Can't use terminal in KDE

JosephS · 07-09-2007, 06:48 PM

Using Slackware 12
Using KDE window manager

I was using the terminal, then it stopped. I can open the terminal, but I can't type anything into it.

Is there a bug in this distro?

Thanks for help.

RoughEdge · 07-10-2007, 11:49 AM

What terminal are you trying to use? Is it Konsole or the Terminal emulator?

dracolich · 07-10-2007, 03:13 PM

Whichever partition has /tmp on it, is it full?

dunric · 07-10-2007, 03:33 PM

Make sure pseudo-terminal device /dev/pts (used by X window terminal emulators) is mounted.
You should have some similar record in /etc/fstab:

devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0

JosephS · 07-11-2007, 07:49 AM

I tried both the terminal emulator and console.

/tmp is on hda1 and it's only 60% full.

/etc/fstab:

Quote:

devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0

I have devpts listed in /proc/mounts:

Quote:

devpts /dev/pts devpts rw 0 0

I can't use firefox in KDE as well: couldn't type in an address

I can use the terminals and firefox in xfce alright; except I couldn't paste any text in when using vim: I set vim to insert(paste) and when I tried to paste, it went to insert(visual) and wouldn't paste anything.

JosephS · 07-13-2007, 08:19 AM

I have line print when I start my computer:

Quote:

Triggering udev events: /sbin/undevtrigger --retry-failed

Would this have anything to do with the problem?

Nylex · 07-13-2007, 09:30 AM

No, that line is normal. Keyboard problem perhaps?