Update: Apparently, the new may27 kdebase Texstar rpms worked out OK with kde 3.1.2, as they have survived 3 reboots without any of the problems I described. What I did was get the stock 3.1 Mandrake kde from the cds stable and configured. Then I logged in to gnome, deleted /home.kde, and checked my /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc file line-by-line against my backup kdmrc (they were identical). Then I went to a root console, and to init 3, logged in as root, and cd'd to the directory where all the updated Tex rpms were. I then did:
rpm -Uvh --force *.rpm Everything installed, this time withot the warning about creating a /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc.rpmsave file, indicating the install wasn't overwriting the kdmrc file. So far, after three reboots, all is well, and nothing has reverted, causing all the problems. I'm pretty sure I've finally got 3.1.2 working and configured correctly now. Many thanks to Texstar for issuing the May27 updates! Apparently (fingers crossed), they have permanently done the trick! Robert Crawford On Tuesday 27 May 2003 19:45, Robert Crawford wrote: > Thanks guys, but all of this doesn't work for me- even with all > dependencies taken care of. Tex has replaced the 5 kdebase rpms as of > today, to fix these problems. My problems remained after reinstalling kde > 3.1 from Mandrake cds, and even after a complete reinstall 0f 9.1 and kde, > except for /home. I did remove /home/.kde, but now something leftover from > the 3.1.2 attempts keeps overwriting the /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc file > on reboot (see the thread on pclinuxonline if you want the details). > Nothing has solved this on my box, even without any kde 3.1.2 stuff > installed- I think I would need to reformat /home partition and reinstall, > then install the new kde 3.1.2 kdebase fix (may27) from Texstar. I'll try > it without formating /home first, just to see if I'm lucky, and can avoid > having to copy all my data to another medium. Tex is pretty sure the new > rpms will solve the problem. > > Robert Crawford
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