Running Mandriva 2009.1, previously KDE 4.2.4. Upgraded to 4.3.1 following sparse instructions on www.kde.org/download/#4.3, using the Mandriva urpmi utility.

Restarted x, went through a couple of splash screens, then gave a black screen with only the terminal window. No menu bar, no right-click menus. From the terminal window, I am able to start applications if I know the app name, such as firefox, etc. If I minimize any/all windows, they completely disappear from the screen, and there is no way to get them back. (I can alt-tab between the windows, as long as I don't minimize them). The mouse pointer-cursor remains active in the black screen.

One clue that I get is that if I look on the help | about KDE on the terminal window, it shows version 4.2.4. Does that suggest that something in the upgrade to 4.3 is incomplete?

Nothing obvious to me in the Xorg.0.log - pasting it makes this message too long for them forum. I will post it as a separate message immediately following this one.

For video, I am running a new EVGA card, GeForce 8400 GT. I installed the nVidia driver 185.n a few days ago. The rest of the machine is a Dell 400SC 2.8 GHz, 2GB mem, 400 GB storage.

Help, I am essentially bricked at the moment!

Thanks,
JimR

X.Org X Server 1.6.1
Release Date: 2009-4-14
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux_2.6.27.19-server-1mnb Mandriva
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.29.3-desktop586-1mnb #1 SMP Thu May 14 13:59:03 EDT 2009 i686
Build Date: 26 May 2009 04:51:37AM

Before reporting problems, check http://qa.mandriva.com
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Sep 7 15:27:40 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "screen1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "monitor1"
(**) | |-->Device "device1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(**) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1,
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) Loader magic: 0x3bc0
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0@3:0:0) nVidia Corporation D9M-20 [GeForce 9400 GT] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/536870912, 0xfa000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000cf00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) System resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(WW) "dri" will not be loaded unless you've specified it to be loaded elsewhere.
(II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded even though the default is to disable it.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 180.51 Thu Apr 16 19:32:09 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension Multi-Buffering
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 180.51 Thu Apr 16 19:08:39 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 03@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 9400 GT (G96) at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1048576 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 62.94.61.00.40
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 1X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 9400 GT at PCI:3:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): DELL 1905FP (CRT-1)
(--) NVIDIA(0): DELL 1905FP (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
(WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "480x360"; removing.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "1280x1024"
(II) NVIDIA(0): "1152x864"
(II) NVIDIA(0): "1024x768"
(II) NVIDIA(0): "832x624"
(II) NVIDIA(0): "800x600"
(II) NVIDIA(0): "640x480"
(II) NVIDIA(0): "320x240"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (87, 86); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0): option
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) config/hal: Adding input device PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 2.2.1
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: always reports core events
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: Found 8 mouse buttons
(II) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_options" "compose:rwin"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button (CM)
(**) Power Button (CM): always reports core events
(**) Power Button (CM): Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Power Button (CM): Found keys
(II) Power Button (CM): Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button (CM)" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_options" "compose:rwin"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button (FF)
(**) Power Button (FF): always reports core events
(**) Power Button (FF): Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(II) Power Button (FF): Found keys
(II) Power Button (FF): Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button (FF)" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_options" "compose:rwin"

It does look like an incomplete update....

In terminal as root:

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su
urpmi --auto-update -v

post any error messages here.

Also what does this say:

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urpmq --list-url

You can also try to start 'plasma' or 'plasma-desktop' from the terminal. Which terminal emulator is it (I guess xterm)?

OK, I did the urpmi --update-all -v. There were many unresolved updates (I think it was 324, but it scrolled off the terminal buffer, so I was not able to copy the beginning.)

That got me to being able to start a desktop that was operational. It had some problems, but I started working through those.

Somewhere along the line, I mis-set "something". Now all of my application windows have no title bar at the top, which also means that they don't have a minimize/maximize/resize/move capability. The icons of the running applications no longer display on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. I cannot alt-tab between applications -- it's almost like I can only run a single application at a time.

I have seen an error dialog pop up a few time at startup, to the effect of "the kwin windows manager has become unstable (crashed a number of times). You can select another windows manager to run (but there is only kwin in the pull-down list). I have searched /var/log/messages and Xorg.0.log and user for this unstable message, but I cannot see it.

I tried reducing the screen resolution, but that did not help. I tried changing the nVidia driver, but that just bricked the display again, so I switched it back.

Can somebody point me to what I can reset to get the display back to normal? Then I can start back working on the other issues.

Thanks,
JimR

It's 'urpmi --auto-update -v' not 'urpmi --update-all -v'. So run it again until it says that all packages are up-to-date.

After you make sure all packages are updated, try renaming .kde4 in your /home.

medo3891 wrote:It's 'urpmi --auto-update -v' not 'urpmi --update-all -v'. So run it again until it says that all packages are up-to-date.

After you make sure all packages are updated, try renaming .kde4 in your /home.

Yes, that was what I was running (I typed the previous message from a tired memory, since I could not copy/paste between screens.

It turned out that the new problem I was describing

flaflashr wrote:Somewhere along the line, I mis-set "something". Now all of my application windows have no title bar at the top, which also means that they don't have a minimize/maximize/resize/move capability. The icons of the running applications no longer display on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. I cannot alt-tab between applications -- it's almost like I can only run a single application at a time.

I have seen an error dialog pop up a few time at startup, to the effect of "the kwin windows manager has become unstable (crashed a number of times). You can select another windows manager to run (but there is only kwin in the pull-down list).

was caused by having previously enabled compiz-fusion. From what I read elsewhere, compiz-fusion does not play nicely with KDE 4.3. I disabled it, and got back to a semi-normal desktop.

Now I can work through the other problems in a sane and rational way.

Thanks,
JimR