[ale] KDE problems Rehat 9.0 upgrade

[Matthew Magee]

I found a solution to my problem!  Sorry I 
didn't post it sooner, but I too have not been receiving my ale 
mail.
 
Apparently, my problem was caused by the 
Nvidia driver I installed.  I reinstalled the driver, and all was 
well.  KDE (of sorts) is back and running.  
 
Could this have been caused by the fact that the 
Nvidia driver was not installed as a RPM?
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: 
  Matthew 
  Magee 
  To: <A title=ale at ale.org 
  href="mailto:ale at ale.org">ale at ale.org 
  Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:56 
  AM
  Subject: [ale] KDE problems Rehat 9.0 
  upgrade
  
  Hi folks!
  Â 
  I upgraded from RedHat 8.0 to 9.0 this morning, 
  and have run into a little problem.  When I try to start a KDE session I 
  get:
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  rm: cannot remove '.' or '..'
  rm: cannot remove '.' or '..'
  startkde  starting up
  /usr/bin/startkde: line 227: 1147 segmentation 
  fault    ksplash
  /usr/bin/startkde: line 231: 1148 semnetation 
  fault  LB_BIND.NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify
  startkde could not start kdeinit check your 
  configuration
  warning: connect () failed: no such file or 
  directory
  /usr.bin/startkde: line 248: 1150 segmentation 
  fault kwrapper kmserve $KDE_WM
  startkde: shutting down
  warning: connect () failed:Â no such file or 
  directory
  error  can't contact kdeinit
  startkde: running shutdown scripts
  startkde: done
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  I wrote down the output quickly, so I am sure I 
  didn't get all the spaces and caps exactly right.
  Â 
  This affects all users.  Gnome works, but I 
  can't use any of my favorite KDE apps. :(
  Â 
  Has anyone encountered this, or point me in the 
  right direction? 
  Â 
  I am not really in the mood to reinstall, but I 
  always did before, and have had no 
problems.