Re: [expert] KDE 2.0.1 not loading as normal user
On Wednesday 27 December 2000 09:12, civileme wrote: > On Tuesday 26 December 2000 15:36, you wrote: > > On Tuesday 26 December 2000 14:58, civileme wrote: > > > On Tuesday 26 December 2000 09:36, you wrote: > > > > Hi, I downloaded kde 2.0.1 mandrake rpm's from kde.org and upgraded > > > > my kde to 2.0.1 and now kde doesn't start as a normal user! only as > > > > root. After you give the login and password it appears the splash > > > > screen saying loading "system services..." and after that it says kde > > > > is up and running but I don't have any icons, background, taskbar, > > > > anything, even a right click menu. But if I enter as root everything > > > > seems to be normal. > > > > > > > > What could happened? > > > > > > did you run updatedb, rpm --rebuilddb, and update-menus as root? > > > > yes. and I'm still having the same problems. > > > > > If not, and if the user was running KDE when KDE was updated, things > > > will be broken til cron repairs them by running those routines, or you > > > repair them by beating cron to the punch. > > > > > > Civileme > > OK > > Try these one at a time > > 1. at the login screen, choose Shutdown->Console mode > Hit return when it looks like a partial message is displayed, then login as > your normal user account > > $ rm -r ~/.kde -f > $ startx > I tried this and nothing, but I entered to X as root and then hit ctrl alt backspace and the machine freezed, not only X, I tried to ping it and I didn't got a responce. But after I rebooted I was able to enter as a normal user again. Weird uh? > If that doesn't cure your problem, try downloading and installing KDE2.01 > again, but include kdelibs-devel as well as the others and use > > rpm -F *.rpm > > from the (otherwise empty) directory you downloaded the files to. > > Civileme -- >>>NEXT MEDIA INTERACTIVE<<< Juan Luis Baptiste Ingeniero de Desarrollo Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dir: Calle 98 #9-03 Piso 2 Tel: 57 1 218 Ext. 340 BOGOTA - COLOMBIA
Re: [expert] KDE 2.0.1 not loading as normal user
On Tuesday 26 December 2000 15:36, you wrote: > On Tuesday 26 December 2000 14:58, civileme wrote: > > On Tuesday 26 December 2000 09:36, you wrote: > > > Hi, I downloaded kde 2.0.1 mandrake rpm's from kde.org and upgraded my > > > kde to 2.0.1 and now kde doesn't start as a normal user! only as root. > > > After you give the login and password it appears the splash screen > > > saying loading "system services..." and after that it says kde is up > > > and running but I don't have any icons, background, taskbar, anything, > > > even a right click menu. But if I enter as root everything seems to be > > > normal. > > > > > > What could happened? > > > > did you run updatedb, rpm --rebuilddb, and update-menus as root? > > yes. and I'm still having the same problems. > > > If not, and if the user was running KDE when KDE was updated, things will > > be broken til cron repairs them by running those routines, or you repair > > them by beating cron to the punch. > > > > Civileme OK Try these one at a time 1. at the login screen, choose Shutdown->Console mode Hit return when it looks like a partial message is displayed, then login as your normal user account $ rm -r ~/.kde -f $ startx If that doesn't cure your problem, try downloading and installing KDE2.01 again, but include kdelibs-devel as well as the others and use rpm -F *.rpm from the (otherwise empty) directory you downloaded the files to. Civileme
Re: [expert] KDE 2.0.1 not loading as normal user
On Tuesday 26 December 2000 14:58, civileme wrote: > On Tuesday 26 December 2000 09:36, you wrote: > > Hi, I downloaded kde 2.0.1 mandrake rpm's from kde.org and upgraded my > > kde to 2.0.1 and now kde doesn't start as a normal user! only as root. > > After you give the login and password it appears the splash screen saying > > loading "system services..." and after that it says kde is up and running > > but I don't have any icons, background, taskbar, anything, even a right > > click menu. But if I enter as root everything seems to be normal. > > > > What could happened? > > did you run updatedb, rpm --rebuilddb, and update-menus as root? > yes. and I'm still having the same problems. > If not, and if the user was running KDE when KDE was updated, things will > be broken til cron repairs them by running those routines, or you repair > them by beating cron to the punch. > > Civileme -- >>>NEXT MEDIA INTERACTIVE<<< Juan Luis Baptiste Ingeniero de Desarrollo Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dir: Calle 98 #9-03 Piso 2 Tel: 57 1 218 Ext. 340 BOGOTA - COLOMBIA
Re: [expert] KDE 2.0.1 not loading as normal user
On Tuesday 26 December 2000 09:36, you wrote: > Hi, I downloaded kde 2.0.1 mandrake rpm's from kde.org and upgraded my kde > to 2.0.1 and now kde doesn't start as a normal user! only as root. After > you give the login and password it appears the splash screen saying loading > "system services..." and after that it says kde is up and running but I > don't have any icons, background, taskbar, anything, even a right click > menu. But if I enter as root everything seems to be normal. > > What could happened? did you run updatedb, rpm --rebuilddb, and update-menus as root? If not, and if the user was running KDE when KDE was updated, things will be broken til cron repairs them by running those routines, or you repair them by beating cron to the punch. Civileme
