Mysterious messages on console when starting KDE

[SnapafunFrank]

Andreas Davour wrote:

>Thanks for your feedback!
>
>On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, SnapafunFrank wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Just a silly thought :
>>
>>You wouldn't happen to be starting up as root would you ?
>>    
>>
>
>Nope. I start KDE as myself, an unprivilegued(sp?) user.
>
>I have tried to start KDE as root as well and then the messages no not 
>show up. But, I somehow suspect they shouldn't ever appear.
>
>  
>
>>I'm on Mandriva but I see these sorts of messages when I start up a GUI
>>from Konsole and usually as root.
>>    
>>
>
>When KDE is up and running I never see anything like it. Starting a 
>program from Konsole never shows these messages.
>
>  
>
>>The only other thought is that you are somehow defaulting your startup
>>from the command line shell and
>>though everything looks OK otherwise, the console you are using could be
>>minimized or some such ?
>>    
>>
>
>"deafulting your startup"?
>
>I'm not sure I understand what you mean. I start KDE on a text console 
>with "startx" which runs "startkde" -> messages appear. The 
>configuration of the text console doesn't have anything to do with my 
>problems, or am I wrong?
>
>  
>
>>From your console command prompt, try to start up something simple ( as
>>root ), like your favourite GUI text editor and see if you get simular
>>messages.
>>    
>>
>
>No similar messages even appear when KDE is up and running, when running 
>as root or any other user.
>
>/andreas
>
>  
>
First, I don't know why but the list sent me three copies of your reply 
????????

Here is an example of what I was getting at : ( and I got one thing 
wrong ~ a simple text editor may well not give you such messages, but 
something a little more up the ladder might ::::::::::


[root at snapafun frank]# kooka
Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
kbuildsycoca running...
Reusing existing ksycoca
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: Property 'X-KDE-Weight' is defined multiple times 
(KOfficeFilter)
kio (KService*): WARNING: The desktop entry file 
Utilities/kfilereplacepart.desktop has Type=Service but is located under 
"apps" instead of "services"
kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : 
Utilities/kfilereplacepart.desktop

[root at snapafun frank]# kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Publishing/Xpdf.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/pdf'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Publishing/Xpdf.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-pdf'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Publishing/Xpdf.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-pdf'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/.hidden/Wine.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-wine-executable'
kio (KMimeType): WARNING: 'kbearimportfilter.desktop' specifies 
undefined mimetype/servicetype 'KParts/Plugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'klinkstatus_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/english'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'klinkstatus_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'klinkstatus_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c++'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/MoreApplications/Education/Languages/kvoctrain.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-kvtml'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Graphics/kuickshow.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-eim'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/english'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c++'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-comma-separated-values'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-fortran'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-ksysv-log'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-perl'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'vimpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-python'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kivioconnectortool.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'KPlugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kcertpart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'application/binary-certificate'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/kaffeine.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-mpeg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/kaffeine.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-ogg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/kaffeine.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/kaffeine.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/msvideo'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/kaffeine.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/x-avi'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/kaffeine.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-mplayer2'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'KMediaPart'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-mpeg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-ogg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'video/msvideo'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'video/x-avi'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-mplayer2'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Sound/Xmms.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-ogg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/VLC media 
player.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/msvideo'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/VLC media 
player.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/x-avi'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/VLC media 
player.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-mpeg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Graphics/The 
GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/bmp'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Graphics/The 
GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/fits'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Graphics/The 
GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/pcx'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Graphics/The 
GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/pix'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Graphics/The 
GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/pnm'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kxsldbg_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/english'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kxsldbg_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kxsldbg_part.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-c++'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'katepart.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-fortran'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kiviotexttool.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'KPlugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'knotify.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'KNotify'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kivioselecttool.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'KPlugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Internet/WebBrowsers/Mozilla 
Firefox.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/mml'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kiviozoomtool.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'KPlugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Graphics/showfoto.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-eim'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Wordprocessors/OpenOffice.org 
Writer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-doc'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kfile_koffice.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.kde.kword'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kfile_koffice.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.kde.kpresenter'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kfile_koffice.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.kde.kspread'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kfile_koffice.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.kde.karbon'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kfile_koffice.desktop' specifies undefined 
mimetype/servicetype 'application/vnd.kde.kontour'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/MPlayer.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/msvideo'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/MPlayer.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/x-avi'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 
'/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/Video/MPlayer.desktop' 
specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-mpeg'
KWrited - Listening on Device /dev/pts/4
Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy
ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 10395, errno = 0



I stopped it there 'cause that looks like what I was getting at.

Still, if not as root then maybe something is not sorted correctly.

If you can get to see what the first line of the output is, it might help.

Don't stay with me though, I'm still learning this stuff myself.

-- 
Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always!

Regards

SnapafunFrank

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