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Subject: Re: [kde-linux] Starting up KDE hangs with a black desktop
From: Phillip Pi <ant () zimage ! com>
Date: 2007-11-24 6:10:20
Message-ID: 20071124061020.GE12385 () alpha ! zimage ! com
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> >>>>>>> Perhaps reinstalling the KSMServer would fix the connection between KDE
> >>>>>>> and X? I'll try that now and let you know what happens.
> >>>>>> Didn't help. Attempts to start KDE from the command line still report
> >>>>>> being unable to start kdeinit. I can't find kdeinit listed as a separate
> >>>>>> package, so I don't know if simply reinstalling kdeinit would fix
> >>>>>> things.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Looks like reinstalling system fresh is the only option.
> >>>>> Check the solutions proposed here_
> >>>>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=452053
> >>>> Thanks, Kevin, but no cheers for me yet.
> >>> Hmm. Did you try with a new user account?
> >> Here's the results with a new user account. It generated a
> >> .xsession-errors file containing.
> >>
> >> startkde: Starting up...
> >> Hangup
> >> GOT SIGHUP
> >> startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.
> >> Error: Can't open display: :0
> >> Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> >> ksmserver: cannot connect to X server :0
> >> ERROR: Couldn't attach to DCOP server!
> >> startkde: Shutting down...
> >> Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> >> Error: Can't contact kdeinit!
> >> startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
> >> xprop: unable to open display ':0'
> >> startkde: Done.
> >
> > That's the pretty much the same thing I got until I used the workaround
> > for startkde.
>
> What work around was that? I don't recall seeing one on the bug report
> that was mentioned earlier.
See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=452053 for:
/usr/bin/startkde file:
LD_BIND_NOW=true start_kdeinit --new-startup +kcminit_startup
to
LD_BIND_NOW=true start_kdeinit_wrapper --new-startup +kcminit_startup
:)
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