KDE3 says: "KDEInit could not launch 'konsole-noxft'"

Pete Andersen

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May 10, 2002, 2:34:46 PM5/10/02

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Hi,

I've installed KDE3 (from texstar) over MDK8.2. Now, almost everytime I use
the console, my systems partially freezes and I get an alert-box telling me:

"KDEInit could not launch 'konsole-noxft'"

When I close the console, my systems gets back to normal. It seems to me
that it happens when I minimize the console window or when I completely
obscure it with another window.

I'd like to fix this, but I'm at a loss where to look. One option is going
back to KDE2.2.2, but I really like the light-blue stripes in KMail... ;-)

Pete

Phil Deane

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May 10, 2002, 4:18:07 PM5/10/02

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Pete Andersen wrote:

Its a common problem, a few fixes have been offered, but I never gt them to
work. But I do agree, The Blue Stripes in Kmail Kick ass :)

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philicorda

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May 10, 2002, 6:28:08 PM5/10/02

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Phil Deane typed....

This worked for me...

$ cd /usr/share/applnk-mdk/Terminals/

$ su

# kate konsole.desktop

then, put a space in 'konsole-nofxt' so it reads 'konsole -nofxt'
save it, and all should be well.

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growler

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May 11, 2002, 6:05:21 AM5/11/02

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philicorda <philicord...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<vJXC8.14859$xb4.2...@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com>...

>
> This worked for me...
>
> $ cd /usr/share/applnk-mdk/Terminals/
>
> $ su
>
> # kate konsole.desktop
>
> then, put a space in 'konsole-nofxt' so it reads 'konsole -nofxt'
> save it, and all should be well.

I also applied that fix to my konsole panel icon as well.

Brad Felmey

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May 11, 2002, 12:25:13 PM5/11/02

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On Fri, 10 May 2002 23:28:08 +0100, philicorda
<philicord...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>then, put a space in 'konsole-nofxt' so it reads 'konsole -nofxt'
>save it, and all should be well.

That should be two dashes, if you're not going to use the wrapper
script.

konsole --noxft
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Brad Felmey

Pete Andersen

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May 12, 2002, 3:16:34 PM5/12/02

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Brad Felmey wrote:

Thanks people, problem solved!

Pete

Phil Deane

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May 12, 2002, 7:31:10 PM5/12/02

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philicorda wrote:

Nope not for me. Did you need to restart somthing for changes to occur?

Ruel Smith

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May 12, 2002, 10:52:07 PM5/12/02

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"philicorda" <philicord...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:vJXC8.14859$xb4.2...@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com...

> >> "KDEInit could not launch 'konsole-noxft'"
> >>

> This worked for me...
>
> $ cd /usr/share/applnk-mdk/Terminals/
>
> $ su
>
> # kate konsole.desktop

After typing this, I get a message in the console saying 'kio (Scheduler):
ERROR: ERROR 3: couldn't create slave : can't talk to klauncher' and a
dialog pops up saying 'Could not start process can't talk to klauncher'. Any
suggestions?

I exited the console and tried again, this time it just froze after typing
the above statement.

Adalberto Manlio Donati

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May 13, 2002, 9:02:56 AM5/13/02

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I was suggested to do this way:

right click on the terminal
click on preferences...
click on the execute tab

then put the space in
konsole -noxft %i %m

After that, delete the link in the panel and add it again
This worked for me

Adalberto

Phil Deane

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May 13, 2002, 8:45:09 PM5/13/02

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Adalberto Manlio Donati wrote:

Hi

Thanks a lot, that worked for me. Now my panel is working again :)

John Smith

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May 17, 2002, 11:06:32 PM5/17/02

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> I was suggested to do this way:
>
> right click on the terminal
> click on preferences...
> click on the execute tab
>
> then put the space in
> konsole -noxft %i %m
>
> After that, delete the link in the panel and add it again This worked
> for me
>
> Adalberto
>
> Phil Deane wrote:

Viel Danke! Muchos Gracias, Thank you. However you would like to say it I
am very grateful to your input on this issue. I did find on my system
however that I had no need to delete the link in the panel and re add it.
I simply restarted X and I was off to the races...