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dcrabs

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2008-10-03

Posts: 149

Strange X error prevents from starting new applications

Hello
I recently have this after a while when logged in in KDE (4.4 beta).

~  >> kate
No protocol specified
kate: cannot connect to X server :0

The desktop is running normally, firefox for example is still alive but I cannot start any new application. Trying to start kmail tells my something like this:

~  >> kmail
No protocol specified
kmail: cannot connect to X server :0
<unknown program name>(3924)/: Communication problem with  "kmail" , it probably crashed.
Error message was:  "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)" "

It is not related to Qt or KDE apps, all Gtk apps do not start either. There is also no error in any of the logfiles. This is the latest installed packages:

[2009-12-23 09:00] synchronizing package lists                                                                                                                   
[2009-12-23 09:01] starting full system upgrade                                                                                                                  
[2009-12-23 09:10] starting full system upgrade                                                                                                                  
[2009-12-23 09:10] upgraded libdrm (2.4.16-1 -> 2.4.17-2)                                                                                                        
[2009-12-23 09:10] upgraded libgl (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1)                                                                                                             
[2009-12-23 09:10] upgraded intel-dri (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1)                                                                                                         
[2009-12-23 09:10] upgraded mesa (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1)                                                                                                              
[2009-12-23 09:10] upgraded mpd (0.15.6-1.1 -> 0.15.6-2)

Would be helpful if anyone else experienced something like this. I am suspecting the GL upgrade.
The computer is a HP Compaq 6710s notebook.
David

PS.:
lspci:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b6)
18:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)

Last edited by dcrabs (2009-12-27 10:25:07)