X problems

[pmpatrick]

Sorry to reply to my own post, but I just saw this re your laptop:

 

he Latitude CPx J650GT is about the top of the line. The review unit came with 650 MHz Pentium III mobile processor running on the 440BX mobile chipset with 128 MB of memory, 6 GB hard drive (models up to 18 GB are available), and a 14.1-inch TFT screen with a resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels. The screen is driven by an ATI "Mobility M1" graphics chipset with 64-bit graphics accelerator, 8 MB of video SDRAM (synchronous DRAM), and runs on a 2X AGP (accelerated graphics port) bus.

 

Along with the basics, the unit also comes with 24X CD-ROM drive in a hot-swappable bay (options include 6X DVD drive, 4X write CD-RW (ReWriteable) drive, a 2nd (up to 18 GB) hard drive, floppy disk drive, LS-120 drive, and/or second battery). While you can swap out one of the drives (or battery) from the bay in order to use the included floppy drive, you can also connect it externally through an included cable.

[kshuff]

You mentioned hangups during the install on your laptop. This may be a longshot, but does your laptop have a cdrom drive that connects through a PCMCIA Card? If it does, there are certain things you have to do or you will be plagued with read errors from the cdrom during the install. Post back if this applies.

 

Nope, Atapi/IDE

[kshuff]

I don't know???? from your earlier posted errors....do you have these?

 

[bvc@localhost bvc]$ urpmf root-interface<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->kdebase:/usr/share/mdk/kde/root-interface<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->kdebase:/usr/share/mdk/kde/root-interface/Root_interface.kcsrc<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->kdebase:/usr/share/mdk/kde/root-interface/background-Root_interface.png<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->kdebase:/usr/share/mdk/kde/root-interface/kdesktoprc<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->kdebase:/usr/share/mdk/kde/root-interface/kickerrc<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->kdebase:/usr/share/mdk/kde/root-interface/klipper.desktop<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->[bvc@localhost bvc]$ ls -a /usr/share/mdk/kde/root-interface<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->./   background-Root_interface.png  kickerrc         Root_interface.kcsrc<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->../  kdesktoprc                     klipper.desktop<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteEBegin-->[bvc@localhost bvc]$

 

Yes, everything is there

 

 

Is there anything in ~/.xsession-errors?

 

[kshuff@localhost ~]$ more .xsession-errors

 

/usr.bin/startkde: line 107: 1409 Bus error /usr/bin/nspluginscan

/usr/bin/startkde: line 199: 1414 Bus error ksplash

/usr/bin/startkde: line 204: 1415 Bus error LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify

/usr/bin/startkde: line 204: xmessage: command not found

Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory

/usr/bin/startkde: line 212: 1417 Bus error kwrapper ksmserver --restore

/usr/bin/startkde: line 212: xmessage: command not found

Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory

Error: Can't contact kdeinit!

 

[kshuff@localhost ~]$

[kshuff]

??? Anyone? I'm willing to try anything at this point.

[kshuff]

Don't know how, but its fixed. I loaded a copy of Caldera's Open Linux I had laying around, then reloaded Mandrake 9, now everything is happy and KDE starts.

[bvc]

Glad it's working but it's a shame it took a reinstall. The .xsession-errors are strange;

[bvc@localhost bvc]$ urpmf /usr/bin/nspluginscan 

kdebase-nsplugins:/usr/bin/nspluginscan

kdebase-nsplugins:/usr/bin/nspluginscan

[bvc@localhost bvc]$ urpmf xmessage

man-pages-ja:/usr/share/man/ja/man1/xmessage.1x.bz2

kdelibs-devel:/usr/include/kxmessages.h

X11R6-contrib:/usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage

X11R6-contrib:/usr/X11R6/man/man1/xmessage.1x.bz2

kdelibs-devel:/usr/include/kxmessages.h

[bvc@localhost bvc]$

I can see X11R6-contrib not being installed, I think you have to choose that, and kdebase-nsplugins isn't required by kdebase so these couldn't/shouldn't have been the prob.