Sorry for the double post. I put this in the Install/Boot/Login section by accident. My apologies.
Anyone having this issue or ideas on a fix?
I updated KDE 4.2 from the Factory repo tonight (updated to 4.2.0-73.2, I don’t remember what revision I was on before, but it was about a week old).
After updating, I went to log out, but nothing happened after confirming my desire to do so. I restarted X, logged in, and after opening up one or two applications, KDE exhibited the same behavior. Clicking on icons or apps off launder or anything on kicker… all yielded no results. The only thing that did work, was hitting Alt-F2 for the run box, then I could start NON-KDE apps, KDE apps still did nothing.
I restarted X again, and opened Konsole before KDE stopped responding again. Requesting a process list showed a ton of defunct processes (mostly nepomukserver and nepomukservices, but also 1 for each app I had starting in the tray which is just KMix and KCheckGMail).
I’d downgrade back out, but not sure what I would downgrade to since the previous revision isn’t up there of course.
I don’t have any idea what the problem is, but thanks for the warning.
I updated this morning and have no problems. Checking the repos this evening, only QT changed. But I didn’t update. Maybe you should try updating again. It can’t get any worse.:\
Yeah, I have “102” as well and no new updates… Hrm Part of the issue seems that KDE is trying to start things up twice. the ksmserver RC file is recording theat KMix (for example) is running at logoff, then on login trying to start it twice.
I think maybe it was something changing in my homedir, so I renamed .kde4 and let a new one get made. Same thing, though, first login was fine, subsequent ones were not.
Tried a new user as well and even after today’s revisions KDE is still performing as described. The only way to make it behave normally (and I have to do this before every login) is to delete the ksmserverrc file from ~/.kde4/share/config
when you rename the .kde4 folder are you doing it in kde4 or logging out and into some other desktop?
if your doing it in kde4 then it is just remaking a new .kde4 folder and keeping some of the settings
try logging out and logging into some other DE then rename the .kde4 fold then logging back into kde4
I really appreciate peoples interest in helping… thank you.
I FIXED IT! It was the last thing I thought to try, but at the same time that I patched, updated, etc… I also updated my nvidia driver. In a final attempt to fix things, I downgraded to the second most resent (which has actually become the latest Stable release again, they marked the newer one as a Pre-Release since yesterday).
Part of the issue seems that KDE is trying to start things up twice. the ksmserver RC file is recording theat KMix (for example) is running at logoff, then on login trying to start it twice.