Problems when starting KDE

pizu · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 8

hi

first thing first : this is my first time i installed Gentoo so plz excuse for my ignorance

I have emerged KDE, but when i tried to execute kdm, the screen flickered 3 times and went back to the console. I noticed at one time that there was a clock-like cursor.

I started the installation of Gentoo from stage3, compiled the vanilla-sources using gen-kernel (i followed the install guide from the gentoo.org website)

I installed XFree86, and used XFree86 --configure to generate a config file and modified it to work with USB devices. I started X, and everything worked fine.

I tried searching these forums for any solutions, but didn't find anything.

luqas · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 1:43 pm Post subject:

Look under /var/log and there should be a file called XFree86.0.log (or something like that). Open it and go to the bottom and there should be an error. I had the same thing happen when my mouse was configured wrong. Of course it could be a video error, etc.

luqas · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 1:47 pm Post subject:

Never mind, Evidentally I am not awake and I didn't read your post all the way. You said you can start X, but not kdm. So look at the /var/log/kdm.log and see what errors are in it. Sorry about that.

pizu · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 8

uhm .... at the bottom of the log i have:

symbol __glXActiveScreens from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved!
(EE) [GLX]: Failed to add GLX extension (NVIDIA XFree86 driver not found)

/usr/kde/3.1/bin/kdm_greet: error while loading shared libraries: libart_lgpl_2.so.2 cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory

i have already emerged nvidia-kernel, and when i do lsmod, nvidia is listed (tho it says it is unused) :-/

Anarconda · n00b Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 54

The message '(EE) [GLX]' is about nvidia-glx.

# emerge nvidia-glx
# opengl-update nvidia

Cheers.

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

Moved from Installing Gentoo.
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pizu · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 8

Anarconda · n00b Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 54

With nvidia driver you must not use DRI. In /etc/X11/XF96Config the line 'Load "dri"' must be commented.

The 'tainted' warning is because nvidia not release source drivers but binaries.

In my opinion is important update portage at regular intervals for new releases or for bugs.

Sorry for my english.

Cheers.

pizu · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 8

nah its the same ... but the errors are decreasing. there is only one left in the log file:
/usr/kde/3.1/bin/kdm_greet: eroor while loading shared libraries: libart_lgpl_2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

i have now resynced the portage tree and will try to remerge kde ... i know it will take load of time ... but maybe it gets fixed automatically :-/

pizu · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 8

ok ... i think i fixed it ... i m in KDE now ...

uhm ... i just needed to emerge that missing library

i now wonder, can i change the kernel? i have compiled the vanilla-sources but i wish to switch to the gentoo-sources or maybe gentoo-dev-sources

dkaplowitz · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:31 am Post subject: