Now this is a bit weird...

**djap** · 10-15-2005

I just installed some updates on my mandriva 2006 and after installation I tried to open my home directory in kde by double clicing home-icon at the desktop. All it did was that amarok started and begun playing sound track of an video located in /home/my home/some/sub/directories/.... So I guessed that it might be linked somehow wrong, but when checking it I couldn't find anything wrong with it. Then I made new link pointing to /home/my home and tried it. It did exactly the same (started amarok that begun playing something).

Any idea anyone ?

And by the way. If i use konqueror to navigate to my home/Desktop and try that link there it works fine.

**david_b.** · 10-18-2005

You can allways try upgrading Amarok. And did you try the same in Gnome or other Shells ?

**djap** · 10-20-2005

Originally Posted by david_b.

You can allways try upgrading Amarok. And did you try the same in Gnome or other Shells ?

Nope no help in upgrading and no I haven't tried it anywhere else. I have only kde installed. Maybe I'll try it some time later (this isn't so serious that I couldn't live with it

). Thanks for the response.

**smolloy** · 10-20-2005

Right-click on the icon and look at its properties in a text editor. This should show you if there are any unusual links in there, or if there are any commands to run amarok.

**djap** · 10-20-2005

Originally Posted by smolloy

Right-click on the icon and look at its properties in a text editor. This should show you if there are any unusual links in there, or if there are any commands to run amarok.

all I get is this:

Code:

&#91;Desktop Entry&#93;
Encoding=UTF-8
Icon=home-mdk
Type=Link
URL=$HOME

**smolloy** · 10-20-2005

Hmmm..... URL=$HOME means that it should just send you to your home directory. I noticed you said that you were double-clicking on the icon. Now it depends on how you originally setup KDE when you first booted into it, but what happens if you single-click on it?? Does it open it, or does it just highlight it as it would in windows??

**djap** · 10-20-2005

It just highlights it.

**smolloy** · 10-20-2005

Originally Posted by djap

It just highlights it.

Then I'm stumped

Sorry, but you'll need someone smarter than me to fix this.

Intriguing problem tho...

**djap** · 10-20-2005

Ok. Thanks anyway. :P

**linuxuser40351** · 10-20-2005

Check your preferred applications to make sure that folders aren't associated with amarok. I use gnome and there is a special applet for that, can't remember if kde has one or not. Check all of the configurations in amarok too. Try making a link to some other random location that is not in your home directory (/usr or something) and then try opening it to see if it does the same thing.

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