Bug 265226

Summary:	ksmserver can't start; get "Could not start ksmserver" and "cannot connect to X server"
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	james
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	crash	CC:	cfeck, james
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description james 2011-02-02 20:38:37 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.0) 
OS:                Linux

I just upgraded to KDE 4.6.0 using the one-click install for openSuSE 11.3 .  Now, when I reboot, it doesn't load.  X starts, apparently (there are borderless windows), but there's an error message "Could not start ksmserver.  Check your installation."

When I try to run ksmserver from a command line, I get:

unnamed app(6429): Cannot connect to the X server
ksmserver: cannot connect to X server



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Reboot.

Actual Results:  
The machine boots and (I think) logs me in, and X starts, but the window manager doesn't.  The error message "Could not start ksmserver.  Check your installation." appears in a small text window.  I can't use my computer now except as a console.

Also, I can't report the bug using the automatic crash tool, since when I try to login to bugs.kde.org I get told "failed to communicate with kded".


Expected Results:  
Should boot normally.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2011-02-02 22:51:31 UTC

Please ask on an openSUSE forum for help with this problem. It looks like you did not correctly install/update packages.

http://forums.opensuse.org/