Ralf, Still can't get KDE3 to work from my clean install this morning. Here's the new output. I still get the other errors with your HOME env var fix... I'm reading everything to try get this working - so far no go. Any help is greatly appreciated. I mailed my first prob getting KDE to work originally to the wrong list (cygwin-xfree), so at the bottom of this mail I attached that original email for clarity. Thanks, Phil.Crescioli@xxxxxxxxxx >>There are spaces in your home directory. kde 3.1.4 does not like this. >>try HOME=/opt/kde3/home startx -multiwindow & pcrescioli@DSR1003187 ~ $ HOME=/opt/kde3/home startx -multiwindow & [1] 3320 pcrescioli@DSR1003187 ~ $ + test -f /opt/kde3/home/.kde_mountchecked + IPC_PID=3468 + client_opt=-multiwindow + server_opt=-multiwindow + xinit /opt/kde3/bin/startkde -multiwindow -- /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin :0 -noreset - ac -nowinkill -multiwindow + ipc-daemon2 + export SHELL=/bin/bash + SHELL=/bin/bash + export KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC=1 + KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC=1 + test -n 1 + export 'PATH=/opt/kde3/lib/kde3:/opt/qt/3.2/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/kde3/lib:/o pt/kde3/lib/kde3:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c /WINDOWS /system32:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/cygdriv e/c/Prog ram Files/Common Files/Adaptec Shared/System:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin' + PATH=/opt/kde3/lib/kde3:/opt/qt/3.2/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/kde3/lib:/opt /kde3/ lib/kde3:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS /system3 2:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/cygdrive/c/Prog ram File s/Common Files/Adaptec Shared/System:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin + rm -f /opt/kde3/home/.ICEauthority + kdehome=/opt/kde3/home/.kde31 + '[' -z /opt/qt/3.2 ']' + '[' -z /opt/kde3 ']' + '[' -z /opt/kde3/home ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/mimelnk ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/applnk ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/services ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/servicetypes ']' + test -multiwindow '!=' -multiwindow + test -n '' + export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3.2 /bin + LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3.2/ bin + test -n '' + export LTDL_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3 .2/bin + LTDL_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3. 2/bin ++ xdpyinfo ++ grep dimensions: ++ cut -d ' ' -f 7 ++ cut -d x -f 1 + export X=1024 + X=1024 ++ xdpyinfo ++ grep dimensions: ++ cut -d ' ' -f 7 ++ cut -d x -f 2 + export Y=767 + Y=767 ++ xdpyinfo ++ awk '/depths/ {print $NF}' + export D=32 + D=32 + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/.skel/kdebase ']' + INITIAL=--force + rm -rf /tmp/ksocket-pcrescioli /opt/kde3/home/tmp-DSR1003187 + lnusertemp tmp + lnusertemp socket + dcopserver_shutdown + echo 'startkde: Starting up mode -multiwindow ... ' startkde: Starting up mode -multiwindow ... + kreadconfig --file kpersonalizerrc --group General --key FirstLogin --default true --type bool + test -multiwindow '!=' -multiwindow ++ xdpyinfo ++ awk '/depths/ {print $NF}' + '[' 32 -gt 8 ']' + ksplash --test + AUTOSTART_DIR=autostart-multiwindow + KDEWM=unknown + KDEINIT_APPS=+kcminit +knotify + rm /opt/kde3/home/share/autostart + ln -fs /opt/kde3/share/autostart-multiwindow /opt/kde3/home/share/autostart + kdeinit +kcminit +knotify kdeinit: entering main KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC Could not load library! Trying exec.... kdeinit: Launched DCOPServer, pid = 3660 result = 0 _KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root iceauth: creating new authority file /opt/kde3/home/.ICEauthority KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC kdeinit: Launched KLauncher, pid = 3768 result = 0 C:\cygwin\opt\kde3\bin\kdeinit.exe (2592): *** unable to remap C:\cygwin\bin\cyg z.dll to same address as parent(0xD30000) != 0xD40000 5 [main] kdein 3768 sync_with_child: child 2592(0x668) died before initi alization with status code 0x1 854 [main] kdein 3768 sync_with_child: *** child state child loading dlls KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC Could not load library! Trying exec.... kdeinit: Launched KDED, pid = 3964 result = 0 kdeinit: Communication error with launcher. Exiting! + test -n unknown + KDEWM=--windowmanager unknown + kwrapper ksmserver --windowmanager unknown Warning: connect() failed: : Connection refused _IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root pcrescioli@DSR1003187 ~ $ -----Original Message----- From: Crescioli, Phil Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:39 AM To: cygwin-xfree@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: KDE3.1 fails to run from a clean install. >Last night I did a FULL and COMPLETE download of cygwin from >http://kde-cygwin.sourcefroge.net >This morning I installed ALL of cygwin and tried to bring up KDE3.1 >using "startx -multiwindow &". >KDE came up and allowed me to tweak the desktop environment, then >failed to load a library, etc. The log file is below. When I run KDE, >I have about 100MB free RAM of the 256 totall memory in my PC. >When the first library fails to load, I have about 60MB free RAM. >Is my prob not enough free memory, or do I need to tweak a file somewhere >To get KDE up and running? FYI-I only set KDE desktop environment to load >half the "eye candy" stuff during the initial setup so as not to have a >memory issue. >Thanks, pcrescioli@DSR1003187 ~ $ startx -multiwindow & [1] 3028 pcrescioli@DSR1003187 ~ $ + test -f '/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/pcrescioli/.kde_mountchecked' ++ mount ++ grep ' / .*textmode' + test -n '' + touch /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/pcrescioli/.kde_mountchecked touch: creating `/cygdrive/c/Documents': Permission denied touch: creating `Settings/pcrescioli/.kde_mountchecked': No such file or directo ry + IPC_PID=2228 + client_opt=-multiwindow + server_opt=-multiwindow + xinit /opt/kde3/bin/startkde -multiwindow -- /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin :0 -noreset - ac -nowinkill -multiwindow + ipc-daemon2 + export SHELL=/bin/bash + SHELL=/bin/bash + export KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC=1 + KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC=1 + test -n 1 + export 'PATH=/opt/kde3/lib/kde3:/opt/qt/3.2/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/kde3/lib:/o pt/kde3/lib/kde3:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c /WINDOWS /system32:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/cygdriv e/c/Prog ram Files/Common Files/Adaptec Shared/System:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin' + PATH=/opt/kde3/lib/kde3:/opt/qt/3.2/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/kde3/lib:/opt /kde3/ lib/kde3:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS /system3 2:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/cygdrive/c/Prog ram File s/Common Files/Adaptec Shared/System:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin + rm -f /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/pcrescioli/.ICEauthority + kdehome=/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/pcrescioli/.kde31 + '[' -z /opt/qt/3.2 ']' + '[' -z /opt/kde3 ']' + '[' -z /opt/kde3/home ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/mimelnk ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/applnk ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/services ']' + '[' -e /opt/kde3/home/share/servicetypes ']' + test -multiwindow '!=' -multiwindow + test -n '' + export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3.2 /bin + LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3.2/ bin + test -n '' + export LTDL_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3 .2/bin + LTDL_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib:/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/qt/3.2/lib:/opt/qt/3. 2/bin ++ xdpyinfo ++ grep dimensions: ++ cut -d ' ' -f 7 ++ cut -d x -f 1 + export X=1024 + X=1024 ++ xdpyinfo ++ grep dimensions: ++ cut -d ' ' -f 7 ++ cut -d x -f 2 + export Y=767 + Y=767 ++ xdpyinfo ++ awk '/depths/ {print $NF}' + export D=32 + D=32 + '[' -e '/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/pcrescioli/.skel/kdebase' ']' + INITIAL=--force + rm -rf /tmp/ksocket-pcrescioli /opt/kde3/home/tmp-DSR1003187 + lnusertemp tmp + lnusertemp socket + dcopserver_shutdown + echo 'startkde: Starting up mode -multiwindow ... ' startkde: Starting up mode -multiwindow ... + kreadconfig --file kpersonalizerrc --group General --key FirstLogin --default true --type bool + test -multiwindow '!=' -multiwindow ++ xdpyinfo ++ awk '/depths/ {print $NF}' + '[' 32 -gt 8 ']' + ksplash --test + AUTOSTART_DIR=autostart-multiwindow + KDEWM=unknown + KDEINIT_APPS=+kcminit +knotify + rm /opt/kde3/home/share/autostart + ln -fs /opt/kde3/share/autostart-multiwindow /opt/kde3/home/share/autostart + kdeinit +kcminit +knotify kdeinit: entering main KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC Could not load library! Trying exec.... kdeinit: Launched DCOPServer, pid = 2960 result = 0 _KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC kdeinit: Launched KLauncher, pid = 1640 result = 0 C:\cygwin\opt\kde3\bin\kdeinit.exe (1756): *** unable to remap C:\cygwin\bin\cyg z.dll to same address as parent(0xD30000) != 0xD40000 5 [main] kdein 1640 sync_with_child: child 1756(0x668) died before initi alization with status code 0x1 834 [main] kdein 1640 sync_with_child: *** child state child loading dlls KDEINIT_KIO_EXEC Could not load library! Trying exec.... kdeinit: Launched KDED, pid = 1872 result = 0 kdeinit: Communication error with launcher. Exiting! + test -n unknown + KDEWM=--windowmanager unknown + kwrapper ksmserver --windowmanager unknown Warning: connect() failed: : Connection refused _IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root ---------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________ . 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