From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 17 23:30:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7B6B106566C for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:30:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C8878FC25 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:30:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7HNUHvJ004020; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:30:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:30:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:30:07 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Polytropon Message-ID: <20080817233006.GC3376@thought.org> References: <20080817220431.GA1187@thought.org> <20080818001426.0fb09ff7.freebsd@edvax.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080818001426.0fb09ff7.freebsd@edvax.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: kde troubles.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:30:27 -0000 On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:14:26AM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:04:34 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > AFter a power glitch last night I was able to relogin as room, but > > # kdm > > > > fails with the error: "can't create /var/run/kdm.pid. > > > > I check that file and, yup, it's there. > > Maybe removing this PID file and retrying to start kdm > should solve the problem? It is possible that kdm refuses > to start while this file is present (and kdm is guessing > that another kdm instance is running already). danke, uber nien.[1] if you see my reply to Mike Power, that's a no-go. I tried to get KDE up hours ago, but after failing, thought I'd try building kde4, ja? nope. that bombed somewhere while I was getting stuff done on my ubuntu desktop. ever have the urge to put your fist thru the CRT? (*********) > > > -- > Polytropon > >From Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" [1] how fractured is that!? -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org