Annoying KDE crash alert and endless timer in taskbar question.
 

I have mandriva 2006 installed and I love it but I have 2 problems.

1.After I update(I checked all available),not immediatly but within a few hours of use I start getting kde crash alerts.Signal 11,SIGPFE if I remember correctly.
I managed to do a backtrace and saw a few qt entries.
I can knock the alerts down to the taskbar but the crash alerts increase in frequency from 1 every 5 seconds to ? thousands per second?Once they start I have about 2 minutes before they are so fast they freeze my system.Cursor wont move.I can restart and get about 2 more minutes of lagged use before freeze.
I've re-installed twice and this doesnt start until I update.Last time I only choose security updates and bug fixes.

2.With a "stock" install(no updates)when I start a program the hourglass starts working in the taskbar.The programs open(doesnt matter which one),I use them,and then close them and the hourglass is still spinning until I guess the default timer expires(About 30 seconds)then it will go away,or if the program is still open it changes to the normal box w/program name.
This is what I was trying to fix by updating.
It does get fixed by the way but soon after the crash alert mudslide hits.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks

Mandriva freezes, kat, SIGPFE 8 and/or 11
 

Hi,

I know this post is about a year late, but maybe I can help someone else with the same problem.

I had a similar problem, and it's most likely a problem with 'kat'. kat is a nightmare and should be removed, at least in my opinion. My notebook used to freeze after a few minutes with the same problem. I had to log in as a different user to remove kat since the desktop froze up.

Here is another related link:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...t=mandriva+kat