Bug 166669

Can you try again by doing kquitapp plasma in a terminal, then removing your .kde4 and restarting plasma with: plasma
and paste all output in terminal from there if you can reproduce this black screen.

Thanks in advance!

I'm marking this as resolved for now. I thought that all of KDE 4.1 RC1 was installed but more packages are coming, I guess Kubuntu wasn't done compiling everything. I'm going to leave this resolved unless someone else has the problem.

After fully updating KDE4, I have this problem on two machines. I followed the instructions as advised with a different user account, and this is the output:
(I ran the dolphin command so I could delete the .kde folders).

krystal@jeremy-laptop:~$ kquitapp plasma
krystal@jeremy-laptop:~$ dolphin        
dolphin(8558) MetaDataWidget::setFile: KUrl("file:///home/krystal")
krystal@jeremy-laptop:~$ dolphin(8558) MetaDataWidget::setFile: KUrl("file:///home/krystal")                                                                    
dolphin(8558) KMimeTypeFactory::parseMagic: Now parsing  "/usr/share/mime/magic"
dolphin(8558) KMimeTypeFactory::parseMagic: Now parsing  "/home/krystal/.local/share/mime/magic"
dolphin(8558) MetaDataWidget::setFile: KUrl("file:///home/krystal/.gnome2")
dolphin(8558) MetaDataWidget::setFile: KUrl("file:///home/krystal/.gnome2_private")
dolphin(8558) MetaDataWidget::setFile: KUrl("file:///home/krystal/.kde")
dolphin(8558) MetaDataWidget::setFile: KUrl("file:///home/krystal")

krystal@jeremy-laptop:~$ plasma
<unknown program name>(8569)/ checkComposite: Plasma has an argb visual 0x8061728 27262977
<unknown program name>(8569)/ checkComposite: Plasma is COMPOSITE-less on 0x805a9e8
Creating link /home/krystal/.kde4/tmp-jeremy-laptop.
Created link from "/home/krystal/.kde4/tmp-jeremy-laptop" to "/tmp/kde-krystal"
QLayout: Attempting to add QLayout "" to Plasma::Dialog "", which already has alayout
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode: 18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Resource id:  0x1a00038
Creating link /home/krystal/.kde4/socket-jeremy-laptop.
Created link from "/home/krystal/.kde4/socket-jeremy-laptop" to "/tmp/ksocket-krystal"
krystal@jeremy-laptop:~$ QObject: Do not delete object, 'unnamed', during its event handler!

Created attachment 26163 [details]
Desktop Screenshots

can you post your `kde4-config --localprefix`/share/config/plasma-appletsrc file to this report please? thanks =)

i really think this is just a packaging snafu, though.

Nothing happens when I paste that command, I get a ">" that expects me 
to put in something...

Aaron J.Seigo wrote:
[bugs.kde.org quoted mail]

try just ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-appletsrc

[Containments][1]
backgroundmode=0
formfactor=0
geometry=0,0,1280,1024
immutability=1
location=0
plugin=desktop
screen=0
selected=/home/jeremy/Pictures/Memories/Ann's Wedding 
(07-12-08)/dscn0376.jpg
wallpaper=/home/jeremy/Pictures/Memories/Ann's Wedding 
(07-12-08)/dscn0376.jpg
wallpapercolor=224,223,222
wallpaperposition=2
zvalue=0

[Containments][1][Applets][10]
formfactor=0
geometry=624,5,600,400
immutability=1
location=0
plugin=folderview
screen=-1
zvalue=0

[Containments][1][Applets][11]
geometry=1202,866,89,94
immutability=1
plugin=trash
zvalue=4

[Containments][1][Applets][2]
formfactor=0
geometry=4,6,600,400
immutability=1
location=0
plugin=folderview
screen=-1
zvalue=0

[Containments][1][Applets][2][Configuration]
url=desktop:/

[Containments][3]
formfactor=2
geometry=0,-44,1280,38
immutability=1
location=4
plugin=panel
screen=0
zvalue=150

[Containments][3][Applets][4]
geometry=0,3,35,35
immutability=1
plugin=launcher
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][4][Shortcuts]
global=Alt+F1

[Containments][3][Applets][5]
geometry=39,3,35,35
immutability=1
plugin=notifier
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][6]
geometry=78,3,44,35
immutability=1
plugin=pager
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][7]
geometry=126,3,947,35
immutability=1
plugin=tasks
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][8]
geometry=1077,3,129,35
immutability=1
plugin=systemtray
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][9]
geometry=1210,3,70,35
immutability=1
plugin=digital-clock
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][9][Configuration]
currentTimezone=Local
plainClockColor=255,255,255
plainClockFont=DejaVu Sans,23,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
showDate=false
showDay=true
showSeconds=false
showTimezone=false
showYear=false
timeZones=
useCustomColor=false

[Containments][3][Configuration]
maximumSize=1280,38
minimumSize=1280,38

[General]
immutability=2


Aaron J.Seigo wrote:
[bugs.kde.org quoted mail]

does "/home/jeremy/Pictures/Memories/Ann's Wedding" exist?

Yeah, that's my current wallpaper right now, did I need to do that as a 
fresh user?

Aaron J.Seigo wrote:
[bugs.kde.org quoted mail]

new user is unnecessary; here's an easier way:

1. in a konsole, run: kquitapp plasma
2. move (not delete!) the plasma-appletsrc file somewhere (e.g. to your home dir)
3. run: plasma
4. confirm you still see nasty blackness
5. run: kquitapp plasa
6. post the new plasma-appletsrc to this br
7. move the plasma-appletsrc file from step 2 back
8. run: plasma

That wasn't so bad, here you go:
---
[Containments][1]
formfactor=0
geometry=0,0,1280,1024
immutability=1
location=0
plugin=desktop
screen=0
wallpaper=
zvalue=0

[Containments][1][Applets][2]
formfactor=0
geometry=6,6,600,400
immutability=1
location=0
plugin=folderview
screen=-1
zvalue=0

[Containments][1][Applets][2][Configuration]
url=desktop:/

[Containments][3]
formfactor=2
geometry=0,-44,1280,38
immutability=1
location=4
plugin=panel
screen=0
zvalue=150

[Containments][3][Applets][4]
geometry=0,3,34.6056745550373,35
immutability=1
plugin=launcher
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][4][Shortcuts]
global=Alt+F1

[Containments][3][Applets][5]
geometry=38.6056745550373,3,34.6056745550373,35
immutability=1
plugin=notifier
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][6]
geometry=77.2113491100747,3,44,35
immutability=1
plugin=pager
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][7]
geometry=125.211349110075,3,927.788650889925,35
immutability=1
plugin=tasks
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][8]
geometry=1057,3,129,35
immutability=1
plugin=systemtray
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Applets][9]
geometry=1190,3,70,35
immutability=1
plugin=digital-clock
zvalue=0

[Containments][3][Configuration]
maximumSize=1280,38
minimumSize=1280,38

[General]
immutability=1

Aaron J.Seigo wrote:
[bugs.kde.org quoted mail]

$KDEDIR here means where KDE is installed, for example /usr or /opt/kde.

Can you please provide your screen resolution and the contents/existance of

$KDEDIR/share/wallpapers/Blue_Curl/contents/images/

Thanks

Jemery says it's gone in 4.1 final.

Jeremy: when you're replying to bugs, please use bugs.kde.org (ie: the link at the top of the email).  The new bugzilla installation doesn't set reply-to properly (yet), so your reply doesn't appear as a comment in the bug report.