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

[david]

Phillip Pi wrote:
>>>>>>> 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.

What work around was that? I don't recall seeing one on the bug report 
that was mentioned earlier.

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