[kde-linux] kde comes up but screen is black

[david]

rossi at york.cuny.edu wrote:
> Good morning everyone:
> 
> I have a problem with getting the kde desktop.
> 
> I concede this may not be kde-related but X-related.  In any case, I need
> help.
> 
> I am using a Debian-based operating system on a laptop.
> 
> What I am experiencing is that, at login time, the kde server brings up kde,
> I see the kde splash page saying "kde coming up" but then the screen is
> black.  There is no kde desktop.  I know it's there, but I can't see
> anything.  I just have the mouse moving around on a black screen.  There is
> no desktop.
> 
> 1) ps -ef | grep kdm
> root      2523     1  0 08:02 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/kdm
> so the kdm server is running
> 
> 2) ps -ef | grep kde
> rossi     2722     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit Running...
> rossi     2725     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 dcopserver [kdeinit] --nosid
> rossi     2727  2722  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 klauncher [kdeinit]
> --new-startup
> rossi     2729     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:53 kded [kdeinit] --new-startup
> rossi     2736     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 ksmserver [kdeinit]
> rossi     2737  2722  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kwin [kdeinit] -session
> 1012e142e6b1
> rossi     2739     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:01 kdesktop [kdeinit]
> rossi     2741     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kicker [kdeinit]
> rossi     2744  2722  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file
> /tmp/ksocket
> rossi     2749     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kio_uiserver [kdeinit]
> rossi     2753     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kxkb [kdeinit]
> rossi     2759     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kaccess [kdeinit]
> rossi     2763  2722  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 kcalc [kdeinit] -session
> 1012e142e6b
> rossi     2764  2722  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 konsole [kdeinit] -session
> 1012e142e
> rossi     2765  2722  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 konsole [kdeinit] -session
> 1012e142e
> rossi     2767     1  0 08:20 ?        00:00:00 knotify [kdeinit]
> 
> so I think all of kde is there.
> 
> 3) cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager
> /usr/bin/kdm
> so this is the default X-server.
> 
> Can you please help me recover the kde desktop?

What happens if you changes X to start up a different GUI, like Fluxbox, 
instead? If it gets the same blank screen, I'd say it's an X problem.

-- 
David
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