KDM Problem - URGENTLY NEED SOLUTION

peterjk · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 37 Location: Wolverhampton

I'm having a problem gaining access to my system, via KDM logon screen, although I can ALT-N for a console login.
Does anyone know what I should be looking for, and hopefully how I can solve it, without re-installing - OUCH.

Most urgent need to solve this - as I cannot get to my work.
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Many thanks in advance.

I appreciate your help.

Pete

01mf02 · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:44 am Post subject:

Be more specific: Can't you logon because KDM says "Wrong password" or does it crash or what?

peterjk · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 37 Location: Wolverhampton

opqdan · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject:

Did this used to work? If yes, then what have you done recently, possibly an update world or etc-update?

If it has never worked then it sound like KDE may no be completely emerged, are you sure that you have all of the required packages? Could you post what kde packages you have installed (your world file, not the whole thing, just grep for kde).

jspeybro · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject:

sounds like X or something in kde is crashing which makes X restarting or something and thus loding kdm again.

anything in the logs?

Johan
ps, I don't see why this is so 'URGENT' but maybe that's just me

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01mf02 · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:56 pm Post subject:

Back up the directories .kde and .qt and delete them afterwards.

Try running KDE again and see if it helps!

madchaz · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:58 pm Post subject:

something simple, but not always obvious. In menu, make sure you really are trying to load KDE, not another window manager. It could be that that makes X crash and gets you back to KDM
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