Hello
I like KDE but what is happening to me now is challenging my opinion.
Here is what happened:
After a hard reboot, and normal begining of KDE loading (I'm in linux mandriva 2007), the loading stops at: "loading the window manager".
Then the screen goes dark, with only the mouse pointer remaining (that i can move).
This unfortunate event happened before on my laptop after the batteries ran out and the computer switched of itself without any warning. I ended with reinstalling the whole mandriva package (idem, KDE would not start, ending with the same black screen).
I would like to avoid doing the total re-installation on my desktop.
I have tried several things:
1) boot without the resume option
2) write all zeros on my swap partition
3) uninstall KDM and reinstall it
In the later case, I am able to go to a totally empty desktop after the message
"cannot talk to KLAUNCHER"
appears. Then, if I right click on the mouse and create a folder, few icons will appear: home, devices, name of my just created folder,... but no start menu, no multiple desktops...
What can I do?
Thanks a lot for any hint or help.
Ludovic
