black screen

[Errol Sapir]

On 10/11/2012 04:44 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 11/10/12 10:37, Errol Sapir wrote:
>> Tried that to no avail. I think the problem is one of the settings of
>> the desktop because if I go into "repair" mode and then go to command
>> line and type startx, the gui desktop comes up. It isn't "my" desktop,
>> just an empty plain gui KDE desktop. When login in "normally" the
>> desktop starts to appear after typing my password and then goes black.
>> It is though a black cover has been formed over the desktop because
>> all the programs work with ALT/F2 and the typing the name of the
>> program. All this time the mouse curser is visible and is movable but
>> clicking anywhere on the screen does nothing until I use ALT/F2 and
>> then I can type in the name of any program and click on the list that
>> appears to operate the program. The mouse and keyboard work perfectly
>> on any program opened.
>> There is also no panel visible at any time and if I minimize a program
>> it disappears "under" the black screen.
>> Errol
>>
>> On 10/10/2012 02:22 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> On 10/10/12 10:57, Errol Sapir wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the info utek and Miriam. I tried that but that doesn't
>>>> seem to be the problem. The plasma-desktop goes black when logging in.
>>>> Black (with nothing else visible on the screen) seem to have become
>>>> the default colour, "covering" everything on the old desktop. I have
>>>> gone into display and changed themes to no avail.
>>>> As I said I can operate anything from "run", including settings, and
>>>> basically any program I type in. They all come up as they did before
>>>> this problem arose.
>>> [...........]
>>>
>>>   When logging in, before typing in your password, click on the
>>> 'spanner' tool and select plasma desktop and then finish logging in.
>>> There is a quirk which fails to start the plasma desktop when you have
>>> upgraded KDE but after you do what I just suggested the problem
>>> disappears.
>>>
>>> BC
>
> It would be very nice if you did not top-post.....
>
> Then I suggest that you rename  /.kde4 directory in your home to, say,
> /.kde4-old so that it is recreated when you reboot and login again.
>
> BTW, which video card are you using and do you have the latest driver
> for it installed (and I don't mean the nouveau, default, driver if you
> have a nVidia card)?
>
> BC
>

Sorry about the top posting. I never remember which forums want top and 
which want bottom.
I have an external card and I don't know if the drivers are the latest. 
I'll look into it. I'll also try the /.KDE-old and report back. Thanks 
for the advice.
Errol