[gentoo-user] startx fails launching KDE 4

[gentoo-user] startx fails launching KDE 4

[Andrey Vul]

Result of startx &> xlog; cat xlog :

hostname: Host name lookup failure
xauth:  creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.27081


X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.27-gentoo-r2 x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux andrey-laptop 2.6.27-gentoo-r2 #10 SMP
PREEMPT Tue Nov 18 20:23:37 EST 2008 x86_64
Build Date: 15 November 2008  11:28:01AM

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 21 02:28:57 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
xinit:  Resource temporarily unavailable (errno 11):  Cannot register
with ConsoleKit: org.freedesktop.CkConnector.Error: Unable to open
session: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 0
startkde: Starting up...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/lib64/kde4/libexec/klauncher
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/kded4
kded(27288) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/kbuildsycoca4
kbuildsycoca4(27291) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve
system encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/lib64/kde4/libexec/kconf_update
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/kcminit_startup
kcminit(27294) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/ksmserver
ksmserver(27296) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kwin(27298) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/krunner
klauncher(27286) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/knotify4
knotify(27301) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
krunner(27302) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kwin(27298): Couldn't start knotify from knotify4.desktop:  "KDEInit
could not launch '/usr/kde/4.1/bin/knotify4'."

kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/plasma
plasma(27304) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
QLayout: Attempting to add QLayout "" to Plasma::Dialog "", which
already has a layout
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode: 18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Resource id:  0x1a00038
kdeinit4: preparing to launch
kio_desktop(27315) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch
kio_file(27316) KLocalePrivate::initEncoding: Cannot resolve system
encoding, defaulting to ISO 8859-1.
QObject: Do not delete object, 'unnamed', during its event handler!
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/kaccess
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/kmixctrl

Backtrace:
0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x65) [0x47f3d5]
1: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7f6fb6b280a0]
2: X [0x52bcce]
3: X(miPaintWindow+0x1f5) [0x4cb445]
4: X(miHandleValidateExposures+0x84) [0x4e2654]
5: X(UnmapWindow+0x208) [0x4361a8]
6: X(compFreeClientWindow+0x23e) [0x4fbb1e]
7: X [0x4f9089]
8: X(FreeResource+0x133) [0x433bc3]
9: X(compUnredirectWindow+0x63) [0x4fb703]
10: X [0x4f9aa6]
11: X [0x4e2bff]
12: X [0x4e2b0c]
13: X(miChangeSaveUnder+0x50) [0x4e2ca0]
14: X(MapWindow+0x31f) [0x43681f]
15: X(ProcMapWindow+0x46) [0x44a176]
16: X(Dispatch+0x364) [0x44a9b4]
17: X(main+0x45d) [0x4313ad]
18: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0x7f6fb6b13486]
19: X [0x430789]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting

kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/klipper
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/kmix
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/4.1/bin/korgac
kmix: cannot connect to X server :0
korgac: cannot connect to X server :0
<unknown program name>(27335)/: Communication problem with  "kmix" ,
it probably crashed.
Error message was:  "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Message
did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)" "



kdeinit4: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit4: sending SIGHUP to children.
klauncher: Exiting on signal 1
kded4: Fatal IO error: client killed
XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
      after 25 requests (8 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
kdeinit4: sending SIGTERM to children.
QProcess: Destroyed while process is still running.
kdeinit4: Exit.
xinit:  connection to X server lost.
GOT SIGHUP
QMutex::lock: Deadlock detected in thread 140598718269184
KCrash: Application 'ksmserver' crashing...
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.
QWidget: Must construct a QApplication before a QPaintDevice


-- 
Andrey Vul

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
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A: Top-posting.
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Re: [gentoo-user] startx fails launching KDE 4

[Hilco Wijbenga]

I remember having similar trouble when I upgraded to KDE4. Have you
tried removing/renaming your .kde directory? (That's assuming you're
upgrading from KDE3.)

Re: [gentoo-user] startx fails launching KDE 4

[Andrey Vul]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:39, Hilco Wijbenga <hilco.wijbenga@gmail.com> wrote:
> I remember having similar trouble when I upgraded to KDE4. Have you
> tried removing/renaming your .kde directory? (That's assuming you're
> upgrading from KDE3.)
>
>
I don't have a ~/.kde directory nor a ~/.kde symlink. I only have ~/.kde4.1.

[gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4

[Harry Putnam]

"Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:

> Result of startx &> xlog; cat xlog :
> hostname: Host name lookup failure

I'm not sure how much this may help you problem.  But have you made
changes to your /etc/hosts file recently.  You might post the first
line of it here.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4

[Andrey Vul]

On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> "Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:
>
>  > Result of startx &> xlog; cat xlog :
>  > hostname: Host name lookup failure
>
>
> I'm not sure how much this may help you problem.  But have you made
>  changes to your /etc/hosts file recently.  You might post the first
>  line of it here.
First line:
127.0.0.1       localhost

Note: this is the first line on both the computer currently running
KDE 4 and the one failing to run KDE 4.


-- 
Andrey Vul

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

[gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4

[Harry Putnam]

"Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:

> On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> "Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>  > Result of startx &> xlog; cat xlog :
>>  > hostname: Host name lookup failure
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure how much this may help you problem.  But have you made
>>  changes to your /etc/hosts file recently.  You might post the first
>>  line of it here.
> First line:
> 127.0.0.1       localhost
>
> Note: this is the first line on both the computer currently running
> KDE 4 and the one failing to run KDE 4.

Do the contents of /etc/conf.d/hostname
and                 /etc/conf.d/domainname

have similar kind of information on both machines?.

I once had quite a lot of trouble with sendmail and a helpful poster
here told me to fix /etc/hosts like this:

  127.0.0.1	 reader.local.lan        reader     localhost
  192.168.0.4	 reader.local.lan        reader
  [...]

The advice pertained to the first line above.  The second was my own
addition.

Below is a note from my hosts file showing the origin of the tip.

  # From: Heinz Sporn <heinz.sporn@sporn-it.com>
  # Subject: Re: Why does sendmail think its hosts name is `localhost'
  # Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.user
  # Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:37:08 +0100
  # Message-ID: <1139294228.9734.10.camel@spok.local.sporn-it.com>
  # [HP 02/07/06 02:37  Trying a tip from Heinz Sporn - switching
  ## 127.0.0.1   localhost   reader to
  ## 127.0.0.1   reader      localhost .. I think he's on to 
  ## something... we'll see.]
  # 127.0.0.1		 localhost       reader 

I haven't had a host lookup issue for quite a long time as you can see
by the date in the post.

But this may not be very helpful for your current problem.  However
host lookup trouble can be quite hard to diagnose.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4

[Andrey Vul]

On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> "Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:
>
>  > On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
>  >> "Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:
>  >>
>  >>  > Result of startx &> xlog; cat xlog :
>  >>  > hostname: Host name lookup failure
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> I'm not sure how much this may help you problem.  But have you made
>  >>  changes to your /etc/hosts file recently.  You might post the first
>  >>  line of it here.
>  > First line:
>  > 127.0.0.1       localhost
>  >
>  > Note: this is the first line on both the computer currently running
>  > KDE 4 and the one failing to run KDE 4.
>
>
> Do the contents of /etc/conf.d/hostname
>  and                 /etc/conf.d/domainname
>
>  have similar kind of information on both machines?.
>
>  I once had quite a lot of trouble with sendmail and a helpful poster
>  here told me to fix /etc/hosts like this:
>
>   127.0.0.1      reader.local.lan        reader     localhost
>   192.168.0.4    reader.local.lan        reader
>   [...]
>
>  The advice pertained to the first line above.  The second was my own
>  addition.
>
>  Below is a note from my hosts file showing the origin of the tip.
>
>   # From: Heinz Sporn <heinz.sporn@sporn-it.com>
>   # Subject: Re: Why does sendmail think its hosts name is `localhost'
>   # Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.user
>   # Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:37:08 +0100
>   # Message-ID: <1139294228.9734.10.camel@spok.local.sporn-it.com>
>   # [HP 02/07/06 02:37  Trying a tip from Heinz Sporn - switching
>   ## 127.0.0.1   localhost   reader to
>   ## 127.0.0.1   reader      localhost .. I think he's on to
>   ## something... we'll see.]
>   # 127.0.0.1            localhost       reader
>
>  I haven't had a host lookup issue for quite a long time as you can see
>  by the date in the post.
>
>  But this may not be very helpful for your current problem.  However
>  host lookup trouble can be quite hard to diagnose.
Host lookup has nothing to do with this.
Last time I checked, kde doesn't do anything with dnsdomainname.
Also, I don't even have /etc/{init.d,conf.d}/domainname .

-- 
Andrey Vul

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

[gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4

[Harry Putnam]

"Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:

> Host lookup has nothing to do with this.
> Last time I checked, kde doesn't do anything with dnsdomainname.
> Also, I don't even have /etc/{init.d,conf.d}/domainname .

It must have some amount to do with it:
  
 >>> hostname: Host name lookup failure

Was the first line of the log.  It may not be a significant issue or
the reason kde is balking but apparently there is a host lookup
involved. Sorry its not what you needed.

[gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4

[Harry Putnam]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> "Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Host lookup has nothing to do with this.
>> Last time I checked, kde doesn't do anything with dnsdomainname.
>> Also, I don't even have /etc/{init.d,conf.d}/domainname .
>
> It must have some amount to do with it:
>   
>  >>> hostname: Host name lookup failure
>
> Was the first line of the log.  It may not be a significant issue or
> the reason kde is balking but apparently there is a host lookup
> involved. Sorry its not what you needed.

I see now that the host lookup is only to insert information into the
log so indeed does not have bearing on the problem.
Sorry to have wasted your time.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4

[Andrey Vul]

On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>  > "Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com> writes:
>  >
>  >> Host lookup has nothing to do with this.
>  >> Last time I checked, kde doesn't do anything with dnsdomainname.
>  >> Also, I don't even have /etc/{init.d,conf.d}/domainname .
>  >
>  > It must have some amount to do with it:
>  >
>  >  >>> hostname: Host name lookup failure
>  >
>  > Was the first line of the log.  It may not be a significant issue or
>  > the reason kde is balking but apparently there is a host lookup
>  > involved. Sorry its not what you needed.
>
>
> I see now that the host lookup is only to insert information into the
>  log so indeed does not have bearing on the problem.
>  Sorry to have wasted your time.

If I get a warning message and everything works perfectly then I ignore it.
Example: cannot find hostname.

The problem is somehow related broken dbus + segfaulting X.

And I can't fix either.

-- 
Andrey Vul

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?