel free to pm me (again).
That way if I get hit with a random change again then at least there will be more sources to be able to carry on with. __{{emoticon}}__

If it still seems down to you perhaps your sources are wrong?
They Should be:
#stable
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/stable"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/stable"
====================================
stable main
#testing
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/testing"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/testing"
====================================
testing main

Dave

jdmeaux1952 · posted: 2014-08-12 21:43

Dave wrote: If it still seems down to you perhaps your sources are wrong?
They Should be:
#stable
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/stable"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/stable"
====================================
stable main
#testing
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/testing"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/testing"
====================================
testing main

Dave

The sources appears to be correct. I've checked the Repository in Synaptic, and at / etc/apt. But I am getting a strange message when I reload Synaptic.

My inxi -F is as follows:

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root@antiX13:/home/AntiX13# inxi -F
System:    Host: antiX13 Kernel: 3.7.10-antix.3-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-13_x64-full Luddite 01 June 2013
Machine:   Mobo: MICRO-STAR model: MS-16D3 version: REV:1.0 serial: BSS-0123456789
           Bios: American Megatrends version: E16D3IMR.10B date: 06/01/2010
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5 CPU M 450 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1199.00 MHz 2: 1199.00 MHz 3: 1199.00 MHz 4: 1199.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.org: 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 128x26 Advanced Data: N/A for root 
Audio:     Card: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.7.10-antix.3-amd64-smp
Network:   Card-1: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 74:f0:6d:32:de:66
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 40:61:86:af:d7:2a
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (0.7% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS54505 size: 500.1GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 25G used: 3.1G (13%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 1.15GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 125 Uptime: 30 min Memory: 288.8/3750.8MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.7

Could it be from me using 64-bit kernel???