[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.
> 
> See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=452053 for:
> 
> /usr/bin/startkde file:
> LD_BIND_NOW=true start_kdeinit --new-startup +kcminit_startup
> to
> LD_BIND_NOW=true start_kdeinit_wrapper --new-startup +kcminit_startup
> 
> :)

OK, that works. Thanks.

Still have to reinstall - there apparently is no simple way to reinstall 
KDE. Or at least there's no one package that seems to bring it all back.

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David
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