Re: [Hampshire] kde shutdown hangs machine - Slackware 12.1

Mike Dwerryhouse wrote:
> Rob Malpass wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> This is a Slackware issue I think. I'm having a problem with a
>> clean install of Slack 12.1. In typical Slack fashion it's got the
>> difficult things (like my notorious graphics card that foxed both FC8
>> and Ubuntu 8.04) right but screwed up the keyboard layout and the
>> wheel mouse. Neither of those insurmountable - but here's the real
>> headache...
>>
>> When I end a kde session - the machine just blanks the screen and
>> hangs. I've tried ctrl+alt+backspace, ctrl+alt+f1 but the only
>> workaround I've found is to ssh into it and reboot. Even trying to
>> kill off a few likely processes hasn't fixed it. I've googled
>> around and turned up nothing. The only small clue I can offer is it
>> still seems to be in graphics mode i.e. the monitor shows the almost
>> black sort of background that is shows during any startup of X - so
>> it could well be a graphics driver issue - but I wouldn't really know
>> where to start if this is the case.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Rob
> I have a copy of Slack12.1 ready for install, probably this weekend,
> and I'll let you know if
> I have any problems. Of course with a different machine, the chances
> are it'll all work
> for me.
>
> It occurs to me that if you can ssh in, can you see what is still
> running (the X server, the window
> manager etc) and abort it?
>
> Also, have you tried other window managers/desktop environments, to
> see if it's a KDE thing?
>
> MikeD
>
I installed Slack 12.1 earlier today, and after a quick test there
appears to be no problem
with KDE, exiting it or anything else.

MikeD