On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 08:54:53PM +1000, Barrie Hill wrote: > Hi, > > Over the last couple of days I have applied the opensuse 10.3 updates as > notified by zypper. Three of theses updates have broken my login to KDE. > I was still able to login via a console screen. > > These are the updates that caused the first problem. After the updates > were applied, when I tried to log into KDE, the screen went black and > then returned to the login screen. > > libopenssl-devel 4476-0 > libopenssl-devel 4560-0 > > The .xsession-errors file indicated an openssl version problem. > Unfortunately I don't have a copy of that file now. > > The fix to this problem was to reinstall the original openssl packages > from the opensuse 10.3 dvd from the console using the following command. > > rpm --oldpackage -Uvh openssl-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm > libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm openssl-certs-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm > libopenssl-devel-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm
This happens if you have the FACTORY repository added. The security patch for openssl will pull in the _FACTORY_ openssl version instead of the of the _SECURITY_ update version. While the provides/requirements all fit, the FACTORY version is binary incompatible. > The second problem occurred when I installed the following > x11-server update. I was unable to move my mouse pointer or enter text > into the password field. I could still login via the text console. > > This was the offending patch > > xorg-x11-server 4595-0 Now this should work, please open a bugreport. > The fix to this problem was to reinstall the original x11-server package > from the opensuse 10.3 dvd from the console using the following command. > > rpm --oldpackage -Uvh xorg-x11-server-7.2-143.i586.rpm > > I have been googling the problem but can't find any mention of this problem > > I'm not sure if I have a problem with my install or if this is a known > issue. Is this the right place to be posting this issue? For bugreports, please use bugzilla. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
