Kdm trouble after etc-update

[scereze]

Hi all,

I just upgrade to the new kde3.1.4.
After this i did a 'etc-update' and i clearly screw something with kdm.
when i log on kdm and choose kde, i only have a blank window with a xterm open.

I can only log into kde by typing /usr/kde/3.1/bin/startkde in the xterm.

How can i fix kdm ??

thanks

[samppa]

Hmm, so this is not a problem only with the kde cvs. I have exactly the same problem, but I run KDE CVS HEAD. Few days ago it worked without problems. Yesterday I updated kdebase and thought that it broke kdm.

[sireasoning]

Hi all,

I just upgrade to the new kde3.1.4.
After this i did a 'etc-update' and i clearly screw something with kdm.
when i log on kdm and choose kde, i only have a blank window with a xterm open.

I can only log into kde by typing /usr/kde/3.1/bin/startkde in the xterm.

How can i fix kdm ??

thanks

I believe this is a problem with kdm 3.1.4's Xwilling, Xaccess, etc. Unless you specifically tell it to use X's version, it defaults to the ones in /usr/kde/3.1/share/config/kdm/

edit /usr/kde/3.1/share/config/kdm/kdmrc and tell kdm where the Xservers, Xwilling, etc are

Here is a sample kdmrc:
[General]
ConfigVersion=2.0
PidFile=/var/run/xdm-pid
Xservers=/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers

[Shutdown]
HaltCmd=/sbin/halt
LiloCmd=/sbin/lilo
LiloMap=/boot/map
RebootCmd=/sbin/reboot
UseLilo=false

[X-*-Core]
AllowNullPasswd=false
AllowRootLogin=false
AllowShutdown=Root
AutoReLogin=false
Reset=/usr/kde/3.1/share/config/kdm/Xreset
Resources=/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources
Session=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession
Setup=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
Startup=/usr/kde/3.1/share/config/kdm/Xstartup

[X-*-Greeter]
AntiAliasing=true
AuthComplain=true
ColorScheme=
DefaultUser=sczjd
EchoMode=OneStar
FaceSource=PreferUser
FailFont=verdana,12,-1,5,75,0,0,0,0,0
FocusPasswd=false
GUIStyle=Keramik
GreetFont=verdana,24,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
GreetString=Welcome to %s at %n
GreeterPosFixed=false
GreeterPosX=100
GreeterPosY=100
HiddenUsers=
Language=en_US
LogoArea=Logo
LogoPixmap=/mnt/pictures/misc/face_sm.jpg
MaxShowUID=65000
MinShowUID=500
PreselectUser=None
SelectedUsers=
SessionTypes=Gnome,XFCE-4,XFce4,XPde,Xsession,fluxbox,icewm,kde-3.1.4,wmaker,
ShowUsers=NotHidden
SortUsers=true
StdFont=verdana,12,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
UseBackground=true

[X-:*-Core]
AllowNullPasswd=true
AllowRootLogin=true
AllowShutdown=All
NoPassEnable=false
NoPassUsers=

[X-:0-Core]
Authorize=true
AutoLoginEnable=false
AutoLoginUser=albert

[X-:1-Core]
Authorize=true

[Xdmcp]
Enable=true
KeyFile=/usr/kde/3.1/share/config/kdm/kdmkeys
Port=177
Willing=/etc/X11/xdm/Xwilling
Xaccess=/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess

[scereze]

thanks for your answer.

i find a solution.
I remove the kdm config file and re-emerge kdebase.

Works now.