Another KDE based error, when I go into "Monitor and Display Settings" it shows no settings, but instead says module could not be loaded. It gives possible reasons as an orphaned control module or a third party module "Lying around". I have searched around and can't really find anything that would cause this. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Perhaps this can help diagnose the problem.

Typing kcmshell displayconfig yields the following:


Pythonize constructor -- pid = 9701
Python interpreter initialized!



Pythonize constructor -- pid = 9701
Xlib: extension "XFree86-VidModeExtension" missing on display ":1.0".
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_displayconfig
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 1698, in create_displayconfig
return DisplayApp(parent, name)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 441, in __init__
self.xsetup = XSetup(self.xconfigpath)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 387, in __init__
self._finalizeInit()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 392, in _finalizeInit
gfxcard._finalizeInit()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1103, in _finalizeInit
screen._finalizeInit()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1620, in _finalizeInit
(self.redgamma, self.greengamma, self.bluegamma) = self.x_live_screen.getGamma()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xf86misc.py", line 55, in getGamma
return ixf86misc.GetGamma(self.display,self.screenid)
SystemError: error return without exception set
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line 44, in apport_excepthook
binary = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwdu(), sys.argv[0]))
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'argv'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_displayconfig
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 1698, in create_displayconfig
return DisplayApp(parent, name)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 441, in __init__
self.xsetup = XSetup(self.xconfigpath)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 387, in __init__
self._finalizeInit()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 392, in _finalizeInit
gfxcard._finalizeInit()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1103, in _finalizeInit
screen._finalizeInit()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigabstraction.py", line 1620, in _finalizeInit
(self.redgamma, self.greengamma, self.bluegamma) = self.x_live_screen.getGamma()
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xf86misc.py", line 55, in getGamma
return ixf86misc.GetGamma(self.display,self.screenid)
SystemError: error return without exception set
error: *** runFunction failure
;



Machine is a inspiron 6400 with an ATI x1300 gfx card, currently able to run beryl but I think something to do with this is problem.

It didn't worked for me, i have the same problem as you do, but i saw another that it worked for another guy.

Remove the package kde-guidance using adept
Reinstall it

Good luck

I removed KDE guidance and that went fine. But when I go to reinstall it, Adept does nothing. I select install and it does nothing. When I use apt-get it says:


Reading state information... Done
Package kde-guidance is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package kde-guidance has no installation candidate