Could not start KDE 3.1.5 anymore

[James Richard Tyrer]

Achim Lehmkuhl wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I have compiled KDE 3.1.5 from the sources using QT-3.2.3 on a SuSE 7.3 with 
> kernel 2.6.0 and XFree 4.2.0.  It runs very well for just two days. Then I 
> had a crash. I have stopped the session with ctrl-alt-backspace. Since that 
> time I cannot start KDE 3.1.5.
> 
> When starting kdm in runlevel 5 /var/log/messages shows:
> 
> Jan 26 21:34:14 server kdm[11753]: Greeter exited unexpectedly
> Jan 26 21:34:14 server kdm[11753]: Abnormal helper termination, code 0, signal 
> 11
> Jan 26 21:34:16 server kdm[11770]: Greeter exited unexpectedly
> Jan 26 21:34:16 server kdm[11770]: Abnormal helper termination, code 0, signal 
> 11
> Jan 26 21:34:19 server kdm[11778]: Greeter exited unexpectedly
> Jan 26 21:34:19 server kdm[11778]: Abnormal helper termination, code 0, signal 
> 11
> Jan 26 21:34:22 server kdm[11786]: Greeter exited unexpectedly
> Jan 26 21:34:22 server kdm[11786]: Abnormal helper termination, code 0, signal 
> 11
> Jan 26 21:34:22 server kdm[11751]: Display :0 is being disabled (restarting 
> too fast)
> 
> If I start KDE with the "startx" command .X.err shows:
> 
> XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
> Release Date: 23 January 2002
> 	If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
> 	newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
> 	reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
> Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
> Module Loader present
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>          (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Jan 26 21:35:55 2004
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
> X Error of failed request:  86
>   Major opcode of failed request:  51 (X_SetFontPath)
>   Serial number of failed request:  8
>   Current serial number in output stream:  10
> startkde: Starting up...
> kdeinit: Launched DCOPServer, pid = 11919 result = 0
> _KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root
> DCOP: register 'anonymous-11919' -> number of clients is now 1
> DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-11919'
> DCOP: register 'klauncher' -> number of clients is now 1
> DCOP: unregister 'klauncher'
> DCOP: register 'klauncher' -> number of clients is now 1
> QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
> QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
> DCOP: register 'anonymous-11923' -> number of clients is now 2
> kdeinit: Launched KLauncher, pid = 11923 result = 0
> DCOP: new daemon klauncher
> DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-11923'
> DCOP: register 'kded' -> number of clients is now 1
> DCOP: unregister 'kded'
> kdeinit: Launched KDED, pid = 11925 result = 0
> DCOP: register 'kded' -> number of clients is now 1
> DCOP: register 'anonymous-11925' -> number of clients is now 2
> DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-11925' to 'kded'
> DCOP: unregister 'kded'
> ERROR: Communication problem with kded, it probably crashed.
> kdeinit: PID 11925 terminated.
> DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-11925'
> kdeinit: opened connection to :0.0
> kdeinit: Launched 'kcminit', pid = 11927 result = 0
> kdeinit: PID 11927 terminated.
> kdeinit: Launched 'knotify', pid = 11928 result = 0
> DCOP: register 'knotify' -> number of clients is now 1
> DCOP: register 'anonymous-11928' -> number of clients is now 2
> DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-11928' to 'knotify'
> DCOP: unregister 'knotify'
> ERROR: Communication problem with knotify, it probably crashed.
> kdeinit: PID 11928 terminated.
> DCOP: unregister 'anonymous-11928'
> kdeinit: Got KWRAPPER 'ksmserver' from socket.
> kdeinit: PID 11931 terminated.
> startkde: Shutting down...
> kdeinit: terminate KDE.
> KLauncher: Exiting on signal 1
> startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
> startkde: Done.
> 
> 
> The old version KDE 3.0 is still working very well. I have no idea whats going 
> wrong. Has anyone any hints?

I can translate your error message for you.  The daemon: "kded" crashed; 
probably on its startup.

The most likely problem is that your crash corrupted a configuration file.

The first thing to do is rename the: "$HOME/.kde/" directory and try to 
start with KDM again.  If this works, they it is a corrupted file.

--
JRT

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