X-windows Opens then Crashes

tilleyrw · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 11

After installing an nVidia GeForce 6200 card into my Gentoo box, I setup X using the nVidia driver (from Portage). All was good and twm appeared, thus demonstrating a working X.

After an installation of kdebase-startkde I quit X, inserted "echo 'startkde' >> ~/.xinitrc" just as the KDE Configuration Gentoo guide instructions.

"startx" then began crashing. The pretty nVidia graphic would appear and quickly disappear as X crashed. The message that appeared was:

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xinit: Resource temporarity unavailable (errno 11): Cannot register with ConsoleKit: org.freedesktop.CkConnector.Error: Unable to open session: The name org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit was not provided by any .service files

waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.
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Any help understanding this is most appreciated by this up and coming Gentoo user.

Thanks, Bob

** Once a n00b and still n00bish **

EvaSDK · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject:

looks like you have a problem with you consolekit setup. Either you need to add to it to your default runlevel or use kdm/gdm, or you are missing a session bus.

tilleyrw · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 11

A friend who uses Gentoo worked on my machine yesterday. (ssh is a dream. I started using it only recently and coupled it with screen so I can watch what he does, it is _so_ educational!) He fixed several config files (/etc/init.d/xdm and others) and reloaded KDE. No change. Given the situation that X worked before I installed KDE and now doesn't is very suspicious.

Re-emerging ConsoleKit has been recommended. What is "ConsoleKit"? With my previous Gentoo installation, with a working KDE, I never installed it.

Here's hoping I find a clue soon,

Thanks, Bob