Each time I install Fedora (10, 11, 12, 13 & 14) I don't have any icons in my system menus.

My typical setup is, kmod-nvidia, compiz-fusion, cairo-dock (top as launcher), avant-window-navigator (at bottom as taskbar).

With this setup (and maybe the default 2d gnome setup(?)) I don't have any icons in the gnome system menus (Accessories, Preferences, Administration, etc) - Even the Applications Menu shown in Cairo are missing their icons.

To fix this install the package gconf-editor, run it and go to desktop->gnome->interface there you will find a setting menus_have_icons - check this setting and your menus will now have icons.

I have no idea why this is always unchecked after a fresh install with this setup..

I find that I have issues with the nvidia driver making my screen flicker/flash and sometime causes my machine to crash. I have found that it can be fixed by modifying /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia and replacing:

with:

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