KDE 4.3 hangs system at start up

Question

Hello. I'm testing Archlinux to see if it will one day replace my Debian installation.
Things were more or less fine during its short sporadic use, until I upgraded the system and KDE 4.3.0-6 was installed. During start up (startx), it hanged.
Today I tried another "pacman -Syu", and saw KDE 4.3.1 was available. It still hangs in the same way and place. The progress bar says that Akonadi is starting up.
Deleting the KDE configuration files at $HOME does nothing. The blinking caps lock and scroll lock make me think its a kernel panic related problem.
Information from the log files does not seem helpful (I'm posting several because I'm not sure where to look):
Xorg.0.log:
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
kernel.log:
Sep  3 10:09:47 typhoon kernel: X:3511 freeing invalid memtype f8102000-f8112000     (repeated about 30 times)
Sep  3 10:09:48 typhoon kernel: mtrr: MTRR 2 not used
Sep  3 10:10:12 typhoon kernel: agpgart-amd64 0000:00:00.0: AGP 3.5 bridge
Sep  3 10:10:12 typhoon kernel: agpgart-amd64 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode
Sep  3 10:10:12 typhoon kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode
Sep  3 10:10:12 typhoon kernel: [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
Sep  3 10:10:12 typhoon kernel: [drm] Loading R200 Microcode
Sep  3 10:10:12 typhoon kernel: [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
x.org runs fine with other window managers. Does anyone have any idea where I could look next for an explanation?
Thank you.
NOTE: This post is a duplicate of another I mistakenly posted in the Comunity Contributions section, and can't delete. I would request a moderator to please do so. My apologies.

Answer 1

I have the same pb since upgrade KDE from 4.2 to 4.3.
I use Arch with OpenBox at home at KDE at work. Everything was fine for years. I started having pbs with xorg about one year ago, with X hanging sporadically at start, or aften a random number of switches between consoles using CTR-ALT-Fn. I rarely starts X since I hibernate rather than halt computers, so this circumvents the pb.
Now after last upgrade (pacman -Suy) KDE 4.3 hangs, so that for the time being I use OpenBox also at home. Actually KDE starts and the mouse pointer is activated, but I get no taskbar and no response from mouse clicks, it hangs with a blank screen (white at work, black at home...).
Here is the error output from startx (KDE having being killed with CTRL-C). Errors from xorg are also present with other window managers, but they don't hang the system.
X.Org X Server 1.6.3
Release Date: 2009-7-31
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-ARCH i686
Current Operating System: Linux naoko 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 17 18:04:53 CEST 2009 i686
Build Date: 25 August 2009 09:20:48PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Thu Sep 3 22:14:31 2009
(==) Using default built-in configuration (39 lines)
(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
Setting master
(EE) Failed to load module "synaptics" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No input driver matching `synaptics'
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (15)
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
> Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
> Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
> Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
> Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
startkde: Starting up...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_klauncher.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kded4.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kbuildsycoca4.so
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kbuildsycoca4.so
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kconf_update.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kcminit_startup.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_ksmserver.so
<unknown program name>(1482)/ KStartupInfo::createNewStartupId: creating: "naoko;1252008888;742335;1482_TIME0" : "unnamed
app"
could not access kephald, falling back to QDesktopWidget
adding an output 0 with geom: QRect(0,0 1024x768)
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kglobalaccel.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_plasma-desktop.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/knotify4
QDBusObjectPath: invalid path ""
kephald starting up
XRANDR error base: 162
RRInput mask is set!!
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 60 1024 x 768
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 61 1024 x 768
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 62 800 x 600
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 63 640 x 480
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding crtc: 57
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding output: 58
Setting CRTC 0 on output "VGA" (previous 0 )
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding output: 59
Setting CRTC 57 on output "LVDS" (previous 0 )
CRTC outputs: (59)
XRandROutputs::init
added output 58
added output 59
output: "LVDS" QRect(0,0 1024x768) 0 false false
output: "VGA" QRect(0,0 0x0) 0 false false
load xml
connected: 0
looking for a matching configuration...
connected: 0
connected: 0
couldnt find matching configuration!!
registered the service: true
screens registered on the bus: true
outputs registered on the bus: true
configurations registered on the bus: true
Invalid D-BUS interface name 'org.kde.plasma-desktop.PlasmaApp' found while parsing introspection
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kwrited
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kaccess.so
<unknown program name>(1505)/ kdemain: Xlib XKB extension major= 1 minor= 0
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_nepomukserver.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_krunner.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_nepomukserver.so
Nepomuk server already running.
(Soprano::PluginManager) found no soprano plugin at "/usr/lib/soprano/libsoprano_redlandbackend.so"
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
[/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] Failed to start service nepomukstorage.
ProcessControl: Application '/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub' returned with exit code 245 (Unknown error)
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
Unknown service name: 10dd616f6b000125180802500000016720007_1251813876_507696
[/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] Failed to start service nepomukqueryservice.
ProcessControl: Application '/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub' returned with exit code 245 (Unknown error)
[/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] Failed to start service nepomukfilewatch.
[/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] Missing dependency nepomukstorage
ProcessControl: Application '/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub' returned with exit code 244 (Unknown error)
ProcessControl: Application '/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub' returned with exit code 245 (Unknown error)
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
Unknown service name: 10dd616f6b000125180803000000016720008_1251813876_519744
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
Unknown service name: 10dd616f6b000125180803100000016720009_1251813876_508457
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
Unknown service name: 10dd616f6b000125180803100000016720010_1251813876_509155
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
Unknown service name: 10dd616f6b000125180803100000016720011_1251813876_509876
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_klipper.so
Unknown service name: 10dd616f6b000125180803100000016720012_1251813876_510559
ALSA lib setup.c:555:(add_elem) Cannot obtain info for CTL elem (MIXER,'IEC958 Playback Default',0,0,0): Aucun fichier ou d
ossier de ce type
Dropping master
waiting for X server to shut down Fin de la connexion (raccroché)
<unknown>: Fatal IO error 11 (Ressource temporairement non disponible) on X server :0.0.
kdeinit4: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit4: sending SIGHUP to children.
klauncher: Exiting on signal 1
kdeinit4: sending SIGTERM to children.
kdeinit4: Exit.
KCrash: Application 'ksmserver' crashing...
Warning: connect() failed: : Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.
<unknown>: Fatal IO error 11 (Ressource temporairement non disponible) on X server :0.0.
<unknown>: Fatal IO error 11 (Ressource temporairement non disponible) on X server :0.0.
<unknown>: Fatal IO error 11 (Ressource temporairement non disponible) on X server :0.0.
kdeinit4: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit4: sending SIGHUP to children.
Could not connect to D-Bus server: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoServer: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-CGZQ35n2gn: C
onnexion refusée
ksmserver: Fatal IO error: client killed
** (<unknown>:1494): WARNING **: Serious fd usage error 15
** (<unknown>:1494): WARNING **: Serious fd usage error 13
startkde: Shutting down...
kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning: connect(/home/us/.kde4/socket-naoko/kdeinit4__0) failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can not contact kdeinit4!
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
drkonqi: cannot connect to X server :0.0
xprop: unable to open display ':0'
usage: xprop [-options ...] [[format [dformat]] atom] ...
At home, KDE does display startup progress at the usual default theme, it's only after the music indicating completion that I get a black screen. From there I can launch applications through ALT-F2, thus it is tempting to launch the taskbar and the program that handles desktop from a konsole at see what happens. I tried to launch plasma-desktop:
~> plasma-desktop
Invalid D-BUS interface name 'org.kde.plasma-desktop.PlasmaApp' found while parsing introspection
same pb observed there:
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.de … c3580a87e9
reported as a bur there:
http://osdir.com/ml/kde-bugs-dist/2009-08/msg15089.html
Another strange behavior, don't know if this is related to an X pb or whatever, but when I click on the ^ button in the top bar of a windows, I obtain a small window in the top left corner of the screen instead of a maximized window.
Last edited by zsurnz (2009-09-06 15:15:50)