kde-cygwin starting problems, dying in services initialization

["Raúl V. Ramírez Velarde"]

Hi!

Please resend startkde.bat with a txt extension like
you did before with startkde_small (like: startkde.bat.txt)
as email-firewall erases all *.bat files sent as attachment.

Greate work!!!!

Raul R.

At 12:29 p.m. 26/04/2003 +0200, Ralf Habacker wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have installed kde3.1.1 on cygwin  (win2k professionsl).
> > When I try to start kde window manager using startkde.bat
> > command, kde starting process is failing in 'system services
> > initialization'. Here is the log.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > e:\cygwin\opt\kde3>REM start dcopserver (ksplash need this)
> >
> > e:\cygwin\opt\kde3>run dcopserver --nofork
> >
> > e:\cygwin\opt\kde3>REM start splashscreen
> >
> > e:\cygwin\opt\kde3>ksplash
> >
> > e:\cygwin\opt\kde3>REM Startup kde base services
> >
> > e:\cygwin\opt\kde3>kdeinit --no-dcop +kcminit +ksmserver
> > kdeinit: entering main
> > Creating link /home/Administrator/.kde31/socket-host1.
> > Created link from "/home/Administrator/.kde31/socket-host1" to
> > "/tmp/ksocket-Administrator"
> > _name=klauncher launcher=1 is_lib=0
> > kdeinit: Launched KLauncher, pid = 1400 result = 0
> > kdecore (KSocket): Trying to listen on Unix
> > /tmp/ksocket-Administrator/klauncherpPHGXa.slave-socket
> > _name=kded launcher=0 is_lib=0
> > kdeinit: Launched KDED, pid = 1380 result = 0
> > Creating link /home/Administrator/.kde31/tmp-shanti.
> > Created link from "/home/Administrator/.kde31/tmp-home1"
> > to "/tmp/kde-Administrator"
> > kio (KDirWatch): Available methods: Stat
> > kded: Does not exist!
> > (/home/Administrator/.kde31/share/servicetypes/)
> > kio (KDirWatch): Added Dir /opt/kde3/share/servicetypes/
> > [KDirWatch-1]
> > kded: Does not exist! (/home/Administrator/.kde31/share/mimelnk/)
> > kio (KDirWatch): Added Dir /opt/kde3/share/mimelnk/ [KDirWatch-1]
> > kded: Does not exist! (/home/Administrator/.kde31/share/applnk/)
> > kio (KDirWatch): Added Dir /opt/kde3/share/applnk/ [KDirWatch-1]
> > kded: Does not exist! (/home/Administrator/.kde31/share/services/)
> > kio (KDirWatch): Added Dir /opt/kde3/share/services/ [KDirWatch-1]
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > after this, kde initialization process is hung up.
> >
> > I 've checked kde mount parameters and related kdelib versions.
> > They seem to be correct.
> > I 've installed kdeinit using  setup-kde-3.1.1-b1.exe file.
> > Before installing this, I 've double checked to ensure that all the
> > required cygwin libraries are available.
> >
> > Did not encounter any problems during kde installation. It seems
> > that all  the windows env. variables  also created properly.
> >
> > I am not sure, what else to check. I tried rebooting the machine,
> > running startkde_small.bat and still getting the same problem( no
> > progress in system services initialization, getting a blue blank
> > screen)
> >
> > I would apreciate if somebody help me to figure out this or point
> > me in right direction. Thanks in advance for your time and advice.
>
>I can't see any unusual issues in your log file, so I can only give you a few
>hints:
>
>1. Please add a line with a set command before the dcopserver is started in
>startkde.bat.
>    This will show you all currently set environment vars.
>
>2. Try  ps -ea on a bash shell. You should see at least the following COMMANDS
>
>$ ps -ea
>       PID    PPID    PGID     WINPID  TTY  UID    STIME COMMAND
>       288       1     288        288  con    1 12:12:19 /usr/bin/bash
>      1744       1    1744       1744    ?    1 12:14:47 
> /opt/kde3/bin/ipc-daemon
>      1924       1    1924       1924    ?    1 12:21:26 /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin
>      1764       1    1764       1764  con    1 12:21:26 
> /opt/kde3/bin/dcopserver
>I    1812       1    1812       1812  con    1 12:21:28 /opt/kde3/bin/kdeinit
>      1856    1812    1856       1856    ?    1 12:21:29 /opt/kde3/bin/kdeinit
>      1844       1    1856       1844    ?    1 12:21:33 /opt/kde3/bin/kdeinit
>      1836       1    1856       1836    ?    1 12:21:38 /opt/kde3/bin/kded
>
>3. Try the appended startkde.bat. It fixes some issues.
>
>4. If this does not help report again.
>
>Ralf
>
>
>
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