Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
I just updated KDE to 4.5.5 on openSUSE 11.2. I get the kde login screen, and I can log in to other desktops (ice for example). But when I log in to KDE, the screen turns white and then black. I get an arrow cursor. Nothing more. I can restart the X server with the ctrl-backspace sequence. X is running. The cursor moves. I never get the KDE busy cursor one sees when KDE is starting.
The repo KDE came from is:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Release:/45/openSUSE_11.2/
The chipset is an ATI ES1000. It runs as a non 3D chip. Nothing fancy.
I forced a reinstall of the packages in this repo. No difference.
I tried adding a new user jic. No difference. I see (on a virtual terminal) that many kde apps are running. But I cannot tell if one is 'stuck' or some important one is missing.
Of course I am at a remote site with limited time. Could it be any other way? I am sure this is the same release of KDE that I am running on a few other systems (different hardware of course). I did not expect a problem.
Where to start?
One thing you may try as something to eliminate and rule out, is at the screen where you choose default vs failsafe you can type in the kernel parameter nomodeset and let it proceed to boot. I have doubts that this is your problem, but it is harmless and can eliminate one avenue of misdirection. When I saw black screens, maybe like 6 months ago adding this to grub menu.lst took care of it for me. But it can be tested impromptu by just typing it in during the pause. -Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org