> After KDE crashes, copy ~.xsession-errors to a new file so you can > review the errors or post/email them.
Ok here it is: xset: bad font path element (#112), possible causes are: Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions Directory missing fonts.dir Incorrect font server address or syntax startkde: Starting up... kbuildsycoca running... kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : OpenOffice.org 1.0.2/drawing.desktop kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : OpenOffice.org 1.0.2/setup.desktop kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : OpenOffice.org 1.0.2/textdoc.desktop kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : OpenOffice.org 1.0.2/spreadsheet.desktop kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : OpenOffice.org 1.0.2/presentation.desktop kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : OpenOffice.org 1.0.2/mathdoc.desktop kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : OpenOffice.org 1.0.2/printeradmin.desktop mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 5800, errno = 0 ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 5802, errno = 0 DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-5801' to 'kdesktop' ERROR: Communication problem with kdesktop, it probably crashed. Session management error: Could not open network socket Session management error: Could not open network socket Session management error: Could not open network socket startkde: Shutting down... KLauncher: Exiting on signal 1 warning: leaving MCOP Dispatcher and still 11 object references alive. - Arts::SampleStorage - Arts::Synth_MULTI_ADD - Arts::Synth_MULTI_ADD - Arts::Synth_PLAY - Arts::StereoVolumeControl - Arts::StereoEffectStack - Arts::Synth_BUS_DOWNLINK - Arts::SoundServerV2 - Arts::Synth_BUS_UPLINK - Arts::audiofilePlayObject - Arts::MidiManager warning: leaving MCOP Dispatcher and still 120 types alive. kicker: sighandler called ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 5766, errno = 0 startkde: Running shutdown scripts... startkde: Done. I tried to emerge -u OpenOffice once, but I got errors when compiling.. > > When using startx, I can only start KDE as root :-/ > > try 'chmod 1777 /tmp' to set the 'sticky bit,' then try startx again as > non-root user. That does not help. > Otherwise, try 'unmerge xfree' then 'emerge xfree-4.3.0-r2' from > /usr/portage/x11-base/xfree . That's how I've gotten KDE to run, and > certainly beats re-installing your entire system. (; Yes I know that, but then I cannot do any upgrade because lots of programs depend on xfree 4.3 -Kees -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list