Small Problems in 8.0 Pro
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 When I start kde a small box appears in top left corner saying cannot start kdeinit. What is the problem. Also I cannot ste the date field in the time. When I set it to show date it reverts to timezone when I close it. TIA David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/ob0X3VVncqMjOZsRAkkEAJwIpNmXosec7BVif7SxsxFLH/N3lgCdGo5e CaMIVCXklVaMFf3g3+4EWwc= =RChs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Thursday 30 October 2003 08:38 pm, DB Troll wrote:
When I start kde a small box appears in top left corner saying cannot start kdeinit. What is the problem.
Also I cannot ste the date field in the time. When I set it to show date it reverts to timezone when I close it. TIA David =============
#1. There is probably an error in your user files somewhere. You might try removing all the files in /tmp and try again. #2. Your best bet here is to reset the BIOS clock on the motherboard. Usually when you start the computer, hitting the "Delete" key or F1 will take you into the BIOS settings to do this. You can do it from a shell or terminal prompt as well, it's just a bit more involved. Set the date & time with the "date" command then issue "hwclock --systohc" command to set the hardware clock to the new time. Lee -- --- KMail v1.5.4 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bestto ask 1 question per subject. On Thursday 30 October 2003 05:38 pm, DB Troll wrote:
When I start kde a small box appears in top left corner saying cannot start kdeinit. What is the problem.
This question was answered by Richard Bos just last Monday on this very list, the original answer follows... Change this in /opt/kde3/bin/startkde pilchard:/mnt/8.1/opt/kde3/bin # diff -upb startkde.org startkde --- startkde.org 2003-10-01 21:24:18.000000000 +0200 +++ startkde 2003-10-02 21:27:10.000000000 +0200 @@ -289,14 +289,24 @@ fi # the splashscreen and progress indicator ksplash -# We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. -# kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. -LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify +# ME at 1 10 2003 +# +kcminit +knotify instead of starting kcminit knotify with kdeinit you do it without. I found his answer a bit confusing (I'm not a programmer or script writer) In essence first make a backup of /opt/kde3/bin/startkde second as root open /opt/kde3/bin/startkde with your favorite text editor comment out the following line LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify then add the next 2 commands kcminit knotify here's what it looks like in my /opt/kde3/bin/startkde starting around line 292 # We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. #####LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify kcminit knotify hope that helps - -- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com (GoogleGear.com!) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/og7dBwgxlylUsJARAn6mAJ9O00jI6NF3bdkAemxbK/r5r3lC1gCfX6QZ OLx1ApbbujG7JUhzm+JCK0w= =H1La -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David Herman wrote:
Bestto ask 1 question per subject.
On Thursday 30 October 2003 05:38 pm, DB Troll wrote:
When I start kde a small box appears in top left corner saying cannot start kdeinit. What is the problem.
This question was answered by Richard Bos just last Monday on this very list, the original answer follows...
Change this in /opt/kde3/bin/startkde
pilchard:/mnt/8.1/opt/kde3/bin # diff -upb startkde.org startkde --- startkde.org 2003-10-01 21:24:18.000000000 +0200 +++ startkde 2003-10-02 21:27:10.000000000 +0200 @@ -289,14 +289,24 @@ fi # the splashscreen and progress indicator ksplash
-# We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. -# kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. -LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify +# ME at 1 10 2003 +# +kcminit +knotify
instead of starting kcminit knotify with kdeinit you do it without.
I found his answer a bit confusing (I'm not a programmer or script writer)
In essence first make a backup of /opt/kde3/bin/startkde second as root open /opt/kde3/bin/startkde with your favorite text editor
comment out the following line LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify then add the next 2 commands kcminit knotify
here's what it looks like in my /opt/kde3/bin/startkde starting around line 292
# We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. #####LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify kcminit knotify
hope that helps
-- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com (GoogleGear.com!)
David; This is what my /opt/kde3/bin/statkde loks like:
# We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify if test $? -ne 0; then # Startup error echo 'startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.' 1>&2 xmessage -geometry 500x100 "Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation." fi
Should I go ahead with the changes or not. The sitution occured with the update of kde. TIA David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/o/sG3VVncqMjOZsRAn94AJ9hKTZdVQZ2di6v/JNmTPbt6vi5CwCfQ3IT 8yymugkgbfgTw/ikBAiMVds= =Ry8I -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 01 November 2003 10:27 am, DB Troll wrote: - -----snip-------
This is what my /opt/kde3/bin/statkde loks like:
# We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify if test $? -ne 0; then # Startup error echo 'startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.' 1>&2 xmessage -geometry 500x100 "Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation." fi
Should I go ahead with the changes or not. The sitution occured with the update of kde.
Yes, I had the same problem you described, also following a kde upgrade. I made the these changes and no longer have the annoyance of the "Could not start kdeinit" message. (Although it SEEMS that starting kde may be just a little bit slower) here is the working section of my /opt/kde3/bin/startkde file. (note that rather than deleting lines I just commented them out (#####)so I could easily change things back in the future if I want) The following starts around line 292 # We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. #####LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify kcminit knotify No other changes were needed, just commenting out the LD_BIND... line and the addition of kcminit and knotify See ya - -- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com (GoogleGear.com!) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/pKrqBwgxlylUsJARAuJfAJ9XDSiuX1K4WzE5gtWkvnVhJbYzAACeNd/a pIz8CAQtGBg0gdftfB+qlks= =cxGH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David Herman wrote:
On Saturday 01 November 2003 10:27 am, DB Troll wrote: -----snip-------
This is what my /opt/kde3/bin/statkde loks like:
# We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify if test $? -ne 0; then # Startup error echo 'startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.' 1>&2 xmessage -geometry 500x100 "Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation." fi
Should I go ahead with the changes or not. The sitution occured with the update of kde.
Yes, I had the same problem you described, also following a kde upgrade. I made the these changes and no longer have the annoyance of the "Could not start kdeinit" message. (Although it SEEMS that starting kde may be just a little bit slower)
here is the working section of my /opt/kde3/bin/startkde file. (note that rather than deleting lines I just commented them out (#####)so I could easily change things back in the future if I want)
The following starts around line 292
# We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit. # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications. #####LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify kcminit knotify
No other changes were needed, just commenting out the LD_BIND... line and the addition of kcminit and knotify
See ya
-- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com (GoogleGear.com!)
Thanks David, That solved the problem. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/pQh+3VVncqMjOZsRAispAJ9w/ewXor9QGEBsqXlLVI3IK7S9DwCfbGRT LUSzAQekc1QwqgK+yl7zSVA= =cjnu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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