hi all,
Recently i installed fedora core 2 in my PC ...its too good....i was trying to configure my system to connect to internet,in that process i made some changes...still i am not able to connect to internet but i have got a new poblem...when i double click the computer icon on the Desktop it pops up a window which says

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Open failed,would you like to choose another action?
the default acction cant open 'Computer' because it cant access files at "computer" locations
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when i click the OK button another window pops up which says

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choose an application with which to open "Computer"
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there are 4 option on the list

NAME STATUS
gThumb default for folder
MUSIC PLAYER not in menu
STARTHERE.DESKTOP in menu for "folder"
TERMINAL not in menu

there is a box declared a gThumb and inside that is the message.........
IS the defualt for "folder " items ,and there is a modify button after this statement...if i click that there is one more window declared as gThumb
and there are 5 choices to be selected...

1>include in menu for "Folder" items.
2>use as default for "FOLDER" items
3>include in the menu for "Computer" only
4>Use as default for "Computer" only
5>Dont include in the menu for "Folder" items

giving a cancel and coming back to the previous window...there is one more box declared

File Type and Programs
in this box a message is there which says..
You can configure which programs are offered for which file types in the File Types and programs dialog...there is a button for this which reads Go there which if i click i window named as EDIT FILE TYPE opens up...
there is a Description box and place for entering the details....,MIME type,category,Filename Extensions ,ACtions,view component,Default action,Pogram to run,Run in Terminal....

i have given all the details now please somebody help me!!!!!!

Also peviously i was able to view the files of the windows OS installed in other PCS through Network Servers option in main menu....
but now even that is havin poblem....


please help me out of this situation....


thanx in advance
venkat

Q: What does this "icon" link to?

Right-click on the icon, and select properties to determine where/what it is the link is to.

hi,
thanx for your prompt reply...

i did what you have said ...it opens a window saying computer properties and there are basically 3 options BASIC,EMBLEMS,PERMISSIONS.in the basic one i get the following information...

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Name: Computer

Type: Folder

Contents: ....

Location: /

Volume: unknown

Free Space: unknown

MOdified: Unknown

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EMBLEMS has a list of icons...

PERRMISSION shows up the permission bits for it.

this is the information i am able to view if i click the properties of COMPUTER ICON IN THE DESKTOP.

thanx

odd...

I believe volume should have a value... for example Root Volume...

I'm gonna check in my FC1 to see if its edittable and get back to u...

Anyone else feel free to suggest....

Or should u just make a new link.....?

Did you get any answer to my problem??

venkat

Dude! Sorry about the long away...

Turns out interestingly enough...that i have the same problem with some of the launchers that I've created. Using GNOME.

The only suggestion i have and could come up with is creating another launcher, and making it run the command

#$ nautilus (or konqueror etc) <homedir>

fill in <homedir> with the path to your home directory.

Hope that helps....

Once again sorry bout the great delay...

That doesnt work because computer doesnt open the home directory. It opens somewhere else. But where?
Also, root user can access it, but no everyone else?
what's up???

Did u make the launcher as root?

Is this for ur root user?

What directory does it open?

What command did you put into the launcher?