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Bug#452053: kdelibs4c2a: startkde (as started from startx) fails with blank screen; kdm works.



On Tuesday 20 November 2007, Peter Yellman wrote:

> This bug may be #446970 "kdeinit not found", but I don't see how the
> suggestion given there (make sure that ksmserver is update to 3.5.8) can
> help, since 3.5.8 is not in testing.
>
> I normally start a KDE desktop session from the console, using startx. 
> After a recent update startx only flashes the nVidia logo, shows the "x"
> cursor, then goes blank.
>
> However, starting a desktop session through kdm brings up the login prompt
> and KDE desktop successfully.

This might be related to the following two threads on KDE's user support 
lists:

http://lists.kde.org/?t=119527809700002&r=1&w=2
http://lists.kde.org/?t=119543865800003&r=1&w=2

Cheers,
Kevin

-- 
Kevin Krammer, KDE developer, xdg-utils developer
KDE user support, developer mentoring

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