On Sunday 04 July 2004 04:16, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Leendert Meyer
[07-03-04 21:05]: If you select 'Failsafe' as window manager, what happens then?
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The <test-user> I created can login (after init 5) to kde, gnome, and xfce and out and in w/o a problem.
The common factor here is X, perhaps Qt.
.DCOPserver is KDE related (AFAIK), therefore not to blame (I'm not sure though).
Perhaps ~/.ICEauthority or ~/.Xauthority?
What happens if you rename those files, or move them out of the way? (logout first).
logged out, renamed both files (.ICExx & .Xautxxx) init 5 logon screen, name, password, window manager = 'failsafe'
welcome screen with mouse movement, nothing else. sameo...
Finally. I can reproduce the same error message. I can start a first X session normally with NVIDIA's driver. A second X session fails with the same error message: (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate external video decoder object (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** Note: from /var/log/kdm.log I tried to start the 2nd X session with <KDE-menu> -> Switch User With a new created user, and issuing a 'startx -- :1' I get the same error message! (~/.X.err). I'll try older NVIDIA drivers now. Hangon. Cheers, Leen