HI - I have two Linux Machines:
1 running SuSE 9.0 & it's my server.
The other is SuSE 10.1 & It's my workstation.

I decided to buy a LCD monitor from Lextron (at my local BJs store). Edit : BTW both machines use the same monitor/keyboard through an electronic switcher.

The server has no problem with the new monitor
The workstation kdesktop crashes. I have tried just about everything I can think of. Below is the output from startx. Is there anything I can do or do I have to go back to my old CRT monitor? Please note the Xorg.0.log is long, but doesn't seem to have anything in it to show what may be wrong. My graphics card in the workstation is an ATI 128 Rage Pro.

Anyone have any ideas on how to further troubleshoot this? I *am* using the machine right now to put this online, so I'm only partiall disabled. I can't view JPGs, GIMP crashes, and XV can only view PNGs., and of course I have no Kdesktop, but I do have the KDE icon bar at the bottom of the screen. Very strange!

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xauth: creating new authority file /home/geoff/.serverauth.30644


X Window System Version 6.9.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.9
Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
Current Operating System: Linux chatrbox 2.6.16.13-4-default #1 Wed May 3 04:53:23 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 02 May 2006
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Nov 28 14:23:55 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing from list!
xset: bad font path element (#76), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
xset: bad font path element (#76), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
startkde: Starting up...
kbuildsycoca running...
KCrash: Application 'kdesktop' crashing...
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header read failed, errno=104
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header has invalid size (-1)
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header read failed, errno=104
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header has invalid size (-1)
kmix: ERROR: Mixer_ALSA::setEnumIdHW(9), errno=-22
QWidget::setProperty( "text", value ) failed: property invalid, read-only or does not exist
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 19
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x1200007
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 16536 1164758400 1164741864
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Tue Nov 28 19:00:00 2006

evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Tue Nov 28 14:24:24 2006

libnotify-Message: Unable to get session bus: Unable to determine the address of the message bus
akode: Guessed format: xiph
KNotify:layTimeout
KNotify:layTimeout
KNotify:layTimeout
KNotify:layTimeout
KNotify:layTimeout
KNotify:layTimeout
KNotify:layTimeout
KNotify:layTimeout
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 19
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0xc00007
kbuildsycoca running...
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 19
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2a00042
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 19
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2a00151
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 19
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00001

i dont know what this error is but the problem causes as it says is probably:can you verify these?

Yes, they all exist owner root, group root

directories are 755
files in the directories are 644

very strange, eh?

And yet this same system with the older Princeton monitor works. I may just hook the old monitor back up to make sure everything works. Why would a change of a monitor cause these errors??? Mmmm......

It might be because the new monitor is identifying itself differently. Have you tried reconfiguring your monitor again?

I don't know, but if you switched from d-sub to DVI, that might be a problem too...

Maybe strangely configured xorg.conf file? That is, maybe your monitor need special parameters. How about trying a live CD like Knoppix and see if you can reproduce the crash? If it doesn't crash there is something not correctly configured.

Mmm yeah, I've tried all sorts of settings for the LCD - it will, in fact, use the old monitor's settings quite nicely.

I didn't use the DVI connection. There's no way to with my switcher which only has the standard rgb D connectors.

Using a live CD is a good idea. I'm going to try downloading the latest KDE first and if that fails, I'll try a live CD, and if that fails, maybe rebuild a SuSE 9.0 on a separate hard drive, since I know that works with the monitor on my ancient server (a P-II 233!).

When using a live CD, I don't know, but Knoppix used to have a full stuffed xorg.conf. With help of Xorg.0.log of Knoppix, you might be able to find the screen settings from Knoppix' xorg.conf?

OK, I tried UBUNTU and it worked fine.
So I downloaded all the updates for SUSE 10.1. No Joy.
I bought another hard drive and loaded a fresh SuSE 10.1. It works.

So something must be corrupt. Guess I will now shutdown the machine, reattach the old drive and try and compare files. I will first check the xorg.conf and see if somehow that got changed.

Thanks for the suggestions. I suppose I can always transfer all my files if I have to, but I don't want to reconfigure the printers etc. Besides, now I'm curious as to what could have happened to make the system suddenly crash the kdedesktop. X still works, so I'm not real sure where the problem is. Curious thing is the inability to use Gimp or to see any jpgs - even on websites.

Completely baffled!

Try comparing both xorg.conf files and if they are not identical, copy the one that is working to the broken system. Otherwise try uninstalling Gimp with all it's dependencies, maybe it's a corrupt/broken library and will reinstall correctly (Windows way of doing things ).

Hmmm, do you have a Jpeg file as background? Try reinstalling libjpeg if it doesn't get uninstalled with Gimp.