Konqueror works only when run as root

[Marcin Giedz]

Binary package hint: konqueror

Hi,

In Edgy konqueror worked great! After last upgrade to Feisty it suddenly stoped - I mean I can't no longer use konqueror to browse http/https sites.
I can't browse www sites working as regular user - non root, but when I try to run konqueror from sudo it works!!!!!
So I thought that maybe my settings are somehow broken and added completely new user - result was the same - www doesn't work! Maybe it not konqueror error itself because every application that use http protocol seems to doesn't work - amarok during raido list fetching, agregator etc....

When I run konqueror I always get the same info:

{these are translated from Polish so can not be accurate}
There was an error during loading http://linuxnews.pl:
Can't connect with server http://linuxnews.pl/.

I konsole when I run konqueror I get:ASSERT: "!icon.isEmpty()" in /build/buildd/kdebase-3.5.6/./libkonq/konq_pixmapprovider.cc (81)
This text doesn't appear in sudo environment.

I don't want to install my system again from scratch - but need to find the reason why http doesn't work.

Can you please help me?

Kind regards,
Marcin Giedz

[Buddhika Siddhisena (bud-babytux)]

I get the same message and effect on konqueror.
ASSERT: "!icon.isEmpty()" in /build/buildd/kdebase-3.5.6/./libkonq/konq_pixmapprovider.cc (81\

This was not an upgrade but a fresh install of kubuntu 7.04 DVD edition.

[derek (derek-evans)]

you will find it works if you turn off the web cache in "settings -->configure konqueror"

is this a case of the web cache only having root access?

cheers,

derek

[Marcin Giedz (giedz)]

derek wrote:
> you will find it works if you turn off the web cache in "settings
> -->configure konqueror"
>
> is this a case of the web cache only having root access?
>

No , every new page I've never seen till now doesn't work as well. But
perhaps this is a path - I will check it. BTW where the cache is located
in KUbuntu? /var/tmp ?

Regards,
Marcin
> cheers,
>
> derek
>
>

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[Thomas Sperre (thcsp)]

I have been working on a system freeze up related to konqueror all day, and I think this may be the reason for it.
I have tried a lot of hypotheses of my own making and some with a little help from my friends at kubuntuforums.net.
Please see this thread for more information on my error-searching and fixing attemtps: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3091920.0

There might be something related to the local cache because the first time I opened konqueror AND SURFED THE WEB after after i did
mv .kde .kde_old
I could run konqueror fine.
The second time, however, the system freeze was back.

I then noticed that I got a particular errormessage in .xsession-errors:
ASSERT: "!icon.isEmpty()" in /build/buildd/kdebase-3.5.8/./libkonq/konq_pixmapprovider.cc (81)

Next, I tried running konqueror from a konsole window.
I get the same error message repeatedly in that window, it just scrolls until I loose count of how many times (ie. when loading www.kde.org, for example.
This typically would result in a system freeze but by disabling local cache it appears that the system does not freeze up anymore, however it does still report the error messages (umpteen times) when loading www.kde.org.

I suggest that the bug be renamed to provide more intuitive information, ie contain part of the errormessage at least....

[Emanuel Goscinski (emu--deactivatedaccount)]

Hi all,

Thank you for reporting this bug. Could you please tell as if the bug still appears in Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon or after a complete reinstall of konqueror?

[Marcin Giedz (giedz)]

It doesn't exist any more.

Thanks,
Marcin

----- Wiadomosc oryginalna -----
*Od:* Emanuel Goscinski <email address hidden>
*Do:* <email address hidden>
*Data:* 26.03.2008 10:03:20
*Temat:* [Bug 108436] Re: Konqueror works only when run as root

> Hi all,
>
> Thank you for reporting this bug. Could you please tell as if the bug
> still appears in Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon or after a complete reinstall of
> konqueror?
>
> ** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #151041
> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151041
>
> ** Also affects: kdebase (Debian) via
> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151041
> Importance: Unknown
> Status: Unknown
>
> ** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>

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[Ralph Janke (txwikinger)]

This problem has been solved according to the reporter.

[Thomas Sperre (thcsp)]

I'd like to counter that. I think the problem also persists in Kubuntu 8.04 HH KDE 3.5.9 release. I experience similar problems, and I searched up this bug report which I believe is a duplicate: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/131767 (there is some differences in the errormessages people observe but I believe them to be error messages not related to the true cause.)
The one piece of interesting information I have found about it is that the problem for one user disappeared after deinstalling knetworkmanager.