KDE/KDM initialisation problem [SOLVED]

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Last edited by Valheru (2007-01-31 20:09:31)

The session type is set to KDE.
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Note that your system uses syslog. All of kdm's internally generated messages
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daemon.* syslog facility; check your syslog configuration to find out to which
file(s) it is logged. PAM logs messages related to authentication to authpriv.*.
X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux penguin 2.6.19-beyond2 #2 PREEMPT Sat Dec 30 23:05:58 CET 2006 i686
Build Date: 11 January 2007
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: Sun Jan 21 14:36:10 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Fulfilled via DRI at 12587008
Freed 12587008 (pool 2)
(EE) PreInit returned NULL for "Mouse1"
Synaptics DeviceInit called
SynapticsCtrl called.
Synaptics DeviceOn called
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/speedo, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/util, removing from list!
QSettings: error creating /tmp/0925345898/.qt
QSettings: failed to open file '/tmp/0925345898/.qt/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /tmp/0925345898/.qt
QSettings: failed to open file '/tmp/0925345898/.qt/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
Link points to "/var/tmp/kdecache-root"
QSettings: error creating /tmp/0925345898/.qt
QSettings: failed to open file '/tmp/0925345898/.qt/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
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Freed 12587008 (pool 1)
(EE) VIA(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI.
(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
Synaptics DeviceInit called
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Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/speedo, removing from list!
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QSettings: error creating /tmp/0506252434/.qt
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QSettings: error creating /tmp/0506252434/.qt
QSettings: failed to open file '/tmp/0506252434/.qt/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
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