Kubuntu 9.04 crashes on login

phatp · 10-23-2009, 09:13 PM

Hey, I'm new to TSF so please excuse any unintentional mistakes I make whilst posting here. I apologise in advance for any such mistakes I make.

But onto my problem - on my laptop (HP 530, 1.86GHz CPU, 1.5GB RAM) I am dual-booting Windows 7 and Kubuntu 9.04. When I load Kubuntu it runs fine until I login, where it loads to desktop, but immediately crashes and shows my background (the KDE default) in black and white with an error box saying that it has crashed and asking me to file a report (which I can't do because it has crashed...

). When I login with IceWM (this is what I'm using now) it runs fine, and I can access all of my files/programs. What I am wondering is if there is any way to get KDE to stop crashing, or if I'm going to have to back-up my files and reinstall (which I would rather not do).

shuuhen · 10-23-2009, 10:58 PM

You shouldn't need to reinstall. Try moving your ~/.kde directory to something like ~/dot-kde then login to a KDE session.

phatp · 10-24-2009, 01:52 AM

hey, thanks for your help, it got kubuntu to load in KDE, but the windows no longer have title bars and the desktop background has gone checked white and grey, like the "transparent" background in image editing programs. any idea why/how to fix?

10-23-2009, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
phatp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 5 OS: Windows 7 and Kubuntu Dual Boot	Kubuntu 9.04 crashes on login Hey, I'm new to TSF so please excuse any unintentional mistakes I make whilst posting here. I apologise in advance for any such mistakes I make. But onto my problem - on my laptop (HP 530, 1.86GHz CPU, 1.5GB RAM) I am dual-booting Windows 7 and Kubuntu 9.04. When I load Kubuntu it runs fine until I login, where it loads to desktop, but immediately crashes and shows my background (the KDE default) in black and white with an error box saying that it has crashed and asking me to file a report (which I can't do because it has crashed... ). When I login with IceWM (this is what I'm using now) it runs fine, and I can access all of my files/programs. What I am wondering is if there is any way to get KDE to stop crashing, or if I'm going to have to back-up my files and reinstall (which I would rather not do).

10-23-2009, 10:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 988 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: Kubuntu 9.04 crashes on login You shouldn't need to reinstall. Try moving your ~/.kde directory to something like ~/dot-kde then login to a KDE session. __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

10-24-2009, 01:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
phatp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 5 OS: Windows 7 and Kubuntu Dual Boot	Re: Kubuntu 9.04 crashes on login hey, thanks for your help, it got kubuntu to load in KDE, but the windows no longer have title bars and the desktop background has gone checked white and grey, like the "transparent" background in image editing programs. any idea why/how to fix?