I emerge KDE for 12 hours, and it HANGS!!!

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

well, i just return back to gentoo yesterday, i install using minimal cd, my sounds, network, graphic, xorg, all works great in my laptop Toshiba A80 Satellite.

however, after i emerge the full blown of kde 3.5.2, (it's a 12 hours process...

) after all, whenever i startkde using the startx or start kdm, the screen appears a mouse cursor, with a piece of white thing in the center, then it just HANG there!!!! i can't kill or return back to console, i have to hard reset my laptop!!

pls, any idea on how to fix this?

*using kernel-2.6.16-r7

mark_alec · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject:

Have you configured Xorg?

If you haven't read: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml

Otherwise please post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

yes, mark_alec, i have configured Xorg. i followed the handbook and configured everything.

just now i reboot again into gentoo, make some changes in my xorg.conf to test run startx, now after i startx, the xorg started perfectly, with fglrxinfo, i got the ATI drivers loaded without problem.

however, when i want to perform startkde with root, it say: "no command found!"

after all, i switch to second terminal, use root again to issue startkde, now it says: "xsetroot unable to open display '', cannot connect to x server....

how? what can i do?

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

can anyone please let me know how i can post my xorg.conf here?

i use "links" to browse this forum, since i cannot start the kde, how can i copy and paste my xorg.conf here?

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

pls....anyone can help on this? is my 12 hours wasted??? @#$@%@ KDE.... :cry:

Gergan Penkov · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject:

Are you using nvidia, composite.
If yes upgrade nvidia to the latest driver - ~arch with all the needed packages also unstable.
remove the composite extension if you are using it and pray

from your discription this looks like the infamous "x.org locks up, i could only move my mouse and sometimes could kill it from ssh, if not I need a hard reset" problem

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tomm73 · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 37

Have you set XSESSION in /etc/rc.conf to the correct value?

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

tomm73, what is the correct value for XSESSION in /etc/rc.conf?

fyi, i have it commented. because i don't want to start kde using startx or watever....

RazielFMX · l33t Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 835 Location: NY, USA

What version of KDE are you using? I'd also remove startkde from your xinit/xsession file, since I remember reading somewhere this causes issues with KDE... Works for fluxbox though :-)

(I recently abandoned KDE in favor of fluxbox, and havent regretted it).

Try setting this in your rc.conf (this is assuming you are using KDE 3.5.2, for 3.4, you probably juse need 'kde' as your XESSION value):

DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"
XSESSION="kde-3.5.2"
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Ion Silverbolt · Apprentice Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 203

Did you try the whole path? Also, I don't think you need to run it as root. Set it up as a normal user following this page. Only exception is, put the full path of the startkde file.

When you get to this part, put the full path in.

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

yup, guys, thanks for reply..

i had tried all your suggestions, and it don't works... T.T

i am using the latest gentoo-source 2.6.16-r7, kde3.5.2...

fyi, this is my another try...

i first commented out the XSESSION and Display Manager in the rc.conf,

then i startx to get into the ugly xterm,

from there, i verify that my ati-drivers works, dri also works...

then i simply issue: startkde

guess what? i can see the kde logo pop up and start loading....but after it loads to around 80%, where the whole screen is about to change, it hangs!!!!! my mouse can move, but i cannot kill it, cannot return to console....i have to hard reset my laptop.... T.T

please, anyone have idea on this? (if you need to see my xorg.conf, pls do teach me how to post it up using the console, because i have no gui browser, only have 'links', cannot copy and paste... -.- )

RazielFMX · l33t Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 835 Location: NY, USA

How to post xorg.conf

1) Run (at the console) rc-update add sshd default (might just be ssh). You can then reboot, or, run /etc/init.d/sshd start as ROOT.
2) Download to your windows box PuTTy.
3) Use putty to SSH into your linux box (by IP) and you cant hen copy from the terminal into your web browser. (run ifconfig to see your ip).

I do have a question. This sounds like the HELL I went through with my ATi drivers. Are you using ATi closed source drivers? If so I recomment upgrading to 8.25.18, they are way better than the 8.24.8's I was using. You might have to unmask them in your /etc/portage/package.keywords file.

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

thanks a lot RazielFMX, but i think your methods of ssh can't apply to my situation. because i only have 1 laptop to connect to the internet, and i don't have other box to connect to... T.T

and yes, i do using the ATI Drivers, and i am using the 8.25.18 version. i admit that it does "better" than last time, because last time when i use it, my X11 can't even start, now it at least start my x with the ugly xterm.. -.-

so, any more ideas on? do you think is it related to my ati drivers?

ok, here i hope to get something confirm first, this is what i've done after succesfully boot my box into gentoo.

1. i emerge xorg-x11 (i think the version is 6.8.x, because i did not unmask it to use x11 7.0 or 7.1 )
2. then i emerge ati-drivers
3. use the "aticonfig" to generate the xorg.conf
4. make some changes in xorg.conf to get my mouse works.

is the above process correct? will my xorg.conf being generated correctly? i have this doubt because the xorg.conf that generated by the "aticonfig" seems very short compare to last time i use fglrxconfig.

ok, after i verify that i can startx, i emerge kde-meta, and it gets me to the situation now, which HANGS on startkde. T.T

RazielFMX · l33t Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 835 Location: NY, USA

Ok, you will need to modify the keyboard, mouse, and monitor sections. I recommend you do the following:

run xorgconfig, answer the questions. Then, save this somewhere. Take note of your monitor, mouse, and keyboard settings, and your fonts/files section.

Then, take a look at this, and save what you want (this is my xorg.conf):
NOTE: Ignore the what seem to be commented out duplicate screens, monitors, devices, etc... This is my dual head set up that choked under 8.24.8. You can leave my fonts settings even if you dont have all these fonts, you'll just get warnings in your xorg log.

Also, you should verify your PCI BUS address (lspci, it should be the first if you get two ATi listings).

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

RazielFMX, thanks again for your post.

fyi, i have done with re-configuration of xorg.conf, and also when i startx, i manage to run x smoothly. when i glxgears, i got quite a good result, over 3400 fps!

but, still to no avail, my startkde still hangs me up! T.T

i heard that kde 3.5.3 is out, is that a need for me to emerge the new one? or can i just turn to gnome to try out? will my gentoo crash emerging two wm?

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

hey guys, just now i got some weird error message when i enable "kdm" and XSESSION="kde-3.5"

when i startx under a normal user, the x started then immediately shutdown....this is the error message in the console:

"/home/user/.xinitrc: line 1: exec : startkde : not found"

what does it mean startkde not found??!! any idea?

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127

please, can anybody please let me know how to settle this problem? i have tried all i can think of..... T.T

i have also tried emerging gnome-light, and start gnome-session, but still, it just hangs on first start... T.T

menetto · n00b Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Belgium

I don't know about gnome, but try removing your kde directory $HOME/.kde If there's no kde directory, it can't restore, so maybe it won't hang...

CooKies37 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 127