startkde: cannot start kdeinit. Check your installation

[Karl Agee]

--- "Donald J. O'Neill" <duncan.fbsd at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Friday 13 October 2006 21:17, Karl Agee wrote:
> > --- "Donald J. O'Neill" <duncan.fbsd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > On Friday 13 October 2006 20:11, Karl Agee
> wrote:
> > > > 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #4: Mon
> Oct
> > >
> > > 2
> > >
> > > > 08:40:06 PDT 2006
> > > >
> > > > I cannot start kde.  Installed kde 3.5.4 from
> > >
> > > pkg_add
> > >
> > > > -r kde and everything installed fine.  I put
> in my
> > > > ~/.xinitrc file:
> > > >
> > > > startkde
> > > >
> > > > but I keep getting this error:
> > > >
> > > > /usr/local/bin/startkde: permission denied
> > > > startkde: could not start kdeinit.  check your
> > > > installation
> > > >
> > > > I have changed the entry in .xinitrc to :
> > > > exec startkde
> > > > # and to
> > > > /usr/local/bin/startkde
> > > >
> > > > with the same results.  I also cannot start
> kde as
> > > > root, I get the same thing.
> > > >
> > > > kdeinit is:
> > > >
> > > > -r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  39876 Oct  6 01:18
> > > > /usr/local/bin/kdeinit
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have tried changing permissions on kdeinit
> but
> > >
> > > with
> > >
> > > > the same result.  I have also removed the
> kdebase
> > > > package and reinstalled it, but with the same
> > >
> > > results.
> > >
> > > > I've searched everywhere and have seen the
> same
> > > > problems posted with different OS's and
> versions
> > >
> > > of
> > >
> > > > kde but nothing solid as to solutions.
> > > >
> > > > anybody got any ideas?
> > >
> > > chmod 555 /usr/local/bin/kdeinit
> > > permisions should also be 555 for startkde
> > >
> > > You may have some other files permission
> problems.
> > >
> > > Don
> >
> > Don:  I did that, same exact error.
> >
> > --Karl
> >
> 
> Karl,
> 
> Try this. What do you get, now.
> 
> #ls -l /usr/local/bin/kdeinit
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  39716 Sep 29 03:22
> /usr/local/bin/kdeinit
> 
> #ls -l /usr/local/bin/startkde
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  11828 Jul 23 09:23
> /usr/local/bin/startkde
> 
> #ls -l .xinitrc
> -rw-r--r--  1 username  username  48 Sep 23 07:10
> .xinitrc
> 
> #cat .xinitrc
> exec startkde
> 
> Do you have xorg installed? xorg.conf is in place
> and configured? What happens 
> if you:
> 	#xdm
> Does x start up?
> 
> Have you looked at the handbook for information on
> x? What about the FAQ? You 
> have a permissions problem somewhere.
> 
> Don
> 

Don:

 ls -la /usr/local/bin/kdeinit
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  39876 Oct  6 01:18
/usr/local/bin/kdeinit
 ls -la /usr/local/bin/startkde 
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  11828 Oct 13 17:04
/usr/local/bin/startkde
 ls -la .xinitrc                
-rw-r--r--  1 kdagee  wheel  37 Oct 13 19:14 .xinitrc

I use X all the time.  I use windowmaker as my
environment.  Works fine.  Using X.org.  

 cat .xinitrc 
/usr/X11R6/bin/wmaker
#exec startkde

when I try starting kde I remove the # from the
starkde line and put it in the wmaker line.  

Nothing abnormal in my .kde directory or owned by
others.

 ls -la .kde
total 8
drwx------   3 kdagee  wheel   512 Oct 13 09:30 .
drwxr-xr-x  43 kdagee  wheel  3584 Oct 14 09:25 ..
lrwxr-xr-x   1 kdagee  wheel    24 Oct 12 21:01
cache-enterprise.myhome.westell.com ->
/var/tmp/kdecache-kdagee
lrwxr-xr-x   1 kdagee  wheel    24 Oct 12 21:59
cache-myhome.westell.com -> /var/tmp/kdecache-kdagee
drwx------   8 kdagee  wheel   512 Oct 12 21:01 share
lrwxr-xr-x   1 kdagee  wheel    19 Oct 13 09:30
socket-myhome.westell.com -> /tmp/ksocket-kdagee
lrwxr-xr-x   1 kdagee  wheel    15 Oct 13 09:30
tmp-myhome.westell.com -> /tmp/kde-kdagee


--Karl

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