[SOLVED] KDE doesn't boot up after major system upgrade

Cippa Lippa · 2009-04-14 14:36:25

Hello guys

my arch is fried.
It doesn't start the kdm login screen

what triggered this seems to have been the installation of the latest krusader which requires kde4 and somehow it managed to install kdebase-runtime anyway.
The other issue might have been the Xorg update.
I haven't upgraded the kernel so far as I thought the early kernels are generally buggy.

I am posting some of my conf files... I hope it helps... I need my lappy!!! :-(

The other problem is that without kde I have no idea how to connect with the wireless network... :-(

HELP!!!!!

Cippa Lippa

# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="America/Toronto"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
MOD_BLACKLIST=()
MODULES=(acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave i8k tun slhc tg3 iwl3945 snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore ide-scsi)
USELVM="no"
HOSTNAME="ocivodul"
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng cpufreq cpudyn hal alsa network netfs crond cups)
# End of file

# /etc/inittab

## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
#id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
id:5:initdefault:

rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p

# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/6 linux

ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now

# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null

# End of file

# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman manpage for option directives

#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
IgnorePkg = xulrunner
IgnorePkg = sudo
IgnorePkg = soprano
IgnorePkg = kipi-plugins
IgnorePkg = kernel26-firmware
IgnorePkg = kernel26
IgnorePkg = madwifi
IgnorePkg = ndiswrapper
IgnorePkg = nvidia
IgnorePkg = rt2500
IgnorePkg = tiacx
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u

#
# REPOSITORIES
#   - can be defined here or included from another file
#   - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
#   - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
#   - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
#     have identical names, regardless of version number
#
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/testing

[kdemod-legacy]
Server = http://kdemod.ath.cx/repo/legacy/x86_64

[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/core
Server = http://archlinux.unixheads.org/
Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64

[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra
Server = http://archlinux.unixheads.org/

[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/community
Server = http://archlinux.unixheads.org/

# vim:set ft=sh
# MODULES
# The following modules are loaded before any boot hooks are
# run.  Advanced users may wish to specify all system modules
# in this array.  For instance:
#     MODULES="piix ide_disk reiserfs"
MODULES=""

# BINARIES
# This setting includes, into the CPIO image, and additional
# binaries a given user may wish.  This is run first, so may
# be used to override the actual binaries used in a given hook.
# (Existing files are NOT overwritten is already added)
# BINARIES are dependancy parsed, so you may safely ignore libraries
BINARIES=""

# FILES
# This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added
# as-is and are not parsed in anyway.  This is useful for config files.
# Some users may wish to include modprobe.conf for custom module options,
# like so:
#    FILES="/etc/modprobe.conf"
FILES=""

# HOOKS
# This is the most important setting in this file.  The HOOKS control the
# modules and scripts added to the image, and what happens at boot time.
# Order is important, and it is recommended that you do not change the
# order in which HOOKS are added.  Run 'mkinitcpio -H <hook name>' for
# help on a given hook.
# 'base' is _required_ unless you know precisely what you are doing.
# 'udev' is _required_ in order to automatically load modules
# 'modload' may be used in place of 'udev', but is not recommended
# 'filesystems' is _required_ unless you specify your fs modules in MODULES
# Examples:
#    This setup specifies all modules in the MODULES setting above.
#    No raid, lvm2, or encrypted root is needed.
#    HOOKS="base"
#
#    This setup will autodetect all modules for your system and should
#    work as a sane default
#    HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata filesystems"
#
#    This is identical to the above, except the old ide subsystem is
#    used for IDE devices instead of the new pata subsystem.
#    HOOKS="base udev autodetect ide scsi sata filesystems"
#
#    This setup will generate a 'full' image which supports most systems.
#    No autodetection is done.
#    HOOKS="base udev pata scsi sata usb filesystems"
#
#    This setup assembles an pata raid array with an encrypted root FS.
#    Note: See 'mkinitcpio -H raid' for more information on raid devices.
#    HOOKS="base udev pata raid encrypt filesystems"
#
#    This setup loads an lvm2 volume group on a usb device.
#    HOOKS="base udev usb lvm2 filesystems"
HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata filesystems"

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder26)  Fri Jan 11 14:26:48 PST 2008


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Touchpad" "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
#    RgbPath         "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath     "/usr/local/share/fonts"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "synaptics"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Touchpad"
    Driver         "synaptics"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto-dev"
    Option         "LeftEdge" "130"
    Option         "RightEdge" "840"
    Option         "TopEdge" "130"
    Option         "BottomEdge" "640"
    Option         "FingerLow" "7"
    Option         "FingerHigh" "8"
    Option         "MaxTapTime" "180"
    Option         "MaxTapMove" "110"
    Option         "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"
    Option         "VertScrollDelta" "20"
    Option         "HorizScrollDelta" "20"
    Option         "MinSpeed" "0.50"
    Option         "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
    Option         "AccelFactor" "0.020"
    Option         "EdgeMotionMinSpeed" "200"
    Option         "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed" "200"
    Option         "UpDownScrolling" "1"
    Option         "CircularScrolling" "1"
    Option         "CircScrollDelta" "0.1"
    Option         "CircScrollTrigger" "2"
    Option         "SHMConfig" "on"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 110.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 150.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
    Option         "TripleBuffer" "True"
    Option         "BackingStore" "True"
    Option         "DamageEvents" "True"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Last edited by Cippa Lippa (2009-04-15 11:35:41)

alleluia20 · 2009-04-14 14:53:36

I cannot help you with the KDE issue :-( I recommend you to post in the KDE users mail list. Regarding the wifi, google for wifi configuration in Arch.

Cippa Lippa · 2009-04-14 14:58:57

:-( thanks anyway!

scio · 2009-04-14 16:39:50

This is what you want for KDE4 to use wifi: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22175

If you can't get that to build, just use wicd (pacman -Sy wicd)

alleluia20 · 2009-04-14 17:09:42

By the way, regarding the start issue, did you try http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=69962 ?

Last edited by alleluia20 (2009-04-14 17:10:07)

Cippa Lippa · 2009-04-15 11:35:01

ok, solved, thanks guys

it was the nvidia driver + the new xorg... I used the arch fallback library to get all the old packages for the xorg server and the nvidia driver. I installed using pacman -U and everything turned out ok. In the meantime I also removed every trace of kde4 and the lappy is now doing a lot better. I have to say that having a dual boot with windows helps sometimes..

Thanks!

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#1 2009-04-14 14:36:25

[SOLVED] KDE doesn't boot up after major system upgrade

#2 2009-04-14 14:53:36

Re: [SOLVED] KDE doesn't boot up after major system upgrade

#3 2009-04-14 14:58:57

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#5 2009-04-14 17:09:42

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