My Desktp Doesnt Work No Icons and Its Black

Hello Garuda users.

My relates were using my pc for sometime. When i turned my computer on the desktop screen went black only top bar and bottom bar is visible . No icons and right clicks are working

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.28-1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
    root=UUID=314f29fe-c7e8-42f2-ba4f-ff8432c6f6cf rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm
    v: 4.18.0 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Latitude 14 Rugged (5404) v: 00
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 07RKHG v: A00 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Dell
    v: A15 date: 01/24/2018
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-4310U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
    gen: core 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm
    family: 6 model-id: 0x45 (69) stepping: 1 microcode: 0x26
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB
    L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 798 high: 799 min/max: 800/3000 scaling:
    driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 798 2: 798 3: 798 4: 799
    bogomips: 20759
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm built: 2013 ports: active: eDP-1
    empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a16
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Sunplus Innovation Laptop Integrated Webcam HD driver: uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 2-7.2:5
    chip-ID: 1bcf:28ae class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915
    display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
    s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x333c built: 2013 res: 1366x768
    hz: 60 dpi: 112 gamma: 1.2 size: 309x173mm (12.17x6.81") diag: 354mm (13.9")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.3 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4400 (HSW
    GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a0c class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio vendor: Dell 8 driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9c20 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.28-1-lts status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 status: active with:
    1: pipewire-media-session status: active 2: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pw-cat,pw-cli
  Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active with: 1: pulseaudio-alsa
    type: plugin 2: pulseaudio-jack type: module tools: pacat,pactl,pavucontrol
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: f080 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:155a class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b1 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 2-8.4:6
    chip-ID: 8087:07dc class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter>
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
    v: 3.0 port: f060 bus-ID: 00:1f.2 chip-ID: 8086:282a rev: N/A class-ID: 0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 111.79 GiB used: 45.91 GiB (41.1%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Hikvision model: HS-SSD-C100 120G
    size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1A0 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 111.79 GiB size: 111.79 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 45.91 GiB (41.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
  ID-2: /home raw-size: 111.79 GiB size: 111.79 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 45.91 GiB (41.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
  ID-3: /var/log raw-size: 111.79 GiB size: 111.79 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 45.91 GiB (41.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
  ID-4: /var/tmp raw-size: 111.79 GiB size: 111.79 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 45.91 GiB (41.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.67 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 67.0 C mobo: 50.0 C sodimm: SODIMM C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Info:
  Processes: 233 Uptime: 16m wakeups: 1 Memory: available: 7.67 GiB
  used: 2.09 GiB (27.3%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
  pkgs: 1551 libs: 435 tools: pamac,paru pm: flatpak pkgs: 0 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9
  running-in: alacritty inxi: 3.3.27
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
  System install date:     2023-01-01
  Last full system update: 2023-05-13
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
  Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
  Failed units:`Preformatted text`

Hope that helps

I move it from Issues & Assistance to Xfce

Did you search in forum?

searched but found nothing realted

can it be fixed or need to reinstall?

Have you tried restoring a snapshot, or booting with the fallback image? You can find these options in the Grub boot menu.

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God-only knows what your relatives have done to it. Have you asked them?

That. :point_up:

Personally, I’d format and install fresh. I don’t trust my relatives.
:wink:

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Hi

Try in terminal emulator:

xfdesktop --reload 
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