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Compat map for group redefined; X starts only after delay

A delay of about 30 seconds has started to happen recently. I notice the warning:

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The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined
> Using new definition
> Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined
> Using new definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server

I don't have any problems once X starts running. I'd be glad to fix this error but I don't understand it. I haven't deliberately changed my keyboard maps.

I'm running kde-4.9.0 on LFS-7.1

I've got the same lines in my /var/log/kdm.log

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KDM is set to auto login
logging in kevin
authentication failed

I cannot login w/KDM -- keyboard will not function in login window

Auth.log error

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Sep 16 07:15:59 lfs kdm: :0[1487]: pam_warn(kde:auth): function=[pam_sm_authenticate] service=[kde] terminal=[:0] user=[kevin] ruser=[<unknown>] rhost=[<unknown>]
Sep 16 07:16:30 lfs kdm: :0[1487]: pam_warn(kde-np:auth): function=[pam_sm_authenticate] service=[kde-np] terminal=[:0] user=[kevin] ruser=[<unknown>] rhost=[<unknown>]

I can only log in to kde through the console using startx. which asks for the password twice before giving me a prompt

Auth.log

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Sep 16 07:18:39 lfs login[1474]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user kevin by LOGIN(uid=0)
Sep 16 07:18:39 lfs login[1474]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user kevin by LOGIN(uid=0)
Sep 16 07:18:50 lfs polkitd[1622]: Loading rules from directory /etc/polkit-1/rules.d
Sep 16 07:18:50 lfs polkitd[1622]: Loading rules from directory /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
Sep 16 07:18:50 lfs polkitd[1622]: Finished loading, compiling and executing 1 rules
Sep 16 07:18:50 lfs polkitd[1622]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 on the system bus
Sep 16 07:19:26 lfs polkitd[1622]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 (system bus name :1.46 [/opt/kde/lib/kde4/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1], object path /org/kde/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)

after which kde runs fine

I didn't have a problem running X, just a delay and these errors. I figured out that a package update had made some of my keyboard map files out-of-date (I have customized them.) Recompiling with xkbcomp eliminated the error report. X starts up quickly some times, slowly others; apparently this error had nothing to do with it. I've eliminated all the errors reported in the logs: I don't know what's up: I've put off figuring it out.