I'm running mandriva le 2005. I just upgraded to K3B 0.12.1-2mdk. It required libk3b2-0.12.1-2mdk and libdbus-qt-1_0-0.22-3mdk so I installed both packages. Now
when trying to start K3b the splash screen pops up and nothing happens in terminal
I get this message (K3bExternalBinManager) Cdrecord 2.1.1a01 features: dvd-patch, gracetime, overburn, cdtext, clone, tao, cuefile, xamix, plain-atapi, hacked-atapi
k3b: (K3bExternalBinManager) 2 1 1 a01 seems to be cdrecord version >= 1.11a02,using burnfree instead of burnproof
k3b: (K3bExternalBinManager) seems to be cdrecord version >= 1.11a31, support for Just Link via burnfree driveroption
k3b: (K3bDevice::HalConnection) initializing HAL 0.4
k3b: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libk3bdevice.so.2: undefined symbol: _ZN6DBusQt10Connection34dbus_connection_setup_with_qt_mainEP14DBusConnection
and if I run k3bsetup in terminal as root I get
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
kbuildsycoca running...
KWrited - Listening on Device /dev/pts/4
kcmshell: (K3bExternalBinManager) Cdrecord 2.1.1a01 features: dvd-patch, gracetime, overburn, cdtext, clone, tao, cuefile, xamix, plain-atapi, hacked-atapi
kcmshell: (K3bExternalBinManager) 2 1 1 a01 seems to be cdrecord version >= 1.11a02, using burnfree instead of burnproof
kcmshell: (K3bExternalBinManager) seems to be cdrecord version >= 1.11a31, support for Just Link via burnfree driveroption
kcmshell: (K3bDevice::HalConnection) initializing HAL 0.4
kcmshell: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libk3bdevice.so.2: undefined symbol: _ZN6DBusQt10Connection34dbus_connection_setup_with_qt_mainEP14DBusConnection
[root@rfurman ryan]# Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy
ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 8151, errno = 0
ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 8159, errno = 0
I tried to unistall the new version of k3b and reinstall the old but now the same thing
happens with old version.Help.

As a commercial driver, I've been through Emporia. I found myself lookiing to one side, and saying to myself 'Damn, I'd like to take a dirt bike and run off in that direction'; and looking to the other side, I said to myself 'Damn, I'd like to take a pack horse with supplies and run off in that direction'. Beautiful country to my eyes. Others might not agree.

On another note: it sounds like you are missing some header files. You upgraded k3b (the app) but not the k3b-devel! (those undefined symbol errors are the clue). So, find the devel package for the same version as the upgrade, and install that. Then run updatedb to update the locate database, then look for files with ~ or _ in the name. You've trapped an error in a file. That file is being read every time you try to use k3b. Delete the files with the ~ or _ in the name. The problem should go away after installing the devel and removing the offending error files.

Thanks for your help I tried doing what you suggested and still could not get it to work. I ended up for the time being uninstalling
all the new packages and reinstalling all the originals. Is there a way to use urpmi to install the newest version of k3b?

oops, posted this to the wrong thread. Sorry!

I finally got k3b 12.2 installed. I was not installing the matching libk3b rpm. I am surprised
I was even getting the splash screen.