Version: (using KDE 4.1.96) Compiler: n/a OS: Linux Installed from: SuSE RPMs From uname -a: Linux buchanan 2.6.27.7-9-default #1 SMP 2008-12-04 18:10:04 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Following multimedia checklist in openSuSE forums, entered " LC_ALL=C zypper ve" on root CLI. Some versioning anomalies detected, with a reasonable-seeming choice of upgrading from 4.1.96 something to 4.2.xx something (Details not available at the moment). Restart X via Ctl-Alt-Bs-Bs, relogin to 4.2 --> no desktop, gray screen, KDE crash handler window appears. It requested sending in a detailed report, so here's the output: ------------- start of crash window output -------------- Application: Plasma Workspace (plasma), signal SIGSEGV 0x00007fe984313ce1 in nanosleep () from /lib64/libc.so.6 [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7fe989c8b750 (LWP 28587))] Thread 3 (Thread 0x7fe96b60d950 (LWP 28589)): #0 0x00007fe984d4fd59 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00007fe984fc0f29 in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, unsigned long) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #2 0x00007fe98883a66c in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQtNetwork.so.4 #3 0x00007fe984fbff72 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #4 0x00007fe984d4c070 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #5 0x00007fe9843450ed in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #6 0x0000000000000000 in ?? () Thread 2 (Thread 0x7fe96ae0c950 (LWP 28624)): #0 0x00007fe984d4fd59 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00007fe984fc0f29 in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, unsigned long) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #2 0x00007fe9704daa38 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/kde4/plasma_wallpaper_image.so #3 0x00007fe984fbff72 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #4 0x00007fe984d4c070 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #5 0x00007fe9843450ed in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #6 0x0000000000000000 in ?? () Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fe989c8b750 (LWP 28587)): [KCrash Handler] #5 0x00007fe9850b5598 in QObject::thread() const () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #6 0x00007fe9850b7bee in QObject::QObject(QObjectPrivate&, QObject*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #7 0x00007fe98509e3f9 in QAbstractItemModel::QAbstractItemModel(QAbstractItemModelPrivate&, QObject*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #8 0x00007fe985c7a026 in QAbstractProxyModel::QAbstractProxyModel(QAbstractProxyModelPrivate&, QObject*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #9 0x00007fe985c7d27a in QSortFilterProxyModel::QSortFilterProxyModel(QObject*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #10 0x00007fe96fbffc8d in ?? () from /usr/lib64/kde4/plasma_applet_folderview.so #11 0x00007fe9894ff2da in Plasma::Applet::save(KConfigGroup&) const () from /usr/lib64/libplasma.so.3 #12 0x00007fe98950aa0f in Plasma::Containment::save(KConfigGroup&) const () from /usr/lib64/libplasma.so.3 #13 0x00007fe98950026b in Plasma::Applet::timerEvent(QTimerEvent*) () from /usr/lib64/libplasma.so.3 #14 0x00007fe9850b6da3 in QObject::event(QEvent*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #15 0x00007fe985ce82ab in QGraphicsWidget::event(QEvent*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #16 0x00007fe98578e1bd in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #17 0x00007fe985795f8a in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #18 0x00007fe987f8cb1b in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib64/libkdeui.so.5 #19 0x00007fe9850a8091 in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #20 0x00007fe9850d41c0 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #21 0x00007fe9850d058d in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #22 0x00007fe9816c50db in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 #23 0x00007fe9816c88ad in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 #24 0x00007fe9816c8a6b in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 #25 0x00007fe9850d04ef in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #26 0x00007fe98581e97f in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #27 0x00007fe9850a69a2 in QEventLoop::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #28 0x00007fe9850a6b2d in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #29 0x00007fe9850a8ffd in QCoreApplication::exec() () from /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #30 0x00007fe98986fe1b in kdemain () from /usr/lib64/libkdeinit4_plasma.so #31 0x00007fe984290586 in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #32 0x0000000000400819 in _start () --------end of crash window output ------ This is repeatable. Apparently, I am in a unstable versioning situation. The Konqueror About window reports as follows: " Konqueror Version 4.1.96 (KDE 4.1.96 (KDE 4.2 RC1)) "release 78.1" Using KDE 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0) "release 82.2"" Rerunning the "LC_ALL=C zypper ve" command brings the report: "Dependencies of all installed packages are satisfied.". Reassuring. I will see what other windowing systems are available on the system, the better to sort out what is wrong with KDE 4.2 now.
From zypper lr ... # | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh ---+--------------------------+----------------------------------------+---------+-------- 1 | KDE4_Community | KDE4 Community | Yes | Yes 2 | KDE4_Extra_apps | KDE4 Extra apps | Yes | Yes 3 | KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop | KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop | Yes | Yes 4 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes 5 | Qt_for_KDE4.2 | Qt for KDE4.2 | Yes | Yes 6 | openSUSE 11.1-0 | openSUSE 11.1-0 | Yes | No 7 | repo | openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla | Yes | Yes 8 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.1-Debug | No | Yes 9 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes 10 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Oss | Yes | Yes 11 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.1-Source | No | Yes 12 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.1-Update | Yes | Yes 13 | repo_1 | openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org | Yes | Yes 14 | repo_2 | openSUSE BuildService - PHP | Yes | Yes 15 | server:php:applications | server:php:applications | Yes | Yes
It was a versioning anomaly. Updating unconditionally, via Yast, as recommended in the opensuse forums resulted in a stable login following a shutdown of X via Ctrl-Alt-Bs-Bs. Be aware that the download was over 512 MBytes. Recommend close this report.
Konqueror About now displays: Konqueror Version 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0) "release 82.2" Using KDE 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0) "release 82.2"