View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
compres n00b
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 37
|
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:46 pm Post subject: KDE 4.3 forgets settings every new login |
|
|
Hello everyone,
I have recently upgraded from kde 3.5 and have found that kde 4.3 is very nice.
The only issue I have is that I set up the desktop effects and everything looks nice. then I log out and in, or restart, and everything resets to some crappy looking defaults. I tried deleting all the .kde folders and the problem is still there.
Another thing is that KDM is not working, so I have to sue GDM now to login, which is annoying.
Should I just revert to KDE 3.5? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
the.root Apprentice
Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 210 Location: -84.706059324915, -62.4843750666430
|
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
How isn't KDM working? What is it doing when you try to run kdm?
What is the output of `ls -ald ~/.kde*` (run as your user)
And is this problem only with one user, all users, even root? _________________ Ps = (1.5 x 6 x .75) / {(4/3) (pi) [(31.039 x 10^15) (46.5 x 10^9)]^3}
Seems like a waste.. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
compres n00b
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 37
|
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
the.root wrote: | How isn't KDM working? What is it doing when you try to run kdm?
What is the output of `ls -ald ~/.kde*` (run as your user)
And is this problem only with one user, all users, even root? |
When I try to start a session, the screen blinks and returns to the login screen again. I read in another thread to start consolekit service before. Will try now. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
the.root Apprentice
Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 210 Location: -84.706059324915, -62.4843750666430
|
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
yeah i ran into that recently. make sure hald and dbus are started, then start consolekit. _________________ Ps = (1.5 x 6 x .75) / {(4/3) (pi) [(31.039 x 10^15) (46.5 x 10^9)]^3}
Seems like a waste.. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
compres n00b
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 37
|
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I added hald and dbus to boot level, and consolekit to default, now kdm works.
It still forgets my configuration. For example, I set up transparency and get opaque every time. Rather annoying. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
compres n00b
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 37
|
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
compres wrote: | I added hald and dbus to boot level, and consolekit to default, now kdm works.
It still forgets my configuration. For example, I set up transparency and get opaque every time. Rather annoying. |
Still forgets configuration :/
I have root logins disabled.
ls -ald ~/.kde*
drwx------ 3 myuser myuser 4096 Oct 29 00:32 /home/myuser/.kde
drwxr-xr-x 4 myuser myuser 4096 Oct 29 00:32 /home/myuser/.kde4 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
the.root Apprentice
Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 210 Location: -84.706059324915, -62.4843750666430
|
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
|
|
hmm, i'm not sure offhand, will try to look into it. Is it only composite settings that are not remembered or all settings? and i assume we're talking about kde's built in composite/desktop effects, that you access through KDE's system settings? _________________ Ps = (1.5 x 6 x .75) / {(4/3) (pi) [(31.039 x 10^15) (46.5 x 10^9)]^3}
Seems like a waste.. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
compres n00b
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 37
|
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
the.root wrote: | hmm, i'm not sure offhand, will try to look into it. Is it only composite settings that are not remembered or all settings? and i assume we're talking about kde's built in composite/desktop effects, that you access through KDE's system settings? |
Yes only the composite settings. Rather odd.
I may go into settings (system settings) and click apply without changing a thing (on appearance) and the composite is enabled again. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
the.root Apprentice
Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 210 Location: -84.706059324915, -62.4843750666430
|
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
Well i still don't have any great ideas, sorry. A few things to try though:
Is your system up-to-date, etc?
Code: | emerge --sync
emerge -avuDN world
revdep-rebuild
etc-update |
Remerge kwin & systemsettings (i think these package contains all the composite stuff, but not sure)
Code: | emerge -av kwin systemsettings |
what happens when you run system settings as root and try to save the settings/reboot?
Code: | ALT F2 + kdesu systemsettings |
What's your xorg setup like?
Code: | cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
eselect opengl list |
_________________ Ps = (1.5 x 6 x .75) / {(4/3) (pi) [(31.039 x 10^15) (46.5 x 10^9)]^3}
Seems like a waste.. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
compres n00b
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 37
|
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
the.root wrote: | Well i still don't have any great ideas, sorry. A few things to try though:
Is your system up-to-date, etc?
Code: | emerge --sync
emerge -avuDN world
revdep-rebuild
etc-update |
Remerge kwin & systemsettings (i think these package contains all the composite stuff, but not sure)
Code: | emerge -av kwin systemsettings |
what happens when you run system settings as root and try to save the settings/reboot?
Code: | ALT F2 + kdesu systemsettings |
What's your xorg setup like?
Code: | cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
eselect opengl list |
|
Tried everything you suggested.
Here is my xorg.conf:
Code: |
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
#InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
#InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
# Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "true"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "true"
Option "AutoEnableDevices" "true"
EndSection
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Keyboard0"
# Driver "kbd"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us,us"
# Option "XkbVariant" ",intl"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
# Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
#EndSection
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse0"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
# Option "ConstantDeceleration" "3"
#EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "UseFastTLS" "1"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
# Modes "1920x1200" "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1920x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1920x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
|
eselect opengl list
Code: |
[1] ati *
[2] xorg-x11
|
I am using ATI 9.9 from portage. I tried saving with 'kdesu systemsettings' too and the same keeps happening. Does kdesu save my user or for root?
Basically I set the oxigen widget style, get all the effects, restart and effects are off. I select the oxigen again and click apply, get the effects again. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|