Plasma Desktop shell closed unexpectedly

[Guest]

Hi there,

when i start my Computer an error message appears, which says "Plasma Desktop shell closed unexpectedly"
so basicly i have no desktop animation. All other Programs are launchable (with alt+f2)

I have :

Kubuntu : 11.10 installed normal not inside windows
KDE: 4.7.3
Grub:0.97-29ubuntu64

My pc is quit old it has a
Pent. T2390 intel 32 bit, 64 bit
one 250 gb hard drive
2gb Memory


when i click in the crash handler window in developer inforation this occurs (dunno if this is important)

Application: Plasma Desktop Shell (plasma-desktop), signal: Segmentation fault
[KCrash Handler]
#7 0x062ad5d4 in QString:perator=(QString const&) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#8 0x04fd4633 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/plasma_engine_wicd.so
#9 0x00bab933 in Plasma:ataEngineManager::loadEngine(QString const&) () from /usr/lib/libplasma.so.3
#10 0x00be6805 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libplasma.so.3
#11 0x00b68b6f in Plasma::Applet::dataEngine(QString const&) const () from /usr/lib/libplasma.so.3
#12 0x07a1d560 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/plasma_applet_wicd.so
#13 0x00b8bf27 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libplasma.so.3
#14 0x00ba1451 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libplasma.so.3
#15 0x00ba2295 in Plasma::Corona::loadLayout(QString const&) () from /usr/lib/libplasma.so.3
#16 0x00ba236e in Plasma::Corona::initializeLayout(QString const&) () from /usr/lib/libplasma.so.3
#17 0x00e66671 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_plasma-desktop.so
#18 0x00e669dc in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_plasma-desktop.so
#19 0x00e68335 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_plasma-desktop.so
#20 0x06363b7d in QMetaObject::metacall(QObject*, QMetaObject::Call, int, void**) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#21 0x0636e685 in QMetaCallEvent:laceMetaCall(QObject*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#22 0x06375b52 in QObject::event(QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#23 0x0635d77a in QCoreApplication::event(QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#24 0x014c23d1 in QApplication::event(QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtGui.so.4
#25 0x014bdd54 in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtGui.so.4
#26 0x014c3103 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtGui.so.4
#27 0x01114681 in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#28 0x0635d19e in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#29 0x06360f93 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(QObject* , int, QThreadData*) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#30 0x063610ec in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents(QObject*, int) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#31 0x0638b6a4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#32 0x05d5025f in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#33 0x05d50990 in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#34 0x05d50c2a in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#35 0x0638bada in QEventDispatcherGlib:rocessEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag> ) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#36 0x01575e3a in ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtGui.so.4
#37 0x0635c1dd in QEventLoop:rocessEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag> ) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#38 0x0635c421 in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsF lag>) () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#39 0x0636119d in QCoreApplication::exec() () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4
#40 0x014bb8f4 in QApplication::exec() () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtGui.so.4
#41 0x00e4a18b in kdemain () from /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_plasma-desktop.so
#42 0x0804850b in ?? ()
#43 0x00599113 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#44 0x08048531 in _start ()
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[Snowhog]

Re: Plasma Desktop shell closed unexpectedly

Are you saying that the Plasma Desktop actually crashes and you have NO desktop (just a black screen), but you can still run apps with Alt+F2, or are you saying that you still have the Desktop, but no 'eye candy' effects?

[swaroop]

Re: Plasma Desktop shell closed unexpectedly

i don't 100% guarantee this will fix the problem..
alt+f2>konsole (open konsole)
run the following commands one by one

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo dpkg -a --configure

Then reboot with 'sudo reboot'

Hope it helps
swaroop