help with kde

pablowablo · 01-18-2005, 05:03 AM

I don't know what happened but I suddenly can't start my kde session.... Last thing I did was mess around with my ppp connection that's why I'm baffled that kde won't start now

This is what happens...

splash screen shows up.... takes a long while in the part where it says initializing system services... then nothing happens.... the splash screen disappears without the other stages (loading session etc) being run.... then just a blank grey screen....

I want my kde back so please help

scuzzman · 01-18-2005, 05:37 AM

Can you switch to a virtual console (Ctrl+Alt+F1)? If so, does it display any error messages?
What kernel, distro, and X version are we looking at?
Are you able to load other WM's (Gnome, Floxbox, Enlightenment, etc...)?

pablowablo · 01-18-2005, 06:04 AM

I use libranet 2.8.1 running KDE 3.3...

I have 2.4.26 kernel.. I don't know what x version i have.. sorry

yes I was able to log into virtual console... and I was able to log into gnome with the same user.

my .xsession-errors file contain the following:

/etc/gdm/PreSession//Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/gdm/PreSession//Default: running: sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l :0 pablo
startkde: Starting up...
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...

I don't know if it helps but... after a while.... the KDE start up sound plays, but screen is still blank

scuzzman · 01-18-2005, 06:17 AM

Ok - cd to /etc/X11
there should be a file called XFree86.0.log or Xorg.0.log - it's for XF86 and Xorg respectively.
type this:

Code:

cat FILENAME | grep EE

replacing FILENAME with the respective logfile (XFree86.0.log or Xorg.0.log) and post the output

pablowablo · 01-18-2005, 07:07 AM

hello.... I didn't have the files you mentioned

Here are the contents of /etc/X11

WindowMaker
X
XF86Config-4
XF86Config-4.old
XftConfig
Xloadimage
Xresources
Xsession
Xsession.d
Xsession.options
Xwrapper.config
app-defaults
default-display-manager
fluxbox
fonts
fvwm
gdm
icewm
imwheel
openbox
qvwm
rgb.txt
rstart
rxvt.menu
sawfish
serverconfig
starthere
sysconfig
xfce
xinit
xkb
xserver
xsm
xview

also, I tried booting in my 2.6 kernel and I was able to go into KDE. But my 2.6 build is very bad so I want to fix my 2.4