Cannot start kde

Labus · 2011-05-11 17:32:09

One day when I booted my computer (without making any previous changes or updates that I know of) I found myself at the command line login instead of kdm. When I after loging in run:

 sudo kdm

Nothing happens, and when i try:

 startkde

The resulting message is:

 $DISPLAY is not set or cannot connect to x server

I have tried to find a solution to this but the few things I found didn't yield any results, any ideas?

Edit: It also stays "busy" abnormaly long during the boot process (maybe half a minute) at "waiting for udev uevents to be processed" It might have something to do with but I'm not sure

Last edited by Labus (2011-05-11 19:53:50)

Varg · 2011-05-11 19:57:26

What output do you get with:

$ startx

Are you sure you didn't update any graphics drivers, kernel, xorg ? Looks like X fails to start, you might also want to post you Xorg.log.

NictraSavios · 2011-05-11 20:01:56

Check your .xinitrc file. Is the exec line in there?

broken pipe · 2011-05-11 20:07:19

check that dbus is running and then start kdm:

/etc/rc.d/dbus restart
/etc/rc.d/kdm restart

check xorg log for errors:

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

Last edited by broken pipe (2011-05-11 20:08:07)

Labus · 2011-05-12 13:50:21

Varg:

 startx

gave me this:

 _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running

That seems like it could be helpful

And this is my Xorg.0.log file:

 [    69.112] 
X.Org X Server 1.10.1
Release Date: 2011-04-15
[    69.122] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    69.123] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.38-ARCH x86_64 
[    69.123] Current Operating System: Linux nexus 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 3 07:40:34 CEST 2011 x86_64
[    69.123] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/4bb84d17-6a55-4141-a93f-cc3e9e42f9ee ro vga=789
[    69.123] Build Date: 16 April 2011  12:02:01PM
[    69.123]  
[    69.123] Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
[    69.123]     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    69.123] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    69.123] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu May 12 15:21:07 2011
[    69.148] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[    69.148] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    69.173] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[    69.173] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[    69.173] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[    69.173] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[    69.173] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[    69.173] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[    69.173] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    69.173] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    69.195] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[    69.195]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    69.214] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[    69.214]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    69.214]     (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[    69.215] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[    69.215]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    69.215]     (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[    69.215] (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[    69.215] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    69.215] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[    69.215] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[    69.215] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[    69.215] (II) Loader magic: 0x7d6fa0
[    69.215] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    69.215]     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    69.215]     X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[    69.215]     X.Org XInput driver : 12.2
[    69.215]     X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[    69.215] (--) PCI:*(0:2:0:0) 10de:0dc4:1458:3500 rev 161, Mem @ 0xde000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/134217728, 0xd8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000ec00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[    69.215] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    69.215] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[    69.216] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[    69.225] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    69.225]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    69.225]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    69.225]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    69.225] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    69.225] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    69.225] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[    69.225] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[    69.225] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[    69.225] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[    69.225] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[    69.225] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[    69.225] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[    69.226] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    69.226]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    69.226]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    69.226]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    69.226] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    69.226] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    69.226] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    69.527] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    69.537]     compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    69.537]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    69.537] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 15:10:15 PDT 2011
[    69.537] (II) Loading extension GLX
[    69.537] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[    69.537] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[    69.542] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    69.542]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.13.0
[    69.542]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    69.542]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    69.542] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[    69.542] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[    69.542] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[    69.548] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    69.548]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    69.548]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    69.548] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[    69.548] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    69.548] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    69.548] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    69.548]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0
[    69.548]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    69.548] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    69.548] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    69.548] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[    69.603] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    69.604]     compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    69.604]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver

NictraSavios: The exec line is there and it looks like this:

 exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login

Although it's not a hidden file in my home directory as I thought it was supposed to be but instead it's here: /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

broken pipe:

 sudo /etc/rc.d./dbus restart

gave this

 Stopping D-BUS system messagebus [DONE]
 Starting D-BUS system messagebus [DONE]

And

 sudo /etc/rc.d/kdm restart

gave this

 Stopping KDE Desktop Manager [DONE]
 Starting KDE Desktop Manager [FAIL]

for Xorg log look above

Hope this helps

Last edited by Labus (2011-05-12 13:51:23)

Varg · 2011-05-12 15:21:43

How do you launch KDE ? The inittab method or daemon method ? When you start KDE with kdm it doesn't look for the .xinitrc file.
To test kde make a .xinitrc file in your home directory, it should be a hidden file. The one you posted is the default one and you shouldn't change it unless you put it in your home directory.

Make it like this:

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch startkde

Then reboot to runlevel 3 ( init 3 ) and startx.

Labus · 2011-05-12 17:16:00

I use the inittab method,
and "startx" with that in a new .xinitrc file gave this:

 X.Org Server 1.10.1
 Release Date: 2011-04-15
 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
 Build operating system: Linux 2.6.38-ARCH x86_64
 Current operating system: Linux nexus 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 3 07:40:34 CEST 2011 x86_64
 Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/4bb84d17-6a55-4141-a93f-cc3e9e42f9ee ro vga=789
 Build Date: 16 April 2011  12:02:01 PM

 Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
              Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
              to make sure that you have the latest vesion.
 Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
              (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
              (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu May 12 17:51:40 2011
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"

Varg · 2011-05-13 10:13:55

No errors regarding KDE ? X seems to start just fine.

Is your system up to date ?

Labus · 2011-05-13 13:04:01

No, there's no errors regarding KDE.
It is up to date but I did an update just in case, but I still get to the console login, but now my keyboard doesn't respond. It works fine in the Grub menu and in BIOS, and a non-usb keyboard works. My eth0 connection isn't discovered either.

Last edited by Labus (2011-05-13 17:20:36)

Labus · 2011-05-13 19:04:43

Thank you for all the help but i think it's easier to just reinstall at this point, but I've definitely learned a lot during this experience

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