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

[david]

Kevin Krammer wrote:
> On Friday 23 November 2007, david wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> Hmm.
> 
> Can you start KDE applications in a different session type?
> 
> So far the problem looks quite like the one the other Debian testing users 
> had.

KDE applications run fine when I start them under Fluxbox.

KDE itself runs when I start it under Fluxbox.

It fails when I try to start it from the command line after logging in.

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David
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