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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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> 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
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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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