KDE won't start

[Caleb Stein]

Hmmm, I may just reinstall.  I updated KDE, GNOME, XFCE, jpeg, and png to  
the latest versions, and the desktops just won't start.  I think I will  
just reinstall.

On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:21:50 -0700, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> On 7/19/10 2:15 PM, Caleb Stein wrote:
>> Whenever I try to start KDE4, I get this output:
>>
>>
>> # /usr/local/kde4/etc/rc.d/kdm4 start
>> Startink kdm4.
>> Updating KDM configuration
>> Information: reading pre-existing kdmrc
>> /usr/local/kde4/share/config/kdm/kdmrc (config version 2.4)
>> # info: [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
>> info: [drm] Loading RV710 Microcode
>> info: [drm] Resetting GPU
>> info: [drm] writeback test succeeded in 2 usecs
>> drm0: [ITHREAD]
>> Jul 19 03:59:47 FreeBSD kdm-bin: :0[28893]: Received unknown or
>> unexpected command -2 from greeter
>> Jul 19 03:59:47 FreeBSD kdm-bin: :0[28893]: Abnormal termination of
>> greeter for display :0, code 125, signal 0
>> info: [drm] Resetting GPU
>>
>>
>> The same thing happens when I try to run Gnome or Xfce. It all started
>> when I accidentally deleted graphics/jpeg and graphics/png. I tried
>> reinstalling them, but it didn't work. I have done portupgrade -a three
>> times, but none of them helped. How can I fix this issue without having
>> to reinstall?
>
> Hello,
>
> If you reinstalled a newer version of jpeg and png, you will need to  
> rebuild all ports that linked against them.  Take a look at  
> ports/UPDATING for portupgrade syntax.
>
> Regards,