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IQgryn
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 Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: [Solved] kdm broken since KDE 4.6.2 upgrade |
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I haven't been able to get kdm to start since I upgraded to KDE 4.6.2. I followed the upgrade guide and startx will start a nearly-perfectly-working session for that user, but I can't get kdm to work at all.
/etc/init.d/xdm thinks everything is fine, but X only shows up with a black screen and a cursor for about a half a second, then exits.
I'm not sure what files people will need, X is working great or I'd post its information. Just let me know what you need.
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jenkler
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| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 7:22 pm Post subject: Hi |
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I have the same issue, i can figure out what to do, plese help 
So fare i have:
* done the thing here http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/kde44-46-upgrade.xml
* Start twm with startx (that is working)
* Removed all kde pkg and then remerge
No luck
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[# > cat /var/log/kdm.log
********************************************************************************
Note that your system uses syslog. All of kdm's internally generated messages
(i.e., not from libraries and external programs/scripts it uses) go to the
daemon.* syslog facility; check your syslog configuration to find out to which
file(s) it is logged. PAM logs messages related to authentication to authpriv.*.
********************************************************************************
No protocol specified
kdmgreet: cannot connect to X server :0
No protocol specified
kdmgreet: cannot connect to X server :0
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[# > cat /var/log/daemon | grep kdm
May 13 20:54:40 localhost kdm: :0[1940]: Received unknown or unexpected command -2 from greeter
May 13 20:54:40 localhost kdm: :0[1940]: Abnormal termination of greeter for display :0, code 1, signal 0
May 13 21:20:47 localhost kdm: :0[8052]: Received unknown or unexpected command -2 from greeter
May 13 21:20:47 localhost kdm: :0[8052]: Abnormal termination of greeter for display :0, code 1, signal 0
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| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | * Removed all kde pkg and then remerge |
How i can make it? Help me, gentoo guru. |
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jenkler
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| flareguner wrote: | | Quote: | | * Removed all kde pkg and then remerge |
How i can make it? Help me, gentoo guru. |
Sorry but that did not work for me  but if you want to know just for knowing
backup /var/lib/portage/world first
* remove every pkg with kde in it, en then run emerge -av --depclean
* Install app-portage/portage-utils and use "qlist -I kde" to see what is left to remove
* Restore your world file and do an emerge -uDNav world
Has someone solved this issue jet ?
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jenkler
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:37 am Post subject: hmm |
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Dont know how to fix this issue. Have now tried an empty tree on the system and it did not help
emerge -e world
I relly need some help here, plz
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I really don't know what is going on here, but a quick couple of things to check.
1) Is xdm in the default runlevel?
2) Is the DISPLAYMANAGER variable in the /etc/conf.d/xdm file set to "kdm"? Also is the CHECKVT variable set to a valid tty, like 7?
3) Have you verified that the kdebase/start-kde and kdm packages are installed and are the correct versions? |
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dmpogo
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what does /var/log/Xorg.0.log has in after kdm attempt ?
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IQgryn
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| platojones wrote: | I really don't know what is going on here, but a quick couple of things to check.
1) Is xdm in the default runlevel?
2) Is the DISPLAYMANAGER variable in the /etc/conf.d/xdm file set to "kdm"? Also is the CHECKVT variable set to a valid tty, like 7?
3) Have you verified that the kdebase/start-kde and kdm packages are installed and are the correct versions? |
1) Yes, it tries to start but fails.
2+3) Yes, and starting kdm manually as root fails in the same way.
| dmpogo wrote: | | what does /var/log/Xorg.0.log has in after kdm attempt ? |
Nothing, really. X starts just fine. /var/log/daemon.log has this: | Code: | kdm: :0[2400]: Received unknown or unexpected command -2 from greeter
kdm: :0[2400]: Abnormal termination of greeter for display :0, code 1, signal 0
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| dmpogo wrote: | | what does /var/log/Xorg.0.log has in after kdm attempt ? |
kdm writes its own log as well, usually /var/log/kdm.log
Anything useful there ? |
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Do you, by any chance, still have 'hal' installed? If so, you need to get rid of it. |
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IQgryn
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:08 am Post subject: |
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| platojones wrote: | | Do you, by any chance, still have 'hal' installed? If so, you need to get rid of it. |
Nope. Like I said, I followed the guide.
One detail I haven't mentioned is that I have two monitors (using xinerama). But again, X (and KDE) works just fine if I use startx -- only kdm seems to be broken. |
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IQgryn
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| dmpogo wrote: | | dmpogo wrote: | | what does /var/log/Xorg.0.log has in after kdm attempt ? |
kdm writes its own log as well, usually /var/log/kdm.log
Anything useful there ? |
Just this: | Code: | No protocol specified
kdmgreet: cannot connect to X server :0 |
The X server is running when I start /etc/init.d/xdm (I see the cursor for a fraction of a second before the error happens and then X closes because kdm aborts). |
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dmpogo
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:31 am Post subject: |
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| So kdm can not connect to X server. Sounds like authentication/premission problem. Could it be you need pam with consolekit USE flag enabled, or something like that ? |
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dmpogo
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| One the other note do you have dbus and consolekit started ? |
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IQgryn
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| dmpogo wrote: | So kdm can not connect to X server. Sounds like authentication/premission problem. Could it be you need pam with consolekit USE flag enabled, or something like that ?
One the other note do you have dbus and consolekit started ? |
I do not have a consolekit USE flag to set for pam. I think it was removed in pam 1.1.3 and just set to permanently on.
Dbus and consolekit are both started. |
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jenkler
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| dmpogo wrote: | | One the other note do you have dbus and consolekit started ? |
Yes, they ar both in the default runlevel as the guide states .
this shit makes me crazy  . any other good hints. I have also removed all traces of dbus and another install of all the pkg .. No luck .
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humanthing
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| Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Same problem here. Followed the guide and now kdm refuses to start.
When I try starting X via startx as root I get a working twm session, but when executing startx as normal user I get an error from X complaining about a missing xkeyboard-config...
I'm not sure if this is related but mysqld also refuses to start.
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IQgryn
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| Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| humanthing wrote: | Same problem here. Followed the guide and now kdm refuses to start.
When I try starting X via startx as root I get a working twm session, but when executing startx as normal user I get an error from X complaining about a missing xkeyboard-config...
I'm not sure if this is related but mysqld also refuses to start. |
That sounds like something different. I can run startx as any user just fine, it's /etc/init.d/xdm that's broken for me. |
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IQgryn
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Alright, so I don't know if this is the root cause or just fixes things for now, but:
In /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc, the [General] section, comment the line that says:(the default is root)
This fixes my issue entirely, though I'd rather have kdm running as non-root. |
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| IQgryn wrote: |
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In /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc, the [General] section, comment the line that says:(the default is root)
This fixes my issue entirely, though I'd rather have kdm running as non-root. |
I fixed the issue similary, thanks to https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=113401
If you don't want to change GreeterUID, follow the solution at the end of that post.
Brief instruction:
Create a folder (for example: /var/run/kdm) and set its owner to kdm:
| Code: | mkdir /var/run/kdm
chown kdm:kdm /var/run/kdm |
With your favorite editor, set AuthDir in /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc to your newly created folder:
| Code: | | AuthDir=/var/run/kdm |
Done. |
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IQgryn
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 12:58 am Post subject: |
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I just received a response to the bug I filed at https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367833.
The fix is to chmod 755 /var/run/xauth, or the way katull mentioned should also work.
Now I just have to track down these sound issues. But that's another thread. |
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| IQgryn wrote: | I just received a response to the bug I filed at https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367833.
The fix is to chmod 755 /var/run/xauth, or the way katull mentioned should also work.
Now I just have to track down these sound issues. But that's another thread. |
Thanks man, this was the best solution
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