KDE 4.2 b2 wont load

I’ve just download the latest updates (twice) for 4.2 and am now unable
to boot into it

The message I get is

Master Resource Control in runleve 5 has been skipped services in run
level 5

So I googled and came up with that I should type in init 5, which I
did, no errors. Then I tried sax2 -r -m O=vesa, which didn’t fix the
problem

Any ideas?


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I have just updated too. With no problem.

I don’t think this a graphics issue (vesa)

Did you reach level 5 and type startx
?


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ok startx gets me into KDE

The screen is completely out of whack, not taking up the full screen,
the panel is only taking up half the width of the bottom screen, I have
no reboot or shut down options, just a logout option, and I have to use
startx each time to get into KDE, and it is incredibly sluggish.


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You just ran a command to switch your graphics to VESA!

You need to run sax2 outside the graphical env. Boot to runlevel 3,
login and go su, then do sax2 -r
(or check for your particular video card etc)


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Not too sure about all your buttons being missing

You may have to start with a new .kde4 folder
(mv /home/*username/.kde4 .kde4old) from a CLI
reboot


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hi, thanks for you help

What do I have to do to stop having to write startx each time?

started a new kde4 folder, but still no logout or reboot button, but
that isn’t a biggie


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AlienHealer;1918896 Wrote:
> hi, thanks for you help
>
> What do I have to do to stop having to write startx each time?
>
> started a new kde4 folder, but still no logout or reboot button, but
> that isn’t a biggie

I had to add those button on my upgrade to 4.2

Post your /boot/grub/menu.lst


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is this what you want?

Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Wed Dec 31 19:21:32 NZDT 2008

default 0
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message
##YaST - activate

###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
linux###
title openSUSE 11.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-default
root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160815A$
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-default

###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows
1###
title windows 1
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows
2###
title windows 2
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
failsafe###
title Failsafe – openSUSE 11.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-default
root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160815A$
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-default


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AlienHealer;1918919 Wrote:
> is this what you want?
>
>
> # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Wed Dec 31 19:21:32 NZDT 2008
> default 0
> timeout 8
> ##YaST - generic_mbr
> gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message
> ##YaST - activate
>
> ###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
> linux###
> title openSUSE 11.1
> root (hd0,5)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-default
> root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160815A$
> resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160815A$ splash=silent showopts vga=0x367
> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-default
>
> ###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows
> 1###
> title windows 1
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
>
> ###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows
> 2###
> title windows 2
> rootnoverify (hd0,1)
> chainloader +1
>
> ###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
> failsafe###
> title Failsafe – openSUSE 11.1
> root (hd0,5)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-default
> root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160815A$
> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-default

First look to see if there is a menu.lst.old in the /boot/grub/ -
location you can open with kwrite
It may have the correct info for you, the kernel MAY be different, so
watch for that.

I edited your menu as above (blue/red)
RED* vga= will be different to what I quote, your old menu file may
have that, otherwise find out what it should be, depends on your
resolution screen size.


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ok, have done that, but am still having to use startx to get in


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You didn’t say if you found the menu.lst.old or if you had made changes
yourself it would be menu.lst~
green color


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yeah I found the menu.lst.old and tried that as well, still same
problem.

I think I might drop back to 4.1.3 until the next release.

It has to be something in the KDE update, because I reinstalled, just
upgraded KDE 4.2, rebooted, and the same thing happened.


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