[gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-21 Thread James
That sounds a good guess, what does the Xorg.log show? With no xorg.conf file xorg-server-1.6.5-r1 ati-drivers-9.11 xorg-x11-7.4-r1 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 lspci -v 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

[gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-20 Thread james
ubiquitous1980 nixuser1980 at gmail.com writes: I know I'm coming in half way here, but have you logged in using kdm or just straight in via the cli? The kdm display manager will let me log in and start kde4. I can ssh in or kill off xdm and log in on console just fine. If I use the old

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:04:41 + (UTC), james wrote: If I use the old org.conf file, it boot but the kdm login manager app never starts and It does not allow login on console. It is a dell laptop. I think the xorg.conf file needs work, but, it's only a guess. That sounds a good guess, what

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-19 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:59:58 + (UTC), James wrote: I've rebuilt these same packages over several times. Are you rebuilding them with @preserved-rebuild or manually? I think the @preserved-rebuild tool is bonkers It's a good idea, and much better than the old break it then fix it

[gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-19 Thread James
Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:59:58 + (UTC), James wrote: I've rebuilt these same packages over several times. Are you rebuilding them with @preserved-rebuild or manually? with this 'emerge @preserved-rebuild' i.e. the tool. I think the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-19 Thread ubiquitous1980
James wrote: Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:59:58 + (UTC), James wrote: I've rebuilt these same packages over several times. Are you rebuilding them with @preserved-rebuild or manually? with this 'emerge @preserved-rebuild'

[gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-18 Thread James
Mick michaelkintzios at gmail.com writes: I'm running kde-meta 4.3.3 It's the kde screen where you put your login and passwd. It flashes for a second or 2, like the passwd is accepted, but kde cannot start. If I do not auto start kdm via rc-update, then I can log in as a user and X

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-18 Thread Mick
On Monday 18 January 2010 15:09:39 James wrote: Mick michaelkintzios at gmail.com writes: I suspect that you probably have fallen victim to the great conspiracy of baselayout doing away with rc.conf and not screaming it LOUD ENOUGH to make sure that we set up the XSESSION variable so that

[gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-18 Thread James
/etc/X/xorg.conf file? It might be that with your video card you *must* have an xorg.conf, although I think that most cards will run with a basic /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11- input.fdi this dir is empty? I have not seen the errors you are getting in your log before, but I noticed

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-18 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 19 January 2010 02:59:58 James wrote: /etc/X/xorg.conf file? It might be that with your video card you *must* have an xorg.conf, although I think that most cards will run with a basic /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11- input.fdi this dir is empty? OK, xorg elog (I think)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-17 Thread Mick
On Friday 15 January 2010 15:25:09 James wrote: Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:38:27 + (UTC), James wrote: Ok, I do not know what it is called. It's called the kdm login manager (it is a Display Manager). I'm running kde-meta 4.3.3 It's the kde

[gentoo-user] Re: kde wont log in user

2010-01-15 Thread James
Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:38:27 + (UTC), James wrote: Well I just updated a laptop that had not been updated for 8 months. It's all fine, except I cannot log in via the kde menu You need to give a better description. By the KDE menu,