I figured it out. For some reason, following the upgrade, the loopback interface wasn't binding to 127.0.0.1. So whenever KDE made RPC calls (which it does frequently for some things, including a lot of font-related things), it hung, waiting to timeout.
Sorry to bother... Dan Keshet On Sunday 12 November 2006 03:23, Arthur Marsh wrote: > [replying to all as op said he wasn't subscribed] > > Dan Keshet wrote, On 2006-11-12 16:35: > > I did an apt-get upgrade, upgrading both xserver-xorg (7.0-7.1) and kde > > (3.5.4 to 3.5.5). Following this, I had trouble starting the xserver, > > which was fixed by updating my xorg.conf to use the new > > /usr/share/fonts/X11... directories. > > > > Now, I can start X with twm and kdm works fine, but once I start my kde > > session (from "startkde" or kdm), kde spends a *really* long time at > > "initializing system services", then eventually loads what looks like a > > kde desktop with kicker running and everything, but the kmenu doesn't > > respond to clicks and right-clicking the desktop does nothing. > > > > Any ideas? > > I found a slow start-up being due to fc-cache not having been run since > the last font installation/update. > > Try running (as root): > > fc-cache -v > > I have no suggestions on kmenu and right-clicking on the desktop not > working as they've always worked for me. I'm running sid, so I do lots > of small (daily) updates and look for help if/when anything breaks. > > Arthur. > > > Dan > > > > PS. I'm not subscribed to the mailing list, but I'll be checking it > > regularly. -- Health Status: red (http://bostoncoop.net/~dkesh/health.html) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
