On Monday 19 November 2007, Phillip Pi wrote: > I assume like this: > # We only check for 255 which means that the ksmserver process could not be > # started, any problems thereafter, e.g. ksmserver failing to initialize, > # will remain undetected. > test -n "$KDEWM" && KDEWM="--windowmanager $KDEWM" > kwrapper ksmserver $KDEWM > echo $DISPLAY > /home/ant/download/display.txt > if test $? -eq 255; then > # Startup error > echo 'startkde: Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation.' > 1>&2 > xmessage -geometry 500x100 "Could not start ksmserver. Check your > installation." > fi > > If so, then: > $ more /home/ant/download/display.txt > > :0 OK, good. Just checking if it is a non-tcp connection, i.e. not containing "localhost" or $HOSTNAME > > Another thing you could try is to start just xterm and then run startkde > > inside it, i.e. > > > > startx /usr/bin/xterm > > > > Should start the X server and just xterm as the only window. You'll need > > to move the mouse cursor over the window to allow keyboard input. > > That worked, but no cigar. I see KDE's splash screen loader and it > blinks at the first icon (wheel) with "Setting up interprocess > communication" like I did in Gnome. After a minute or two, this splash > screen goes away and xterm is still showing "startkde: Starting up..." At that stage it tries to start the DCOP server and a couple of other things. Though starting a KDE application from outside KDE also does this and that seems to work. > Here's a strace from second attempt inside xterm: > http://pastebin.ca/783688 (looks the same). Does startkde have a debug > feature? You can run kdebugdialog and see if the entry for "ksmserver" is checked. Should output to .xsession-errors or the xterm, depending on how you start it. > I am going to bed now, so I will try more later from your ideas. :) Lets hope we can crack it :) Cheers, Kevin -- Kevin Krammer, KDE developer, xdg-utils developer KDE user support, developer mentoring
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