Re: problems starting KDE after xorg update
I figured it out. For some reason, following the upgrade, the loopback
interface wasn't binding to 127.0.0.1. So whenever KDE made RPC calls (which
it does frequently for some things, including a lot of font-related things),
it hung, waiting to timeout.
Sorry to bother...
Dan Keshet
On Sunday 12 November 2006 03:23, Arthur Marsh wrote:
> [replying to all as op said he wasn't subscribed]
>
> Dan Keshet wrote, On 2006-11-12 16:35:
> > I did an apt-get upgrade, upgrading both xserver-xorg (7.0-7.1) and kde
> > (3.5.4 to 3.5.5). Following this, I had trouble starting the xserver,
> > which was fixed by updating my xorg.conf to use the new
> > /usr/share/fonts/X11... directories.
> >
> > Now, I can start X with twm and kdm works fine, but once I start my kde
> > session (from "startkde" or kdm), kde spends a *really* long time at
> > "initializing system services", then eventually loads what looks like a
> > kde desktop with kicker running and everything, but the kmenu doesn't
> > respond to clicks and right-clicking the desktop does nothing.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> I found a slow start-up being due to fc-cache not having been run since
> the last font installation/update.
>
> Try running (as root):
>
> fc-cache -v
>
> I have no suggestions on kmenu and right-clicking on the desktop not
> working as they've always worked for me. I'm running sid, so I do lots
> of small (daily) updates and look for help if/when anything breaks.
>
> Arthur.
>
> > Dan
> >
> > PS. I'm not subscribed to the mailing list, but I'll be checking it
> > regularly.
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