BT5 KDE 64bit - startx problem

[Mother]

IMHO it's a graphics driver issue, likely ATI-related. These two threads may help:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1492193
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1585127

[fnord0]

w00t, I now have KDE4 64bit "WORKING"! here's the fix ::

rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

then 'startx', and there be the glorious KDE4 64bit on backtrack 5

[LHYX1]

IMHO it's a graphics driver issue, likely ATI-related. These two threads may help:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1492193
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1585127

This makes no sense. 32 bit version works fine on same computer.
If it was a driver issue I think both 64 and 32 bit version should give same error no ?

[LHYX1]

w00t, I now have KDE4 64bit "WORKING"! here's the fix ::

rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

then 'startx', and there be the glorious KDE4 64bit on backtrack 5

Thanx mate

[pete1967]

w00t, I now have KDE4 64bit "WORKING"! here's the fix ::

rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

then 'startx', and there be the glorious KDE4 64bit on backtrack 5

And if above doesn't work (didn't for me), also remove:

rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

[Mother]

This makes no sense. 32 bit version works fine on same computer.
If it was a driver issue I think both 64 and 32 bit version should give same error no ?

Uhm... by the same logic, if it was a XYZ problem, both 64 and 32 bit version should give the same error...

[BeNeDeLuX]

w00t, I now have KDE4 64bit "WORKING"! here's the fix ::

rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

then 'startx', and there be the glorious KDE4 64bit on backtrack 5

Thanks fnord0.
Perfect! Works just fine for me.

@Mods
Please add this fix to the FAQ.
Not everybody search this solution under Bugs...

[Gi0tis]

@fnord0
Thank you for the solution!Finally KDE is up!

[syph3r]

yess the fix here does diagnose the minor problem thanks..im wondering it would be better for us all if bt release beta version before the actual final release.it would of solve this problem way before..other major distro does this method..if cableabilty to recompile the kernel down the road with easy compatablity..a good tweaking to the kernel and removing unnessary modules etc.it would be really snappy

[neriberto]

Yeahh works fine for me too! for now I´m running the 64bit version with Virtualbox!