[kde-linux] Starting up KDE hangs with a black desktop and movable mouse cursor.

[Phillip Pi]

> >>>>> Perhaps reinstalling the KSMServer would fix the connection between KDE
> >>>>> and X? I'll try that now and let you know what happens.
> >>>> Didn't help. Attempts to start KDE from the command line still report
> >>>> being unable to start kdeinit. I can't find kdeinit listed as a separate
> >>>> package, so I don't know if simply reinstalling kdeinit would fix
> >>>> things.
> >>>>
> >>>> Looks like reinstalling system fresh is the only option.
> >>> Check the solutions proposed here_
> >>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=452053
> >> Thanks, Kevin, but no cheers for me yet.
> > 
> > Hmm. Did you try with a new user account?
> 
> Here's the results with a new user account. It generated a 
> .xsession-errors file containing.
> 
> startkde: Starting up...
> Hangup
> GOT SIGHUP
> startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.
> Error: Can't open display: :0
> Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> ksmserver: cannot connect to X server :0
> ERROR: Couldn't attach to DCOP server!
> startkde: Shutting down...
> Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> Error: Can't contact kdeinit!
> startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
> xprop:  unable to open display ':0'
> startkde: Done.

That's the pretty much the same thing I got until I used the workaround 
for startkde.
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