desktop problems

[landon kelsey]

I have the very latest F9 and KDE 4(shows elsewhere 3.5) via yum update
 
I will send KDE problems to KDE!
 
If I can differentiate...problem may be manifold
 
since day 1 and existing now
 
on boot
 
1-0:1.0 unable to enumerate USB device on hub # 2
1-0:1.0 unable to enumerate USB device on hub # 4
1-0:1.0 unable to enumerate USB device on hub # 2
 
problem :  computer hangs occasionally usually connected to popups from panel items.
 
Sometimes I can clear the hangup by hitting keys ctrl-alt...sometimes a powerdown is required
 
but usually I have to unplug/replug the flash memory drive.
 
I have a card that connects all USB 2.0 devices since my built-in USB is 1.1
 
Once upon a time NTFS and VFAT flash memory drives were mounted via entries in fstab.
 
Then they went auto.
 
Now I must open NTFS and VFAT flash memory drive via dolphin to mount them or else nothing will be able to see them!
 
When installing F9, I used gnome for a while and the icons for NTFS and VFAT flash memory drive
 
were at the upper left.
 
This is probably in the KDE realm.
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definitely KDE realm:
 
I have been a faithful KDE guy for years! I recently had a problem with switchdesk no longer working!
 
The guys at bugzilla said switchdesk  no longer works (I haven't tried it again)
 
Seems I had to do surgery to get KDE as desktop.
 
 I had to enter KDE into a file I've forgotten where it was!
 
Problems:
 
(1) panel is a mess! 
                 (a) no autohide
                 (b) always black
                 (c) clutter of icon remnants on the right
 
ksnapshot was changed (for the better???) so that sometimes it interacts with the CPU hangup (above)
 
almost requiring a power down!
 
Oh yes: I put an icon on the desktop at the upper left for Kaffeine (that doesn't work). 
 
 
I've deleted the icon numerous times but it persists after boot.
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