Re: [gentoo-user] New install on x86 and login to KDE fails

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

Am Dienstag 30 August 2011, 03:06:57 schrieb Dale:
> Michael Schreckenbauer wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Am Donnerstag, 25. August 2011, 22:00:29 schrieb Mick:
> >> On Thursday 25 Aug 2011 19:10:39 Michael Schreckenbauer wrote:
> >>> try disabling compositing via kwinrc before kde starts up
> >>> Open .kde4/share/config/kwinrc, go to the [Compositing] section and
> >>> change Enabled= true to Enabled=false
> >> 
> >> I wouldn't think this is necessary.  My hardware (ATI) doesn't support
> >> compositing with KDE and it disables it on its own.  The only time
> >> that I have to unset it as you suggest above is if persist in
> >> overriding it after it disables it.
> > 
> > I had one case (my Laptop), where the automatic detection of kde enabled
> > compositing, but it did not work. I had no chance to log in without the
> > suggested method or using safe-mode.
> > Of course, it's just a shot in the dark :)
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Michael
> 
> Sorry so long getting back to this.  I checked this setting and it is
> disabled already.  I also recompiled kwin just to see if it would help.
> It didn't.
> 
> Anything else I can try?
> 
> Dale
> 
> :-)  :-)

check permissions? Get some graphics hardware with not-broken drivers?
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