[kde-linux] Can't login via kde - hangs when "initializing peripherals"

[David Scriven]

No one can login via KDE, but I haven't tried creating
a new user. There is no ~/.xsession-errors file under any
id.

I'll try your other ideas tomorrow.

DS
--- Andrew Walbran <qwandor at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 10 September 2006 9:51 am, David Scriven wrote:
> > I'm having problem on a machine which has been working well
> > until a week or so ago. Running Fedora Core 5 updated from 4 some
> > months ago. Machine is kept up to date and currently has version
> > 3.5.4 of kde, kernel 2.6.17-1.2174, nvidia card using the livna
> > version of the drivers, version 8774.
> >
> > When logging in under kde - it spends a long time at "Initializing
> > peripherals" then there is some message, which appears too briefly
> > to be seen, the screen blanks and then returns to the login screen.
> >
> > If I init 3, login via console & startx - kde works fine & goes
> through
> > the "initializing peripherals" section very rapidly.
> >
> > I can login in under gnome - no problem.
> >
> > If I try and login as root in kde, I find that any subsequent
> attempt
> > to login in (without a reboot) has problems because / has become
> > read-only, which I fix with a mount -o remount
> >
> > I've tried deleting everything in /tmp & renaming ~/.kde - doesn't
> > help. Nothing has been changed in the physical setup of this
> machine
> > in years.
> >
> > I'd be grateful for any help/advice as I have no idea what to do
> > next or where to look for the error as nothing seems to be logged.
> You could try looking in ~/.xsession-errors*.
> 
> Try deleting or renaming ~/.fonts.cache-1, ~/.ICEauthority, and
> perhaps any 
> relevant files under /var/tmp/. Also, check for any files under your
> home 
> directory which are not owned by you.
> 
> Can other users on the same machine log in? What about if you create
> a 
> completely new user?
> 
> Another idea to try is to login to the 'failsafe' session, type
> 'startkde', 
> and watch for any helpful messages.
> 
> -- 
> Andrew Walbran
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