Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:50:23 +0100 From: Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-questions@webteckies.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: KDE on 5.2-Release Message-ID: <200402020050.23412.freebsd-questions@webteckies.org> In-Reply-To: <401C51E2.1060902@rogers.com> References: <401C51E2.1060902@rogers.com>
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--Boundary-02=_/CZHA7a0qODaKsO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Sunday 01 February 2004 02:09, mj001 wrote: > I downloaded and installed 5.2-RELEASE. KDE comes up with its > blue background, shows the login dialog, apparently accepts > the login, but then hangs. The central splash-screen image > never appears. > > Any similar experience, suggestions of how to diagnose the > problem, please? Anything else I can post that would help? I suppose you're using kdm. Disable it, then create an .xinitrc, with like = so: echo 'exec /usr/local/bin/startkde' > ~/.xinitrc then type 'startx'. WARNING: Backup your files when needed and if you fear losing settings,=20 consider setting up a virgin user account first. If this works properly, this narrows down the problem to kdm. If it doesn't= ,=20 then CTRL-ALT_BACKSPACE to stop X and KDE and start x via: nohup startx Exit the same way when it hangs and examine nohup.out for errors and odditi= es. =2D-=20 Melvyn =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =46reeBSD sarevok.webteckies.org 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #0: Wed Ja= n 28=20 18:01:18 CET 2004 =20 root@sarevok.lan.webteckies.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SAREVOK_NOAPM_NODEBUG = =20 i386 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --Boundary-02=_/CZHA7a0qODaKsO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBAHZC/Ov9JNmfFN5URAmBAAKCdOtWjBXf8MvWa/wYeCpSg/w2HXgCfTGSx 0b2Hn1wi504I3GcqiJjhzy4= =PNSQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_/CZHA7a0qODaKsO--
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