KDE crashes to KDM when using effects only when logging in via KDM (startx works)

[Jason Straight]

As the summary says: KDE crashes during loading to KDM when effects are enabled about 9 out of 10 times.

After logging in the 2nd time after such a crash effects are disabled, I can re-enable them w/o issue. Until I log out and in again, and it crashes again.

Using startx to start KDE it works flawlessly, never crashes.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: kdm 4:4.7.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 18 21:03:09 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426.3)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kde-workspace
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.kde4.kdm.kdmrc: 2011-09-18T20:54:10.649938

[Jason Straight (jason-jeetkunedomaster)]

I should mention that I have an intel graphics chipset: i965

[šumski (schumski-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

What's the output of ~/.xsession-errors when you try to login with kdm?

[Jason Straight (jason-jeetkunedomaster)]

Here's xsession-errors. Also worth noting is that I've found out this only happens when I log out, then back in. It doesn't do it after boot, it also doesn't do it if I log out, restart x, then log in.

[šumski (schumski-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

So if you put
TerminateServer=true
in your kdmrc, can you reproduce the crash?

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[Jason Straight (jason-jeetkunedomaster)]

Which section should that go in? General/Core?

[šumski (schumski-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Here's mine
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[Jason Straight (jason-jeetkunedomaster)]

Thanks. Adding Terminate worked.

[šumski (schumski-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Try to report this to KDE bug tracker so we can track it here

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