KDE2 problem...

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 00:05:58 -0800

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Hi,

I'm sorry if I'm repeating questions that have been asked previously.  I'm 
exploring using cygwin + Xfree86 as a replacement for a Unix machine.  KDE 
seemed the most attractive window manager so I went ahead and installed 
it.  I had it working successfully on my laptop, but now that I've tried to 
install it on my desktop and run into problems, I find I'm running into 
problems on my laptop as well.  The strange thing is that I haven't changed 
anything pertaining to cygwin since I had it working...

I'm not sure how to go about figuring what's wrong.  When I run startx I 
get the following messages:
[: ==: unknown operand
kdeinit: launch -> dcopserver --nosid
kdeinit: Launched DCOPServer, pid = 2488 result = 0
DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Could not open network socket
_KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root
iceauth:  creating new authority file /home/nitin/.ICEauthority
DCOP: register 'anonymous-948' -> number of clients is now 1
DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-948'
DCOP: register 'anonymous-2488' -> number of clients is now 1
DCOPServer up and running.
kdeinit: launch -> klauncher (null)
DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-2488'
DCOP: register 'ksplash' -> number of clients is now 1
kdeinit: Launched KLauncher, pid = 404 result = 0
DCOP: register 'klauncher' -> number of clients is now 2
DCOP: unregister 'klauncher'
DCOP: register 'klauncher' -> number of clients is now 2
kdecore (KSocket): Trying to listen on Unix /tmp/ksocket-Nitin 
Kasturi/klauncher
8bxrMb.slave-socket
kdecore (KSocket): Socket bound: 7
DCOP: new daemon klauncher
DCOP: register 'anonymous-404' -> number of clients is now 2
DCOP: unregister 'ksplash'

KDE seems to die on the second item, Initializing system services" with the 
splash screen disappearing, giving me a dead Xwindow.  Cygwin becomes very 
difficult to close after this -- I have to kill a bunch of kdeinit 
processes in the Task Manager.b

The error in bold seems consistent with the note on the FAQ 
(http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/faq/kde2.php), however there is no 
"cygdrive flags" variable at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus 
Solutions.  I did find a cygdrive flags" variable at 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 and I changed 
that to "0x0a" but that didn't seem to do anything.

This appears to have been a problem for many people, so I imagine someone 
could readily help me.  I'm running Windows XP (My desktop is actually 
running Win2K.).

My limited experiences with KDE2 so far:  It seems a bit slow to load 
up.  I love the feel of it, though.   I haven't tried any other window 
managers, but are there any out there that load faster and are less buggy 
-- I'm willing to experiment with KDE, but others who want to go the same 
route aren't so willing.

Please reply to me directly as I'm not on the list....  If there's anything 
I should output, please let me know...

Thanks for your help!

Nitin

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Hi, 
I'm sorry if I'm repeating questions that have been asked
previously.&nbsp; I'm exploring using cygwin + Xfree86 as a replacement
for a Unix machine.&nbsp; KDE seemed the most attractive window manager
so I went ahead and installed it.&nbsp; I had it working successfully on
my laptop, but now that I've tried to install it on my desktop and run
into problems, I find I'm running into problems on my laptop as
well.&nbsp; The strange thing is that I haven't changed anything
pertaining to cygwin since I had it working... 
I'm not sure how to go about figuring what's wrong.&nbsp; When I run
startx I get the following messages: 
[: ==: unknown operand 
kdeinit: launch -&gt; dcopserver --nosid 
kdeinit: Launched DCOPServer, pid = 2488 result = 0 
DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Could not open network
socket 
_KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to
root 
iceauth:&nbsp; creating new authority file 
/home/nitin/.ICEauthority 
DCOP: register 'anonymous-948' -&gt; number of clients is now 1 
DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-948' 
DCOP: register 'anonymous-2488' -&gt; number of clients is now 1 
DCOPServer up and running. 
kdeinit: launch -&gt; klauncher (null) 
DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-2488' 
DCOP: register 'ksplash' -&gt; number of clients is now 1 
kdeinit: Launched KLauncher, pid = 404 result = 0 
DCOP: register 'klauncher' -&gt; number of clients is now 2 
DCOP: unregister 'klauncher' 
DCOP: register 'klauncher' -&gt; number of clients is now 2 
kdecore (KSocket): Trying to listen on Unix /tmp/ksocket-Nitin
Kasturi/klauncher 
8bxrMb.slave-socket 
kdecore (KSocket): Socket bound: 7 
DCOP: new daemon klauncher 
DCOP: register 'anonymous-404' -&gt; number of clients is now 2 
DCOP: unregister 'ksplash' 
KDE seems to die on the second item, Initializing system services&quot;
with the splash screen disappearing, giving me a dead Xwindow.&nbsp;
Cygwin becomes very difficult to close after this -- I have to kill a
bunch of kdeinit processes in the Task Manager.b 
The error in bold seems consistent with the note on the FAQ
(<a href="http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/faq/kde2.php" eudora="autourl">http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/faq/kde2.php</a>),
however there is no &quot;cygdrive flags&quot; variable at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions.&nbsp; I did find a cygdrive
flags&quot; variable at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus
Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 and I changed that to &quot;0x0a&quot; but
that didn't seem to do anything.&nbsp; 
This appears to have been a problem for many people, so I imagine someone
could readily help me.&nbsp; I'm running Windows XP (My desktop is
actually running Win2K.). 
My limited experiences with KDE2 so far:&nbsp; It seems a bit slow to
load up.&nbsp; I love the feel of it, though.&nbsp;&nbsp; I haven't tried
any other window managers, but are there any out there that load faster
and are less buggy -- I'm willing to experiment with KDE, but others who
want to go the same route aren't so willing. 
Please reply to me directly as I'm not on the list....&nbsp; If there's
anything I should output, please let me know... 
Thanks for your help! 
Nitin 
 
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