KDE won't start

[Calgarian]

Kubuntu 7.10 (kernel 2.6.22-14-generic) on an Intel dual core running 32 bit on a 64 bit machine. Acer P223W monitor.

I was away for a couple of weeks and when I returned I had an Adept update symbol showing. There were a number of updates including a new kernel. I did the update and Adept crashed at the end. I opened Adept and it came up clean showing all upgrades completed. I shut down last night and restarted this morning. Again I had an update symbol with 2 language packs showing. I accepted the update and one failed due to a broken package. These were Spanish and French (I want both these dictionaries for spell checking). While I was researching the broken package I got another update symbol with about 11 language related updates. I ran that. Both of these finished properly.

About an hour later my system slowed down a lot so I decided to do a restart. Kubuntu comes up fine, but when KDE starts I get as far as Initializing System Services on the splash screen. The screen sits for about 5 seconds and then goes black for about 5 seconds. This keeps repeating for at least 1/2 hour.

Any ideas? TIA

[dibl]

Re: KDE won't start

No crisp answer yet -- that issue is making the rounds, lately:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...091761.new#new


The most popular "fix", that sometimes works, is to rename the hidden /home/user/.kde folder to .kde_old and restart the X server.

[Calgarian]

Re: KDE won't start

I tried renaming the .kde directory as suggested and it didn't fix the issue. I guess I'll just keep trying to get things fixed. I'd hate to have to do a complete reinstall this close to 8.04 coming out.

[Calgarian]

Re: KDE won't start

Well, I've tried the mods to /boot/grub/menu.lst that have been recommended. I renamed the /home/user/.kde file and no luck. I guess I am once more faced with a reinstall. This is getting almost as bad as Vista!

[Guest]

Re: KDE won't start

I resolved this issue by following the advice on another thread.
It seems that there are two language packs that don't play well, and need to be removed. I noticed that these were being installed as updates in gutsy right before my KDM session went to hell.

I used apt-get to remove:

language-pack-kde-en

and

language-pack-kde-en-base

After restarting X, there was no longer a hangup starting KDE.

[Calgarian]

Re: KDE won't start

This worked, but now I have issues from other fix attempts to fix. Hopefully I can get them cleared.

[tomcloyd]

Re: KDE won't start

I resolved this issue by following the advice on another thread.
It seems that there are two language packs that don't play well, and need to be removed. I noticed that these were being installed as updates in gutsy right before my KDM session went to hell.

I used apt-get to remove:

language-pack-kde-en

and

language-pack-kde-en-base

After restarting X, there was no longer a hangup starting KDE.

This completely resolved the problem for me as well, with no follow up issues (yet). BTW, removing ...kde-en will also remove ...kde-en-base. It's a one-step fix.

A very major thanks to you for finding and publishing this fix!!!!!!

[Funnyname]

Re: KDE won't start

This worked, but now I have issues from other fix attempts to fix. Hopefully I can get them cleared.

This solution worked great. I was able to remove the language packs and the reboot from repair console to regular and all is working.

Does anyone know the reason for this? And is there a central place to go to check on updates, prior to installation to see if they will break a system?

[tomcloyd]

Re: KDE won't start

This issue was multiple posted to Launchpad, and it was resolved, I understand. Had to do with a translation which didn't follow the rules.

Now...here's my next question: WHEN an update goes bad (as will happen again), or we suspect that it has, HOW CAN IT BE UNDONE? Is the a command to "undo last update"?