[opensuse] cannot open KDE session anymore
Hi, I cannot open a KDE session anymore. I enter my login+password and then nothing happens, the computer is blocked. With Ctrl+Alt+F1, I can switch to text mode root session and see that the following processes are running for my user account: systemd, (sd-pam), dbus-laun..., dbus-daem..., at-spi-bu..., dbus-daem..., at-spi2-r... What does that mean? The other accounts work well. Regards, Frédéric -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-07-15 11:33, Frédéric Bron wrote:
Hi,
I cannot open a KDE session anymore. I enter my login+password and then nothing happens, the computer is blocked. With Ctrl+Alt+F1, I can switch to text mode root session and see that the following processes are running for my user account: systemd, (sd-pam), dbus-laun..., dbus-daem..., at-spi-bu..., dbus-daem..., at-spi2-r...
What does that mean? The other accounts work well.
Try to login as that user in text mode. I understand that you logged as root ("switch to text mode root session"). Once there, check free space on all partitions (df -h). Then try to login in graphics mode as that user but with another desktop, not KDE. Also, say what openSUSE version you are using. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
Try to login as that user in text mode. I understand that you logged as root ("switch to text mode root session"). Once there, check free space on all partitions (df -h).
Free space: devtmpfs 7.9 G (/dev) tmpfs 7.9 G (/dev/shm) tmpfs 7.9 G (/run) tmpfs 7.9 G (/sys/fs/cgroup) /dev/sda2 63 G (/) /dev/sdb1 228 G (/home) /dev/sda1 831 M (/boot)
Then try to login in graphics mode as that user but with another desktop, not KDE.
Tried IceWM, came back to thé session manager. Plasma 5 gives the same as the default KDE plasma workspace. That's all what I have...
Also, say what openSUSE version you are using.
Leap 42.1 Cheers, Frédéric -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-07-16 11:44, Frédéric Bron wrote:
Then try to login in graphics mode as that user but with another desktop, not KDE.
Tried IceWM, came back to thé session manager. Plasma 5 gives the same as the default KDE plasma workspace.
That's all what I have...
And yet other users work? Strange. And that user in text mode, does it work? Two roads I can think of. Well, three. No, four. One, login in text mode as root, umount /home, then "fsck /dev/sdb1", to find out if anything is wrong. If the partition is XFS, it will tell you to use another program. That is a wild shot. Have a look at the .xsession-errors file on your home, or at the /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old file. Another, is to create a new user with the same UID as your original, and use this new user instead. Migrate your documents and files, not configurations. Eventually, delete the original user. Another, is to compare files between two users, but for the IceWM session. Find out what file, if any, is bad. It could be the shell profile, .bash*, or .xinitrc, or... ? Another idea. Have a look at the .xsession-errors file on your home, or at the /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old file. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
Op zaterdag 16 juli 2016 14:11:35 CEST schreef Carlos E. R.:
On 2016-07-16 11:44, Frédéric Bron wrote:
Then try to login in graphics mode as that user but with another desktop, not KDE.
Tried IceWM, came back to thé session manager. Plasma 5 gives the same as the default KDE plasma workspace.
That's all what I have...
And yet other users work? Strange.
And that user in text mode, does it work?
Two roads I can think of. Well, three. No, four.
One, login in text mode as root, umount /home, then "fsck /dev/sdb1", to find out if anything is wrong. If the partition is XFS, it will tell you to use another program.
That is a wild shot.
Have a look at the .xsession-errors file on your home, or at the /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old file.
Another, is to create a new user with the same UID as your original, and use this new user instead. Migrate your documents and files, not configurations. Eventually, delete the original user.
Another, is to compare files between two users, but for the IceWM session. Find out what file, if any, is bad. It could be the shell profile, .bash*, or .xinitrc, or... ?
Another idea. Have a look at the .xsession-errors file on your home, or at the /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old file.
If it works for other users, I'd rather suspect the plasma* files in ~/.config or the kscreen config in ~/.local/share/kscreen . Removing these will reset the desktop to default appearance and reset the display/monitor config. It will not reset / remove your application settings. Try this: In the login screen: Ctrl+Alt+F2 Login with username and password do: mkdir ~/.config/OLDPLASMAFILES mv ~/.config/plasma* ~/.config/OLDPLASMAFILES mv ~/.local/share/kscreen ~/.local/share/OLDKSCREEN exit Ctrl+Alt+F7 login with username and password You now should see the default Plasma desktop. -- Gertjan Lettink, a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board Member openSUSE Forums Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-07-16 15:19, Knurpht - Gertjan Lettink wrote:
If it works for other users, I'd rather suspect the plasma* files in ~/.config or the kscreen config in ~/.local/share/kscreen .
But I understand he also said that IceWM failed, and that' can't be explained by wrong or broken plasma files. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
thanks to all of you. I will try your ideas and come back to you. Cheers, Frédéric -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dear all, Thanks for you help and sorry about this because it was my fault: I was working on another computer with windows/cygwin environment and added export DISPLAY=:3.0 in .bashrc. But I thought I added it on the windows/cygwin machine but in fact I was connected to my opensuse machine and changed its .bashrc. Therefore when the X server started it was confused with the DISPLAY being set improperly. Cheers, Frédéric -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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