Version: 0.0.1 (using 4.0.2 (KDE 4.0.2), Kubuntu packages) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.22-14-generic I don't really remember what caused this bug - I think I was configuring some things concerning the graphical aspect of the desktop... Anyway, after logging in with gdm, there is only this little window from the KDE crash handler saying that plasma crashed with signal 11 - no desktop, no workspace... But I can still launch any other application with Alt+F2. There is also a very important point : this bug continue even AFTER removing every single package (with configuration) of KDE 4, and re-installing kde4-core... But damned! KDE worked just totally fine before this bug and with exactly the same version of KDE 4 !... I tried to launch xterm, kill plasma, and then tried to relaunch it from the command-line. I don't know if it is helpful, but here I go for what it said in the terminal before showing the same window from the KDE crash handler : jean@the-butcher:~$ pkill plasma jean@the-butcher:~$ plasma <unknown program name>(7190)/ checkComposite: Plasma has an argb visual 0x622950 27262977 <unknown program name>(7190)/ checkComposite: Plasma is COMPOSITE-less on 0x61c5 60 X Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) 8 Extension: 156 (RENDER) Minor opcode: 4 (RenderCreatePicture) Resource id: 0x13a plasma(7191) PlasmaApp::PlasmaApp: Setting the pixmap cache size to 20624 kiloby tes plasma(7191) Plasma::Corona::addContainment: loading of containment "" failed. findServiceByDesktopPath: not found Plasma crashed, attempting to automatically recover KCrash: crashing... crashRecursionCounter = 2 KCrash: Application Name = plasma path = <unknown> pid = 7191 sock_file=/home/jean/.kde4/socket-the-butcher/kdeinit4__0 plasma(7190): Communication problem with "plasma" , it probably crashed. Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Message did not re ceive a reply (timeout by message bus)" " jean@the-butcher:~$ <unknown program name>(7193)/ checkComposite: Plasma has an argb visual 0x622950 27262977 <unknown program name>(7193)/ checkComposite: Plasma is COMPOSITE-less on 0x61c5 60 X Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) 8 Extension: 156 (RENDER) Minor opcode: 4 (RenderCreatePicture) Resource id: 0x13a plasma(7196) PlasmaApp::PlasmaApp: Setting the pixmap cache size to 20624 kiloby tes plasma(7196) Plasma::Corona::addContainment: loading of containment "" failed. findServiceByDesktopPath: not found plasma(7193): Communication problem with "plasma" , it probably crashed. Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Message did not re ceive a reply (timeout by message bus)" "
*** Bug 159022 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 159025 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This should be fixed with r783242 committed on 2008-03-07 in the 4.0-branch what means it should be part of KDE 4.0.3
*uarg* sorry, again the correct reply at the wrong report :-/ So, this is not fixed yet! To work around this, you can btw just remove the plasma-appletrc file.
Like descibed in another bug, try this first: remove your ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-appletsrc and try again. WFM in KDE 4.0.3
thanks Sebastian & Markus, removing the plasma-appletsrc did the trick :)
With 4.1 just around the corner, it's time to close off 4.0 bugs. If you get similar crashes with 4.1 please open a new bug with a full backtrace.