> > I tried without a /etc/X11/xorg.conf and then tried no NVIDIA driver > > (just VESA). I still got the hang. So it can't be X11 issue. With no > > NVIDIA driver, I did the lsof, ps aux, .xsession-errors, and strace > > again without NVIDIA: > > > > http://pastey.net/77574 ... Also, see > > http://www.kde-forum.org/thread.php?threadid=17919 for other > > experimentations and logs as well. > > Probably a sound system issue. I think ksmserver starts knotify which accesses > aRts which in turn tries to access the sound device. If this doesn't work it > might hang. > > Can you run KDE applications in a different session type, e.g. GNOME? > If yes, can you run kcontrol and see if it helps your KDE session if you > deactivate the sound system? Yes, I can run KDE applications under Gnome. So I go to Sound System and noticed it is not enabled. Since it was already disabled, I enabled it and retried KDE, but it failed as usual (hang). I restarted Gnome and tried the sound test in kcontrol's sound system. It works fine. I never had audio problems in the past. I do use ALSA sound system if that matters. Any other ideas to try or look for? -- "One day he sprained an ankle rather than crush an ant." --Les Miserables /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phillip/Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / E-mail: philpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ant@xxxxxxxxxx ( ) ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.