[kde-linux] Problem Starting 3.5.2

[Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.]

There were no error or warning messages when I upgraded to 3.5.2, but 
when I startx I get:

Script started on Sat 22 Apr 2006 08:59:03 AM EDT
computation at inga:~> startx
xauth:  creating new authority file /home/computation/.serverauth.5521


X Window System Version 6.9.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.9
Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
Current Operating System: Linux inga 2.6.15-git12-6-default #1 Tue 
Jan 17 14:22:14 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 17 January 2006
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Apr 22 08:59:07 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
     [10e] 320 x 200, 70Hz
     [111] 640 x 480, 60Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, 100Hz
     [114] 800 x 600, 60Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, 100Hz
     [117] 1024 x 768, 60Hz, 70Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, 43Hz, 100Hz
     [11a] 1280 x 1024, 60Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, 43Hz
     [11d] 640 x 400, 70Hz
     [122] 1600 x 1200, 48Hz, 60Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz
     [133] 320 x 240, 72Hz
     [13c] 1400 x 1050, 60Hz, 75Hz
     [143] 400 x 300, 72Hz
     [153] 512 x 384, 70Hz
     [173] 720 x 480, 75Hz
     [178] 720 x 576, 75Hz
(EE) SAVAGE(0): DRI isn't enabled
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, 
removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, 
removing from list!
/etc/X11/xim: Checking wether an input method should be started.
INPUT_METHOD is not set or empty (no user selected input method).
Trying to start a default input method for the locale en_US.UTF-8 ...
There is no default input method for the current locale.
xset:  bad font path element (#64), possible causes are:
     Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
     Directory missing fonts.dir
     Incorrect font server address or syntax
startkde: Starting up...
kbuildsycoca running...
Could not open library knotify.la: libexpat.so.0: cannot open shared 
object file: No such file or directory
knotify: error while loading shared libraries: libexpat.so.0: cannot 
open shared object file: No such file or directory
kbuildsycoca running...
kded: Fatal IO error: client killed
KWrited - Listening on Device /dev/pts/1
ksmserver: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit: sending SIGHUP to children.
ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 5609, errno = 0
klauncher: Exiting on signal 1
klauncher: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit: sending SIGTERM to children.
kdeinit: Exit.
/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit:  connection to X server lost.

Hangup
GOT SIGHUP
DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Could not open network socket
DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Could not open network socket
ERROR: Couldn't attach to DCOP server!
startkde: Shutting down...
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can't contact kdeinit!
unix_connect: can't connect to server 
(unix:/tmp/ksocket-computation/inga.ffc-1d64-43d67df4)
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.
computation at inga:~> exit

Script done on Sat 22 Apr 2006 09:04:21 AM EDT

I will appreciate any, and all, assistance in solving this problem.

Thanks in advance.