KDE error -- Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.

Dade · 05-13-2004, 01:40 PM

I was updating my graphics drivers, but I messed up something and now whenever I start kde, it gives this error: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation. [okay].

It's on a grey background and in white box. After I clicked [okay], there where also some messages like 'the library file is missing' or something. Can't remember exactly...

What do I do?

PS.

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Dade · 05-13-2004, 02:21 PM

Okay, the error that I get after that is: "kdeinit: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

nesware · 05-13-2004, 02:26 PM

looks like you messed up more than just the graphic drivers...

reinstall all the kde pachages
you migth want to do this in run level 1 (single user mode)

Code:

init 1

(relogon)

Code:

mount the slackware CD-2
mount /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom/slackware/kde
installpkg *.tgz
reboot

Dade · 05-13-2004, 03:11 PM

Sorry, but it did not help.

I did exatcly as you said, it installed kde again, everything went alright, but after I rebooted, still the same problem.

I tried to do this both with "init 1" command entered and without "init 1" command entered. Still the same error on gray background and after that, there's still this error: ""kdeinit: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory."

Anything else I can do?

Dade · 05-13-2004, 03:21 PM

And I did that as a root. Should I have logged on as a normal user to install kde?

neondonkey · 05-13-2004, 03:35 PM

first, instead of reinstalling everything again, just try to run the xf86config command. this will give you a brand new XF86Config file. after this is done, try to boot kde again. if this works then post what kind of videocard you have and what driver you are wanting to use.

good luck!

Carpo · 05-13-2004, 03:37 PM

i had that and the only way i managed to get it to work was by a way a friend told me

download the development and library folders from the current tree and install all packages.

i did that and it worked - strange i know

thegeekster · 05-13-2004, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dade
And I did that as a root. Should I have logged on as a normal user to install kde?

No............installpkg is a root command, not a user command....

On my machine, libGL.so.1 is found in the directory /usr/lib and is a symlink to /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1. And /usr/X11R6/lib/ligGL.so.1, in turn, is a symlink to /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2. Check to see if those two libGL.so.1 symlinks exist. And this lib is part of the xfree86 pkg, not kde...............So you might have to reinstall xfree86-4.x.x if they don't exist (or just create the symlinks)...................or try running 'ldconfig' as root to update the library paths found in /etc/ld.so.conf

Dade · 05-13-2004, 05:24 PM

Thanks for the replies guys! I really appreciate that.

But unfortunately the suggestions didn't help. Or I couln't understand them... I don't know.

The thing is that in Linux world, I am a _total_ newbie. Yesterday I learned that with "cd" command, I can access folders!

... but I still don't even know how to copy or delete files without going into the GUI.

So, please, could you be a little more specific if you suggest something.

Ok, my video card is ATI RADEON 9600PRO 128MB and I want to install the latest drivers of course. The ones that are on ati.com and for the latest xf86 version. I tried to run xfree86config _again_, before reinstalling kde, but it didn't help. And the "ldconfig" command appers to do nothing. I just type it in and nothing happens. Looks like it accepts the command, but nothing happens afterwards.

Well, I'm counting on you. Please help me to solve this problem.

thegeekster · 05-13-2004, 05:39 PM

The 'ldconfig' command doesn't give any confirmation, it updates the lib paths found in the file /etc/ld.so.conf so the OS knows where to look.........

Okay, then run this command and tell us the resutls:

Code:

whereis libGL.so.1

If everything is as it should be, the output should look like this:

Code:

libGL.so: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so

If it can't find it then the paths will be missing..........then we'll go from there

Dade · 05-14-2004, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by thegeekster
Okay, then run this command and tell us the resutls:

Code:

whereis libGL.so.1

If everything is as it should be, the output should look like this:

Code:

libGL.so: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so

If it can't find it then the paths will be missing..........then we'll go from there

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Okay, I did that and this came up: "ibGL.so: "

Just this and nothing more.

What do I do now?

thegeekster · 05-14-2004, 03:54 PM

Looks like you XFree86 installation is broken..................To be on the safe side, it would probably be easier to reinstall XFree......................Assuming you haven't upgraded KDE to a 3.2 version (still using the default 3.1.4 version supplied by Slack 9.1), grab your first installation CD (CD-1) and insert it into your CDROM, mount it, and install the pkg xfree86 found in the slackware/x/ directory...................The commands to use after inserting the CD into the drive:

Code:

mount /mnt/cdrom
installpkg /mnt/cdrom/slackware/x/xfree86-4*.tgz
umount /mnt/cdrom
reboot

This will install only the base pkg for xfree86 found in that directory which will restore that missing library KDE is complaining about....

Hopefully, this is all that got broken

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PS: After unmounting the CD (umount /mnt/cdrom) be sure to remove it before rebooting if your computer is able to boot from a CD..........

Dade · 05-14-2004, 04:43 PM

Yes! It worked! I am back in KDE now

Thanks thegeekster!

Dade · 05-15-2004, 08:07 AM

Um, but I'd like to install the graphics card drivers now. But I can't!!11111

Ok, I go to here --> http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/linuxhowto-ati.html

I follow all the instructions and when I type this 'rpm -Uh --force fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6.i386.rpm'

then I get this error:

error: failed dependencies:
/bin/sh is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
/bin/sh is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
/bin/sh is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
/bin/sh is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
ld-linux.so.2 is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libX11.so.6 is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libXext.so.6 is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libc.so.6 is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libdl.so.2 is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libm.so.6 is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libpthread.so.0 is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6
libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6

What do I do??

thegeekster · 05-16-2004, 02:01 AM

Hmmm..........looks like more than xfree86 got broken............

For /bin/sh, that is a symlink to /bin/bash...........to recreate it, 'su' to root and run this command:

Code:

cd /bin && ln -sf bash sh

In fact, I'm beginning to see a pattern here, it seems when you first tried to update your graphics card, you broke more than just the symlinks for xfree86.............No telling how many symlinks may be missing..............

I would suggest to reinstall everything to restore your system completely.............you should be able to do this fairly easily with swaret..........I think the command is simply:

Code:

swaret --reinstall

That should reinstall all your existing pkgs...........