Log in problems on KDE4

[natman2007]

I have Kubuntu kde 4 installed works ok, but when i boot up i get a the log in screen and then all i get is a black desktop ( no icons nothing ) just a mouse, if i hold ctrl+alt+del and wait i get the log out window i then click cancel and its back to normal desktop - how do i fix the desktop log in?
When i installed i changed the adept repo from Ireland to Main and the first update asked me to pick either kdm or kdm-kde4 i picked kdm.
If that makes any difference.

[dibl]

Re: Log in problems on KDE4

You might need to install kdm-kde4 if it is not installed.

Then boot Recovery Mode, log in, and issue

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm-kde4 start

and maybe see it work right.

[johnny utah]

Re: Log in problems on KDE4

I had a similar problem after a reinstall.

If dibl's solution doesn't work, you might want to try logging into the console instead of KDE and:

cd ~
mv .kde4 .kde4.bak

Log out and log back in and you should be good.

[caryb]

Re: Log in problems on KDE4

See the adjacent post.


Cary