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

Fri Sep 15 23:27:15 UTC 2006

Subsequent to my previous messages I tried the latest
kernel (silly me) and things got worse - I can no longer 
start kde after init 3 and a 'startx'. Gnome still works.

I got the following output after an 'init 3' then 'su' then
startx.  

xauth:  creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.2949

X Window System Version 7.0.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.9-34.ELsmp i686Red Hat, Inc.
Current Operating System: Linux ravel 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp #1 SMP Mon
Sep 11 01:32:34 EDT 2006 i686
Build Date: 30 June 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: Fri Sep 15 14:03:06 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
xset:  bad font path element (#281), 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...
DCOP Cleaning up dead connections.
startkde: Shutting down...
klauncher: Exiting on signal 1
3049: arguments to dbus_message_new_method_call() were incorrect,
assertion "_dbus_check_is_valid_pa
th (path)" failed in file dbus-message.c line 797.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-BUS library.
3049: arguments to dbus_message_new_method_call() were incorrect,
assertion "_dbus_check_is_valid_pa
th (path)" failed in file dbus-message.c line 797.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-BUS library.
3049: arguments to dbus_message_new_method_call() were incorrect,
assertion "_dbus_check_is_valid_pa
th (path)" failed in file dbus-message.c line 797.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-BUS library.
*** glibc detected *** kded: corrupted double-linked list: 0x09028a00
***

--- Full details of traceback in attached file---

Last DCOP call before KDED crash was from application ''
to object '', function ''.
KCrash: Application 'kded' crashing...
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.
ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 3040, errno = 0
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.

waiting for X server to shut down

rm: cannot remove `/root/.serverauth.2949': Read-only file system
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Note that '/' has become read-only.

Does this give anyone a clue to what is happening?

Additionally before I updated the kernel (well I didn't really -
it does it automatically through yum) :

> Lets try this: for one of the users create a directory ~/.kde/env
> Create a file there, for example called test.sh (.sh extension
> important) with 
> this content
> 
> env > /tmp/kde-environment
> 
> This will output the content of the environment when startkde runs.
> Check if 
> there is a difference between the output when you try starting from
> the login 
> manager and when starting from failsave
> 
> For example start with one of the working ways, rename the file and
> then start 
> again using the non-working way. You can use
> 
> diff first-file second-file
> 
> to get the differences
> 
> Cheers,
> Kevin
> 

diff kde-env-nvidia-crash kde_env_startx
1d0
< SSH_AGENT_PID=2350
3d1
< TERM=dumb
4a3
> TERM=linux
13d11
< USER=xxx
15c13,15
< LS_COLORS=
---
> USER=xxx
>
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/intel/compiler70/ia32/lib:/usr/dim/matlab/v74/runtime/glnx86:/usr/dim/matlab/v74/sys/os/glnx86:/usr/dim/matlab/v74/sys/java/jre/glnx86/jre1.5.0/lib/i386/native_threads:/usr/dim/matlab/v74/sys/java/jre/glnx86/jre1.5.0/lib/i386/client:/usr/dim/matlab/v74/sys/java/jre/glnx86/jre1.5.0/lib/i386
>
LS_COLORS=no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=01;05;37;41:mi=01;05;37;41:ex=01;32:*.cmd=01;32:*.exe=01;32:*.com=01;32:*.btm=01;32:*.bat=01;32:*.sh=01;32:*.csh=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.tif=01;35:
17d16
< SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-GmJeHF2289/agent.2289
19,20c18
<
PATH=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:.:/usr/dim/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/intel/compiler70/ia32/bin:/ravel/drs/bin
< DESKTOP_SESSION=kde
---
>
PATH=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:.:/usr/dim/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/intel/compiler70/ia32/bin:/ravel/drs/bin
22d19
< GDM_XSERVER_LOCATION=local
25d21
< LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
27c23
< GDMSESSION=kde
---
> LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
29d24
< SHLVL=2
30a26
> SHLVL=3
34c30
<
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-pXEjo5vxuX,guid=d9f6064567219692c6e7dca3850f3100
---
>
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-R11fEyv15j,guid=74f4064588d8be9b209aee4d165b9900
41c37
< _=/usr/bin/env
---
> _=/bin/env

I don't know what to make of this, if anything.

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