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Subject: Re: [kde] Unable to start up KDE due to hanging with a
From: Brian Francis <brianfrancis48 () hotmail ! com>
Date: 2007-11-29 20:37:59
Message-ID: BLU112-W18018E9F26508199F664A0D7700 () phx ! gbl
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btf
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:28:13 -0800
> From: ant@zimage.com
> To: kde@mail.kde.org
> Subject: Re: [kde] Unable to start up KDE due to hanging with a \
> black desktop and movable mouse cursor.
> > > $ ping $HOSTNAME
> > > PING localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> > > 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64
> > > time=0.061 ms
> > > 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64
> > > time=0.048 ms
> > >
> > > --- localhost.localdomain ping statistics ---
> > > 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms
> > > rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.048/0.054/0.061/0.009 ms
> >
> > Good.
> >
> > > So yes. And in case you got confused with the list of IP addresses \
> > > and domain names in the log -- it is because I have a hosts file that \
> > > blocks bad sites. I tried removing it and retrying KDE. It made no \
> > > differences.
> >
> > No, I got that :)
> >
> > This was based on the last few lines, where it gets "Connection \
> > refused" on 127.0.0.1 a couple of times.
> >
> > Hmm, can you echo $DISPLAY in startkde right before ksmserver's line?
>
> I assume like this:
> # We only check for 255 which means that the ksmserver process could not \
> be # started, any problems thereafter, e.g. ksmserver failing to \
> initialize, # will remain undetected.
> test -n "$KDEWM" && KDEWM="--windowmanager $KDEWM"
> kwrapper ksmserver $KDEWM
> echo $DISPLAY > /home/ant/download/display.txt
> if test $? -eq 255; then
> # Startup error
> echo 'startkde: Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation.'
> 1>&2
> xmessage -geometry 500x100 "Could not start ksmserver. Check your
> installation."
> fi
>
> If so, then:
> $ more /home/ant/download/display.txt
> > 0
>
>
> > Another thing you could try is to start just xterm and then run \
> > startkde inside it, i.e.
> >
> > startx /usr/bin/xterm
> >
> > Should start the X server and just xterm as the only window. You'll \
> > need to move the mouse cursor over the window to allow keyboard input.
>
> That worked, but no cigar. I see KDE's splash screen loader and it
> blinks at the first icon (wheel) with "Setting up interprocess
> communication" like I did in Gnome. After a minute or two, this splash
> screen goes away and xterm is still showing "startkde: Starting up..."
> Here's a strace from second attempt inside xterm:
> http://pastebin.ca/783688 (looks the same). Does startkde have a debug
> feature?
>
> I am going to bed now, so I will try more later from your ideas. :)
> --
> "One day he sprained an ankle rather than crush an ant." --Les
> Miserables
> /\___/\
> / /\ /\ \ Phillip/Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site)
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please take me off your email list I no long this junk \
email<br>btf<br><br>> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:28:13 -0800<br>> \
From: ant@zimage.com<br>> To: kde@mail.kde.org<br>> Subject: Re: \
[kde] Unable to start up KDE due to hanging with a black desktop and \
movable mouse cursor.<br>> <br>> > > $ ping $HOSTNAME<br>> \
> > PING localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of \
data.<br>> > > 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): \
icmp_seq=1 ttl=64<br>> > > time=0.061 ms<br>> > > 64 \
bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64<br>> \
> > time=0.048 ms<br>> > ><br>> > > --- \
localhost.localdomain ping statistics ---<br>> > > 2 packets \
transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms<br>> > > rtt \
min/avg/max/mdev = 0.048/0.054/0.061/0.009 ms<br>> > <br>> > \
Good.<br>> > <br>> > > So yes. And in case you got confused \
with the list of IP addresses and<br>> > > domain names in the log \
-- it is because I have a hosts file that blocks<br>> > > bad \
sites. I tried removing it and retrying KDE. It made no \
differences.<br>> > <br>> > No, I got that :)<br>> > \
<br>> > This was based on the last few lines, where it gets \
"Connection refused" on <br>> > 127.0.0.1 a couple of times.<br>> \
> <br>> > Hmm, can you echo $DISPLAY in startkde right before \
ksmserver's line?<br>> <br>> I assume like this:<br>> # We only \
check for 255 which means that the ksmserver process could not be<br>> # \
started, any problems thereafter, e.g. ksmserver failing to \
initialize,<br>> # will remain undetected.<br>> test -n "$KDEWM" \
&& KDEWM="--windowmanager $KDEWM"<br>> kwrapper ksmserver $KDEWM \
<br>> echo $DISPLAY > /home/ant/download/display.txt<br>> if test \
$? -eq 255; then<br>> # Startup error<br>> echo 'startkde: Could \
not start ksmserver. Check your installation.' <br>> \
1>&2<br>> xmessage -geometry 500x100 "Could not start \
ksmserver. Check your <br>> installation."<br>> fi<br>> <br>> \
If so, then:<br>> $ more /home/ant/download/display.txt <br>> \
:0<br>> <br>> <br>> > Another thing you could try is to start \
just xterm and then run startkde <br>> > inside it, i.e.<br>> > \
<br>> > startx /usr/bin/xterm<br>> > <br>> > Should start \
the X server and just xterm as the only window. You'll need to <br>> \
> move the mouse cursor over the window to allow keyboard input.<br>> \
<br>> That worked, but no cigar. I see KDE's splash screen loader and \
it<br>> blinks at the first icon (wheel) with "Setting up \
interprocess<br>> communication" like I did in Gnome. After a minute or \
two, this splash<br>> screen goes away and xterm is still showing \
"startkde: Starting up..."<br>> Here's a strace from second attempt \
inside xterm:<br>> http://pastebin.ca/783688 (looks the same). Does \
startkde have a debug<br>> feature?<br>> <br>> I am going to bed \
now, so I will try more later from your ideas. :)<br>> -- <br>> "One \
day he sprained an ankle rather than crush an ant." --Les <br>> \
Miserables<br>> /\___/\<br>> / /\ /\ \ Phillip/Ant @ \
http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site)<br>> | |o o| | Ant's \
Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net<br>> \ _ / \
E-mail: philpi@earthlink.net or ant@zimage.com<br>> ( )<br>> \
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http://lists.kde.org/.<br>> More info: \
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