[Gnoppix-user] no desktop after installation

[Yuri van Geenen]

Hiya,

PC info:
IBM Thinkpad A22M
Pentium 3 - 850Mhz - 256MB RAM - ATI Rage Mobility Graphics

About two weeks ago I downloaded Gnoppix and burnt the ISO on CD-rom, no 
problems
whatever with booting from it etc. Yesterday I installed it on my laptop.
It gives you then the option, something like:

1. Install old style Debian
2. Install like live CD Gnoppix style

So I picked the 'Gnoppix style install' and everything went well. When I 
boot into my fresh installed system, it seems
like Gnome takes a lot of time starting up and then it just sits there, 
leaving me with a Gnome background image
and a mouse and no icons or anything else. The mouse just moves, nothing more.
With CTRL-F keys I can change to a prompt.

Is this normal after an installation? I'd like to have the same desktop in 
Gnome after installation, like I have
when I start up my Live CD. Any suggestions?

thx!
yuri (from Holland)