Public bug reported: I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 Beta2 on my Asus Zenbook UX32VD, which has an HDMI and an VGA output.
Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors (by using the gui-tool `kcmshell4 kcm_kscreen`) the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." It then takes a few reboots (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be able to login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes again instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config file I can edit/remove to work around this problem? I've run into this problem about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never achieved a working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as having a different y-position (in height, like for example above each other) but I also managed to get the same crash without y-position variations, by simply changing the x-position order (conrcrete from {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi] made KDE crash, while changing to [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Apr 12 08:23:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326.2) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) <-- my system is up to date, I've installed quite a few upgrades since my installation 6 days ago. I guess there's something wrong with this upgrade-log detection thingy.. ** Affects: kde-workspace (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ** Description changed: I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 Beta2 on my Asus Zenbook UX32VD, which has an HDMI and an VGA output. Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." - It then takes a few (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be able to - login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes again - instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config file I - can edit/remove to work around this problem? + It then takes a few reboots (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be + able to login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes + again instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config + file I can edit/remove to work around this problem? I've tried this about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never achieved a working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as having a different y-position (in height, like for example above each other) but I also managed to get the same crash without y-position variations, by simply changing the positions above each other (conrcrete from {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi]. While [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Apr 12 08:23:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326.2) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 Beta2 on my Asus Zenbook UX32VD, which has an HDMI and an VGA output. Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." It then takes a few reboots (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be able to login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes again instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config file I can edit/remove to work around this problem? - I've tried this about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never achieved a - working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as having a - different y-position (in height, like for example above each other) but - I also managed to get the same crash without y-position variations, by - simply changing the positions above each other (conrcrete from - {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi]. While + I've run into this problem about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never + achieved a working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as + having a different y-position (in height, like for example above each + other) but I also managed to get the same crash without y-position + variations, by simply changing the positions above each other (conrcrete + from {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi]. While [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Apr 12 08:23:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326.2) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 Beta2 on my Asus Zenbook UX32VD, which has an HDMI and an VGA output. Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." It then takes a few reboots (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be able to login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes again instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config file I can edit/remove to work around this problem? I've run into this problem about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never achieved a working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as having a different y-position (in height, like for example above each other) but I also managed to get the same crash without y-position - variations, by simply changing the positions above each other (conrcrete - from {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi]. While + variations, by simply changing the x-position order (conrcrete from + {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi]. While [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Apr 12 08:23:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326.2) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 Beta2 on my Asus Zenbook UX32VD, which has an HDMI and an VGA output. Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." It then takes a few reboots (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be able to login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes again instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config file I can edit/remove to work around this problem? I've run into this problem about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never achieved a working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as having a different y-position (in height, like for example above each other) but I also managed to get the same crash without y-position variations, by simply changing the x-position order (conrcrete from - {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi]. While - [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. + {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi] made KDE + crash, while changing to [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Apr 12 08:23:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326.2) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Summary changed: - KDE-Session crashes and shows "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." When configuring multiple monitors above each other + KDE-Session crashes when configuring positions of multiple monitors ** Description changed: I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 Beta2 on my Asus Zenbook UX32VD, which has an HDMI and an VGA output. - Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: + Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors (by using the gui-tool `kcmshell4 kcm_kscreen`) the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." It then takes a few reboots (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be able to login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes again instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config file I can edit/remove to work around this problem? I've run into this problem about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never achieved a working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as having a different y-position (in height, like for example above each other) but I also managed to get the same crash without y-position variations, by simply changing the x-position order (conrcrete from {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi] made KDE crash, while changing to [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Apr 12 08:23:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326.2) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 Beta2 on my Asus Zenbook UX32VD, which has an HDMI and an VGA output. Most often when I try to configure the position of multiple monitors (by using the gui-tool `kcmshell4 kcm_kscreen`) the KDE-Session crashes with this error message: "Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation." It then takes a few reboots (as in more than 2 most of the times) to be able to login into a KDE Session with my user again, because it crashes again instantly when login in after such a crash. (Is there some config file I can edit/remove to work around this problem? I've run into this problem about 5 or 6 times already, and I've never achieved a working setup where the multiple screens where interpreted as having a different y-position (in height, like for example above each other) but I also managed to get the same crash without y-position variations, by simply changing the x-position order (conrcrete from {default}[internal - hdmi - vga] to [vga - internal - hdmi] made KDE crash, while changing to [internal - vga - hdmi] worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.11.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Apr 12 08:23:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326.2) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) + + <-- my system is up to date, I've installed quite a few upgrades since + my installation 6 days ago. I guess there's something wrong with this + upgrade-log detection thingy.. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1306890 Title: KDE-Session crashes when configuring positions of multiple monitors To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-workspace/+bug/1306890/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs