[plug] Kernel 2.6.9 & KDE problem

[Jim Householder]

Hi

I just built 2.6.9 using the instructions in README.  After make install I had a 269 option in the lilo menu.  So far so good.  As I rebooted I realised I had not updated procps so I selected the 2.6.3-7mdk kernel I had been using.  KDE started and ran smoothly.

After updating procps I rebooted into the new 2.6.9 kernel.  OK to the bash prompt.

However when I started KDE I got crash messages for kcminit and ksplash.  No backtrace available.  I also get crash messages for kcmshell, and ksmserver and kicker when I stop KDE.

I rebooted into 2.6.3-7mdk and got the same results.  I discovered that the /etc/kde directory
was missing.  I restored it from backup but I still get the crashes.  Same results for root.

With the exception of two kde games (kpat and kshisen-sho) that also crash on exit the programs that crash are all in the kdebase-progs package.

I suspect that the problem is with a configuration file somewhere.  Any ideas?

2.6.3-7mdk is not configured to use modules so I would think the 2.6.9 modules would not be a problem...

TIA
Jim

btw my 2.6.9 .config needs work I think.  I could not mount a cdrom.  2.6.3-7mdk works fine with the same /etc/fstab.