I've Borked Plasma 5.5

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I’ve been using openSUSE for just a few days and have been trying to get Plasma to work properly. I’m running dual Asus Nvidia 770 GTXs.

When I first installed LEAP, I chose the Plasma desktop and things were buggy from the start. I couldn’t do anything in Plasma without having it crash on me. So, I re-installed and chose the Xfce desktop, which works fine.

I then installed Nvidia drivers using Yast and re-booted. Still had problems. I then read in a forum post that disabling Xinerama appeared to resolve the issues. I disabled Xinerama and I was able to get to the desktop and manage to spend more than 30 seconds without a crash. In fact, I think if I’d have stuck with it, I’d still be in there. However, I don’t like not being able to access my second monitor.

I also discovered that the issue is being dealt with in Plasma 5.5. So, I enabled the repository for the new version and updated all the related Plasma files to 5.5.

However after doing so, when I tried logging into Plasma, all I got was wallpaper and a mouse pointer, which I could move around. Nothing else would display though.

I’d eventually like to get Plasma working. Anyone have any ideas on how to proceed?

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You probably have a mixture of packages in different versions installed.
Do a full switch to the KDE:Frameworks5 repo, as shown here:
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Vendor_change_update#Full_repository_Vendor_change

If you need further help with that, please post your repo list:

zypper lr -d
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Thanks for the response! I followed the instructions for switching to the repo and you were right. There were lots of files that updated. However, I rebooted, and tried logging in again but with the same result. I get wallpaper and a mouse cursor but nothing else, no error messages. I’m able to log back out and revert to the Xfce DE.

Here are my repositories:

#  | Alias                               | Name                                                         | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                                           | Service
---+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | KDE_Frameworks5                     | KDE Frameworks 5 development repository (openSUSE_Leap_42.1) | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                |        
 2 | download.nvidia.com-leap            | nVidia Graphics Drivers                                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/leap/42.1                                                 |        
 3 | http-download.opensuse.org-5c616b4d | multimedia:libs                                              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/libs/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                |        
 4 | http-download.opensuse.org-74cafbaa | home:X0F                                                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/X0F/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                       |        
 5 | http-download.opensuse.org-7ce9cdd6 | multimedia:apps                                              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/apps/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                |        
 6 | http-download.opensuse.org-a29962ed | openSUSE:Leap:42.1                                           | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Leap:/42.1/standard/                      |        
 7 | http-download.opensuse.org-bf62aecb | home:X0F:branches:network                                    | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/X0F:/branches:/network/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/    |        
 8 | http-download.opensuse.org-e6a890e2 | home:X0F:branches:multimedia                                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/X0F:/branches:/multimedia/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/ |        
 9 | openSUSE-42.1-0                     | openSUSE-42.1-0                                              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | hd:///?device=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-21000acde48000080-part2                                    |        
10 | repo-debug                          | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug                                     | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/                           |        
11 | repo-debug-non-oss                  | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss                             | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/                       |        
12 | repo-debug-update                   | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug                              | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1/oss                                       |        
13 | repo-debug-update-non-oss           | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss                      | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1/non-oss/                                  |        
14 | repo-non-oss                        | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Non-Oss                                   | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/                             |        
15 | repo-oss                            | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Oss                                       | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/                                 |        
16 | repo-source                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source                                    | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/                          |        
17 | repo-update                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update                                    | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/oss/                                            |        
18 | repo-update-non-oss                 | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Non-Oss                            | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/non-oss/
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Does it work if you run startkde inside an IceWM session (or similar), or do you get some error message then?

Does it work on a fresh user account?

The packages from the KDE:Frameworks5 repo work fine here, but I’m on 13.2…

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I just tried “stardkde” from inside IceWM and got the same result. I got the following response from the terminal:

ile 'file:///home/kerry/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop': 'Couldn't load desktop file:'/home/kerry/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop''
bluedevil: ObexManager operational changed true
bluedevil: ObexAgent registered
kdeinit5: PID 2476 terminated.
kmix: kmixd: Delayed initialization running now
kmix: kmixd: Delayed initialization done
powerdevil: Can't contact ck
powerdevil: We are now into activity  "89d97213-683a-4dad-be62-ac7fd69d6086"
powerdevil: () ()
powerdevil: () ()
powerdevil: Loading profile for plugged AC
powerdevil: Activity is not forcing a profile
powerdevil: 
powerdevil: Loading timeouts with  300000
Created alarm 25165832
Created alarm 25165834
Created alarm 25165835
powerdevil: Handle button events action could not check for screen configuration
Created alarm 25165836
Created alarm 25165837
Looking in '/etc/xdg/parcellite/parcelliterc'
Looking in '/etc/xdg/parcellite/parcelliterc'

I’ll also try creating a new user and logging into that account.

6

Okay, I also tried creating a new user and logging in as them. This resulted in the same thing, though this time I didn’t even have wallpaper. Just black screens and a mouse cursor.

7

Don’t really see a problem there, except for this:

kdeinit5: PID 2476 terminated.

Doesn’t tell much though, and I’m not sure it is really the cause.

Can you post the full output please?
(run “startkde > filename” to redirect the output to some file)

And/or try to run plasmashell directly.

One possible reason for your problems would be that the nvidia driver is not really working though.
So please also post /var/log/Xorg.0.log, or the output of “glxinfo|grep render” (you might have to install Mesa-demo-x first).

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Can you post the full output please?
(run “startkde > filename” to redirect the output to some file)

Okay, ran kde from the terminal and here is the output:

kerry@linux-yisi:~> startkde > report
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
Loading stage  "initial" 113
startkde: Starting up...
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_klauncher'
kdeinit5: Launched KLauncher, pid = 2954, result = 0
Qt: Session management error: networkIdsList argument is NULL
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
kdeinit5: opened connection to :0.0
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_kded5'
kdeinit5: Launched KDED, pid = 2956 result = 0
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_kcminit_startup'
kdeinit5: Launched 'kcminit_startup', pid = 2957 result = 0
kdeinit5: Got SETENV 'KDE_MULTIHEAD=false' from launcher.
Initializing  "kcm_input" :  "kcminit_mouse"
kdeinit5: Got SETENV 'XCURSOR_THEME=breeze_cursors' from launcher.
Initializing  "kcm_access" :  "kcminit_access"
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/kaccess' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/kaccess'
Initializing  "kded_touchpad" :  "kcminit_touchpad"
Initializing  "kcm_style" :  "kcminit_style"
QCoreApplication::arguments: Please instantiate the QApplication object first
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
kf5.kded: found kded module "printmanager" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
kdeinit5: PID 2961 terminated.
kdeinit5: Got SETENV 'GTK_RC_FILES=/etc/gtk/gtkrc:/home/kerry/.gtkrc:/home/kerry/.config/gtkrc' from launcher.
kdeinit5: Got SETENV 'GTK2_RC_FILES=/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:/home/kerry/.gtkrc-2.0:/home/kerry/.gtkrc-2.0:/home/kerry/.config/gtkrc-2.0' from launcher.
kf5.kded: found kded module "accounts" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib64/libexec/kf5/kconf_update' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib64/libexec/kf5/kconf_update'
Initializing  "kcm_kgamma" :  "kcminit_kgamma"
kdeinit5: PID 2969 terminated.
kdeinit5: PID 2957 terminated.
kdeinit5: Got KWRAPPER '/usr/bin/ksmserver' from wrapper.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/ksmserver'
powerdevil: Backend loaded, loading core
powerdevil: Core loaded, initializing backend
powerdevil: XRandR extension not available
powerdevil: Falling back to helper to get brightness
pm.kded: unable to register service to dbus
Qt: Session management error: networkIdsList argument is NULL
Configuring Lock Action
QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.216'
detected kglobalaccel restarting, re-registering all shortcut keys
XSync seems available and ready
XSync Inited
Supported, init completed
Created alarm 94371841
ksmserver: "/run/user/1000/KSMserver"
ksmserver: KSMServer: SetAProc_loc: conn  0 , prot= local , file= @/tmp/.ICE-unix/2973
ksmserver: KSMServer: SetAProc_loc: conn  1 , prot= unix , file= /tmp/.ICE-unix/2973
kdeinit5: Got SETENV 'SESSION_MANAGER=local/linux-yisi:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2973,unix/linux-yisi:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2973' from launcher.
ksmserver: KSMServer::restoreSession  "saved at previous logout"
QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.216'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/baloo_file' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/baloo_file'
detected kglobalaccel restarting, re-registering all shortcut keys
Session path: "/org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31"
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/krunner' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/krunner'
Setting the name:  "org.kde.ActivityManager.ActivityTemplates"
Setting the name:  "org.kde.ActivityManager.Resources.Scoring"
Creating directory:  "/home/kerry/.local/share/kactivitymanagerd/resources/"
KActivities: Database connection:  "kactivities_db_resources_140374963025792_readwrite" 
    query_only:          QVariant(qlonglong, 0) 
    journal_mode:        QVariant(QString, "wal") 
    wal_autocheckpoint:  QVariant(qlonglong, 100) 
    synchronous:         QVariant(qlonglong, 1)
Service started, version: 6.2.0
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/plasmashell' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/plasmashell'
org.kde.baloo: "/home/kerry"
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib64/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib64/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1'
kwin: unable to claim manager selection, another wm running? (try using --replace)
New PolkitAgentListener  0x918520
Adding new listener  PolkitQt1::Agent::Listener(0x948400) for  0x918520
Listener online

** (process:3004): WARNING **: Unable to register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject
"Cannot register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject"
Authentication agent result: false
Couldn't register listener!
Invalid service name "/org/kde/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1" using: "/org/kde/polkitkdeauthenticationagent1"
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/xembedsniproxy' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/xembedsniproxy'
ksmserver: Autostart 0 done
kcminit not running? If we are running with mobile profile or in another platform other than X11 this is normal.
ksmserver: Kcminit phase 1 done
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/start-pulseaudio-x11' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/start-pulseaudio-x11'
ksmserver: Autostart 1 done
completeShutdownOrCheckpoint called
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW './cav' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_./cav'
Could not open library '/usr/lib64/libkdeinit5_./cav'.
Cannot load library /usr/lib64/libkdeinit5_./cav: (/usr/lib64/libkdeinit5_./libcav.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
kdeinit5: PID 3011 terminated.
Failure: Module initialization failed
kdeinit5: PID 3009 terminated.
kde.xembedsniproxy: starting
completeShutdownOrCheckpoint called
kde.xembedsniproxy: failed to claim ownership of Systray Manager
kde.xembedsniproxy: closing
kdeinit5: PID 3008 terminated.
Trying to use rootObject before initialization is completed, whilst using setInitializationDelayed. Forcing completion
completeShutdownOrCheckpoint called
kscreen: Failed to request backend: unknown error
Error found while setting up ShellCorona's KScreen:  "Failed to prepare backend"
completeShutdownOrCheckpoint called
QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.216'
kscreen: Failed to request backend: unknown error
detected kglobalaccel restarting, re-registering all shortcut keys
powerdevil: org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper.brightnessmax failed
powerdevil: current screen brightness value:  0
powerdevil: Backend is ready, KDE Power Management system initialized
powerdevil: A new battery was detected
XSync seems available and ready
XSync Inited
Supported, init completed
powerdevil: Session path: "/org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31"
powerdevil: ACTIVE SESSION PATH: "/org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31"
powerdevil: Current session is now active
powerdevil: fd passing available: true
powerdevil: systemd powersave events handling inhibited, descriptor: 26
powerdevil: systemd support initialized
powerdevil: The session is not registered with ck
powerdevil: Got a valid offer for  "DPMSControl"
powerdevil: Core is ready, registering various services on the bus...
powerdevil: Can't contact ck
powerdevil: We are now into activity  "89d97213-683a-4dad-be62-ac7fd69d6086"
powerdevil: () ()
powerdevil: () ()
powerdevil: Loading profile for plugged AC
powerdevil: Activity is not forcing a profile
powerdevil: Handle button events action could not check for screen configuration
Created alarm 79691777
Created alarm 79691780
powerdevil: 
powerdevil: Loading timeouts with  300000
Created alarm 79691781
Created alarm 79691782
Created alarm 79691783
kscreen: Failed to request backend: unknown error
powerdevil: Handle button events action could not check for screen configuration
QObject::connect: invalid null parameter
kscreen: Failed to request backend: unknown error
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/blueberry-tray' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/blueberry-tray'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/bin/sh' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/bin/sh'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/deja-dup/deja-dup-monitor' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/deja-dup/deja-dup-monitor'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/parcellite' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/parcellite'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-extract' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-extract'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-apps' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-apps'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-fs' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-fs'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-user-guides' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-user-guides'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/gdbus' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/gdbus'
kdeinit5: PID 3024 terminated.
(uint32 2,)
kdeinit5: PID 3052 terminated.
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".

And here is the content of the Xorg.0.log file (had to shorten or I couldn’t post anything):

     4.187] 
X.Org X Server 1.17.2
Release Date: 2015-06-16
     4.187] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
     4.187] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
     4.187] Current Operating System: Linux linux-yisi 4.1.13-5-default #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Nov 26 16:35:17 UTC 2015 (49475c3) x86_64
     4.187] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.1.13-5-default root=UUID=62f16a9d-c2f2-42dd-9aeb-b48c56a1a633 resume=/dev/sdb2 splash=silent quiet showopts
     4.187] Build Date: 26 November 2015  04:36:11PM
     4.187]  
     4.187] Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
     4.187]     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
     4.187] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
     4.187] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Dec 17 11:47:05 2015
     4.187] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
     4.187] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
     4.187] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
     4.187] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
     4.187] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
     4.187] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
     4.187] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
     4.187] (**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (1)
     4.187] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor1"
     4.187] (**) |   |-->Device "Device1"
     4.187] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
     4.187] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
     4.187] (**) Option "Xinerama" "1"
     4.187] (==) Automatically adding devices
     4.187] (==) Automatically enabling devices
     4.187] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
     4.187] (**) Xinerama: enabled
     4.190] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
     4.190]     Entry deleted from font path.
     4.190] (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
    /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
    built-ins
     4.190] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
     4.190] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
     4.190] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
     4.190] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
     4.190] (II) Loader magic: 0x80dd00
     4.190] (II) Module ABI versions:
     4.190]     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
     4.190]     X.Org Video Driver: 19.0
     4.190]     X.Org XInput driver : 21.0
     4.190]     X.Org Server Extension : 9.0
     4.191] (++) using VT number 7

     4.191] (II) systemd-logind: logind integration requires -keeptty and -keeptty was not provided, disabling logind integration
     4.191] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
     4.191] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
     4.192] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:1184:1043:8465 rev 161, Mem @ 0xee000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/134217728, 0xe8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
     4.192] (--) PCI: (0:2:0:0) 10de:1184:1043:8465 rev 161, Mem @ 0xec000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/134217728, 0xd8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000d000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
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Here is the output of glxinfo|grep render:

direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 770/PCIe/SSE2
    GL_KHR_debug, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NVX_conditional_render, 
    GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_copy_image, 
    GL_NV_parameter_buffer_object2, GL_NV_path_rendering, 
    GL_KHR_debug, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NVX_conditional_render, 
    GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_copy_image, 
    GL_NV_parameter_buffer_object2, GL_NV_path_rendering, 
    GL_OES_element_index_uint, GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap,
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Looks ok.

No idea then any more, sorry, maybe you should just switch back to Plasma 5.4.3…

One thing though:
you did mention Xinerama, that means you use multiple monitors, right?

There are problems regarding this in current Qt5, an update to 5.5.1 is on the way for Leap 42.1, maybe that would improve the situation…

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Ok, this might be the problem then:

kerry@linux-yisi:~> startkde > report
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
...
kscreen: Failed to request backend: unknown error
...
Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".

Not sure what can be done about this though.

Or this:

kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW './cav' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_./cav'
Could not open library '/usr/lib64/libkdeinit5_./cav'.
Cannot load library /usr/lib64/libkdeinit5_./cav: (/usr/lib64/libkdeinit5_./libcav.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
kdeinit5: PID 3011 terminated.

Try to remove ClamAV (I suppose that’s cav?).

Or this:


kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/blueberry-tray' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/blueberry-tray'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/bin/sh' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/bin/sh'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/deja-dup/deja-dup-monitor' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/deja-dup/deja-dup-monitor'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/parcellite' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/parcellite'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-extract' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-extract'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-apps' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-apps'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-fs' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-fs'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-user-guides' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/tracker-miner-user-guides'
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/gdbus' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/gdbus'
kdeinit5: PID 3024 terminated.

Try to remove some of those things, i.e. tracker, parcellite, blueberry-tray, deja-dup-monitor.

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Okay, removed all of those and still no joy. Perhaps my best bet is to simply re-install using the Xfce DE, add the Plasma 5.5 repositories, upgrade to Plasma 5.5, then give it a try.

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Or, perhaps re-install using Plasma, leave Xinerama off, add the Plasma 5.5 repository, reboot and turn on Xinerama to see if it works.

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Okay, so I re-installed using the Xfce DE, then I updated, then installed Nvidia drivers, then loaded Plasma 5.4, then added the Plasma 5.5 repository, and updated to the new repository versions. I then logged into a Plasma session without any problems.

I re-set Nvidia drivers to reflect my configuration and enabled Xinerama and rebooted. When I tried to get back into Plasma, the same thing as before happened. I ended up with a black screen and a mouse pointer, nothing else.

I can’t switch back to Plasma 5.4 because that didn’t work either with my dual monitors.

I’ll look into Qt 5.5.1 then.