After getting my xserver, I try to log on into kde, in the middle of starting up the screen blacks out then goes back to the log-in screen.
After searching the internet for answers, I try with out GLcore and Dri, but then instead of blacking out I get static that scroll upward. Note this only happens with kde, I’m able to use gnome just fine so it must be something with the kde2 build. Anyone know how to fix this with out internet ?
I was running Testing for some time, only recently upgraded to Unstable. kde has always worked for me just fine. the information you provice here isn’t quite enough to figure out what is the problem, but probably something in the kde startup script that doesn’t go as it should, thats why it throws you back in login. maybe something missing, maybe something broken.
you mention kde2, is that really so? that is quite old version…
what you could do is to launch x without any login manager, (just do xinit in console), or from login manager just choose the option of doing failsafe, or what it’s called… so that you end up with just single xterm window.
then try to run kde manually with “startkde”, so you see will see all the messages what is happening, and let me know what are the last errors you get.
well this happens to be your xserver log, but I understood your X is actually running just fine, its kde that doesnt work… so I wanted to see the log “startkde” command outputs.
anyway, now that I see this log, I am wondering a bit your mouse setup. there is missing /dev/input/mice, and “Generic Mouse” doesnt load… but thats alright I guess since the other mouse, “Configured Mouse” loads.
anyways, if you can drop me the startkde output too… thanks.
Yup, xinit brings me into X and then type startkde, starts up like kde should, then looks at right in the middle of setting up, it blanks out, I think it’s when it looks at the screen or something, display, whatever, you know, those kde icons during start up.
DCOPServer up and running.
kdeinit: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit: sending SIGHUP to children.
KLauncher: Exiting on signal 1
kdeinit: sending SIGTERM to children.
kdeinit: Exit.
shit doesnt really tell anything. something has IO error and that’s it.
well, as we have no real clues what is it that brings the problem, my suggestion is simply to upgrade KDE, there are more recent (much nicer) versions out anyway.