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After installing KDE 4.5.0 attempt to login ends the message:

"Could not start ksmserver. Please check your installation."

New installation on a clean computer had the same result. Login under the Root gives again the same result.
I tried:
- delete all files and folders from /home/user/.kde4 and /root/.kde4
- Start ksmserver from runlevel 3 (error!)
- downgrade kdebase version (mad idea)

What can I do? (Thanks for help an sorry for my English)

If you log in ( as a normal user ) then run "xinit startkde" does it work?

No, it's not work...

are you using an nvidia card?

I had this once, and my libGL.so was symlinked to the wrong libGL.so.1, it should have been symlinked the libGL.so in the nvidia folder

I have the same problem here.

I have a nvidia card.

@Camberwell: What I have to do in this case?

It was simply...
If your interestig method, I will write.

Yes, I want please!!

Thanx!

in runlevel 3 (init 3) or IceWN (I had IceWN working only):

# zypper up
# zypper dup

then REBOOT and go to runlevel 3:

# zypper lu
# zypper ve
# zypper inr
# zypper pchk
# zypper dup

then (if you want, you may reboot, but may do it without reboot)

# startx

and the Force will be with you!

wow

I´ll try this when i´m home!

Thanx man!

Hi everyone!
i have exactly the same problem as Epoxyde. But the thing is i'm new in linux so i don't know much about it
I tryed your answer on IceWN launching xterm
but then i don t find runlevel 3 on my starting choice, where can i lunch that ?
thanks a lot for your help!

tunosabes5

If you use Xterm, type:
# su
# root password
#init 3
(for openSuSE it's right)

startup to runlevel 3: in GRUB print init 3 in startup option line.

@Epoxyde

Hey man! It´s work!

I just do:
# zypper up
# zypper dup

When I reboot, it´s was working perferctly!


Thanx !

(Sorry for my bad english)

Thank you 'Epoxyde'

I was having the same message after using the 'factory' repository to upgrade to KDE4.5 on openSUSE 11.3..

Implemented using as per your guide here... and it now works perfectly.. I have never used zypper before for updating my system, always used yast.. I will now read up on 'zypper' to make more use of it when updating.

Thank again