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[jlm@xxxxxxxxxxx (Jesse Marlin)]

From: Jesse Marlin <jlm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <14912.51110.537855.128621@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:52:22 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [SLE] Random lockups w/ KDE 2.0



Jerry Kreps writes:
 > It's not hard to see that trouble is brewing when the /usr/lib/qt link is 
 > pointing to qt-1.45 and an app requires qt-2.x .  Those were the
 > problems I ran into and why I scrubbed all qt and kde off my
 > box and reintalled qt-2.2.2 and KDE2.0.1 from SuSE's site.
 > Since doing that I've been rock solid.
 > I had to give up some stuff for a while.  KDevelop won't run
 > without qt-1.45. Even KDevelop 2.x !!!  I was disappointed 
 > but I'll wait till they come to their senses and build on only
 > the latest qt version...  QCad also doesn't work under KDE 2.x

You can go to http://www.qcad.org and get the latest version.  They have both
statically and dynamically linked versions.

 > with qt-2.x.  Neither does BibleTime.
 > JLK
 > 
 > On Tuesday 19 December 2000 07:41, Cleary, Mike wrote:
 > > Thanks - I kinda suspected I had a problem w/ QT.  I have
 > > too many versions installed - version 1.45 for KDE 1.2, version
 > > 2.1.1 for the Qtez development package, and 2.2.x (?) for KDE 2.0.
 > > Even though I have installed them in separate directories, and only
 > > reset environment variables when necessary (like running Qtez), I
 > > had a feeling I was just digging myself a big hole to fall into...
 > > I guess it's time to clean house :).
 > >
 > > Thanks again,
 > >
 > > Mike
 > 
 > >-------
 > 
 > >
 > > Mike,
 > >
 > > When I installed KDE 2.0 I decided beforehand to strip off KDE1.x.
 > > I also removed qt-1.45 and cleared on the env vars.
 > >
 > > Then I installed Qt-2.2.2 with full graphic support and installed
 > > KDE 2.0 using SuSE's ftp files and install sh.   KDE 2.0 has been
 > > rock stable for me.  I don't recall a single crash or lockup while
 > > using it.   I, too, have downloaded KDE 2.0.1 but didn't have
 > > time to install them.  But, since KDE has announced yet another
 > > update I'll probably bypass KDE 2.0.1 and try KDE 2.1.
 > >
 > > Jerry
 > >
 > > On Monday 18 December 2000 10:23, Cleary_Mike@xxxxxxx wrote:
 > > > Ever since I installed KDE 2.0 (NOT 2.01) I have been
 > > > experiencing random system lockups.  By "lockup" I mean that I
 > > > can do NOTHING. I get no response from mouse or keyboard - I have
 > > > to reboot the machine.  I have uninstalled & reinstalled KDE 2.0
 > > > (including the associated QT packages) & it's still happening. 
 > > > Has anyone seen this behavior before?  I have downloaded all the
 > > > KDE 2.01 packages but haven't had time to upgrade.  I'm not sure
 > > > this will make any difference anyway.  The lockups occur whether
 > > > I'm in KDE 2.0 or KDE 1.2.   My next step was to remove KDE 2.0
 > > > and just see if 1.2 runs OK for awhile.  Any other ideas, or
 > > > suggestions as to what to look at would be appreciated!
 > > >
 > > > TIA,
 > > >
 > > > Mike
 > > >
 > > >-------
 > 
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