Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:09:34 +1200 From: "Steven Shen" <shen_zhijian@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: !!! Urgent !!! save my kde. Message-ID: <OE470YbD4rRHyQWwAJI00001979@hotmail.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C238E7.55E35D80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Dear Sir: I have FreeBSD release 4.6 working in my PC. The KDE (3.0.1 ? I forgot the exact version) coming with this release = works well. But after I install the kde-studio 2.0.0 package, the disaster occurs. I cannot start kde again. The X window seems still working.=20 The symptom now is like this: After type #startx The X window occurs with white screen, and give a message "Couldn't = start ksmserver.=20 Check your installation."=20 The only action I can choose is a button <okay>.=20 Then I press the button. Then return to the console (command prompt = screen).=20 # So I think it may be because of the installation of kde-studio 2.0.0 = package. For some files do not come from the FreeBSD release 4.6 CD. These files = are downloaded=20 by myself. They may have some overwriting or conflict with the KDE. These files are:=20 fam-2.6.8.tgz, freetype2-2.1.1.tgz, kdelibs-2.2.2_3.tgz, kdestudio-2.0.0.tgz, libiconv-1.8.tgz, libxml2-2.4.22_1.tgz, libxslt-1.0.18.tgz, Mesa-3.4.2_2.tgz, png-1.2.3.tgz, qt-2.3.1_2.tgz. #uname -a FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE #0: Sat Jul 13 22:46:43 NZST = 2002 =20 root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/SOUNDKERN i386 # How can I solve this problem? I want my kde to come back working. I have = so much=20 things need to use it. And a re-installation of FreeBSD system is too = too troublesoum,=20 because I have lots of additional software and works files installed in = the system. Could you please give me help? I will be so much thankful if you can save my situation! Regards. Shen Zhijian. <shen_zhijian@hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C238E7.55E35D80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4916.2300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Sir:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have FreeBSD release 4.6 working in = my PC.<BR>The=20 KDE (3.0.1 ? I forgot the exact version) coming with this release works=20 well.<BR>But after I install the kde-studio 2.0.0 package, the disaster=20 occurs.<BR>I cannot start kde again. The X window seems still working.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The symptom now is like this:<BR>After=20 type<BR>#startx<BR>The X window occurs with white screen, and give a = message=20 "Couldn't start ksmserver. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Check your installation." <BR>The only = action I can=20 choose is a button <okay>. <BR>Then I press the button. Then = return to the=20 console (command prompt screen). <BR>#</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So I think it may be because of the = installation of=20 kde-studio 2.0.0 package.<BR>For some files do not come from the FreeBSD = release=20 4.6 CD. These files are downloaded </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>by myself. They may have some = overwriting or=20 conflict with the KDE.<BR>These files are:=20 <BR>fam-2.6.8.tgz,<BR>freetype2-2.1.1.tgz,<BR>kdelibs-2.2.2_3.tgz,<BR>kde= studio-2.0.0.tgz,<BR>libiconv-1.8.tgz,<BR>libxml2-2.4.22_1.tgz,<BR>libxsl= t-1.0.18.tgz,<BR>Mesa-3.4.2_2.tgz,<BR>png-1.2.3.tgz,<BR>qt-2.3.1_2.tgz.</= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>#uname -a<BR>FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE = FreeBSD=20 4.6-RELEASE #0: Sat Jul 13 22:46:43 NZST 2002 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/SOUNDKERN">root@:/usr/src/sys/c= ompile/SOUNDKERN</A> =20 i386<BR>#</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How can I solve this problem? I want my = kde to come=20 back working. I have so much </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>things need to use it. And a = re-installation of=20 FreeBSD system is too too troublesoum, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>because I have lots of additional = software and=20 works files installed in the system.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could you please give me = help?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will be so much thankful if you can = save my=20 situation!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Shen Zhijian.<BR><<A=20 href=3D"mailto:shen_zhijian@hotmail.com">shen_zhijian@hotmail.com</A>>= </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C238E7.55E35D80-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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