KDE does not load

[jofg]

I have a dual notebook, XP and Mandriva 2006.

 

When I try to start Linux, KDE gui does not load automatically.

 

It takes me to the black screen (don't know what it is called), the prompt screen that that first asks for username and password.

 

I enter those names, in and it logs me in as root, but still at the prompt.

 

To start KDE gui I have to type in

 

KDE

 

at the prompt, and it loads all right.

 

And when I log off, it only gives the option of

 

End Current Session

 

Then it takes me back to the prompt to exit.

 

First off, it never did this before.

I was able to log out, and either restart to XP or turn off computer.

 

1. How do I get back to loading the KDE gui automatically?

1a. If not, then what is the command to exit KDE at the prompt?

I tried exit, quit, x, q

 

But nothing, I had to hit the off button.

 

I might have have had some issues with my TV Card in Windows XP.

 

I had to turn off the computer with the off button a few times, that is when the KDE gui did not start any more.

 

Both OS seem to work with the exception of the KDE gui not loading automatically.

 

Hope this isn't a hardware problem.

 

Thanks

Edited February 6, 2007 by jofg

[jofg]

found problem

 

I was trying to upgrade to glib-2-12-9

 

on install I had a message of of error that it was not installed.

 

how do I uninstall this version or any previous installs?

[daniewicz]

On my Mandriva 2005 box:

 

Start the Mandriva Control Center by typing mcc from a terminal

Select Software Management

Select Look at installed software and uninstall software packages

[jofg]

I had trouble upgrading to glib 2 12 9,

so I tried glib 2 12 0

 

to install, I cd to glib

 

./configure

make

make install

 

I get these messages after make

 

Making all in reference
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference'
Making all in glib
make[4]: Entering directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference/glib'
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference/glib'
Making all in gobject
make[4]: Entering directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference/gobject'
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference/gobject'
make[4]: Entering directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference'
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference'
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs/reference'
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3/docs'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/jose/Documents/glib-2.12.3'

 

 

I am trying to install these for either a comic book archiver or a screen saver

The current stable version of GTK+ is 2.10.

The current stable version of GLib is 2.12.

The current stable version of Pango is 1.14.

 

 

The gui interface does not start automatically, I have to type in the

 

KDE command

 

And when it does log on, it gives message that the sound server crashed, so there is no audio.

 

The sound card works in Win XP

 

Logging out, it only gives the option of

 

End Current Session

 

These are some of the messages that are displayed when logging out.

 

SWT: 6820 GLIB -GObject - Critical - g_signal_connectdata: G_type_check_instance_failed

Warning - instance with invalid NULL class pointer

 

Last drop call before KDED crash was from application 'KDED' to object

KCrash: Application 'KDED' crashed....

 

waiting for X server to shut down synaptics device off called drKorqi

FATAL IO error Client killed

 

then it takes me to the prompt, but does shut down.

 

I have to hit the off button, which is making me nervous because it seems as if it is slowing killing the hard drive

 

If I can't rectify this problem, I might just reformat this partition from XP and retire Linux.

 

Also, when I clicked mcc in Konsole, I got this message

[jose@localhost ~]$ kdesu (kdelibs): WARNING: No X authentication info set for display :0.0

QMultiInputContext::changeInputMethod(): index=0, slave=xim

kdesu (kdelibs): WARNING: No X authentication info set for display :0.0

kdesu (kdelibs): WARNING: No X authentication info set for display :0.0

 

any suggestions on how to install glib?

 

thanks again

Edited February 6, 2007 by jofg

[zibi1981]

Do You have access to the Internet on Your laptop? If so, then configure Your Mandriva repositories using easy-urpmi, and then type in console as a root

 

rpm qa | grep glib

 

This will show You what "glib packages" have You got installed on Your system. Then it will be best to uninstall them with

 

urpme package_name (probably glib_with_version_number)

 

and after that install a new glib library by typing

 

urpmi glib

 

Maybe this will help.