CentOS - Jul 2016 - users unable to log into kde after 6.8 update [RESOLVED]

On 07/21/2016 01:56 PM, Jose Maria Terry Jimenez wrote:
> El 21/7/16 a las 8:53, geo.inbox.ignore escribi?:
>
>> greetings to all.
>>
>> centos = 6.8 current
>> system = toshiba l455d-s5976 laptop
>>
>> a new problem has developed after 1st updating of 6.8.
>>
>> regular user is not able to open kde desktop, can open
>> gnome desktop.
>>
>> root user can open either kde or gnome desktop.
>>
>> as a user, when i try to open kde, after entering password,
>> screen goes to a solid blue, then shows a quick full screen
>> view of command line text, too quick to read, then screen
>> changes back to login prompt.
>>
>> logged in as root, i created a second user, still have same
>> results as above.
>>
>> searching thru 2+ years of local archives revealed nothing,
>> nor does web searching.
>>
>> any advise, recommendation, suggestion appreciated.
>>
>> tia.
>>

I noticed the same problem on a friend's laptop (though I hadn't tried 
logging in as root). I was in a hurry so couldn't investigate much, but 
I downgraded xorg-x11-server-common and xorg-x11-server-Xorg to their 
previous versions and the problem was gone.
Does "yum downgrade xorg-x11-server-common xorg-x11-server-Xorg" solve
it for you?

hello Nicolas,

thank you for your reply.

On 07/21/16 12:19, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:
> On 07/21/2016 01:56 PM, Jose Maria Terry Jimenez wrote:
>> El 21/7/16 a las 8:53, geo.inbox.ignore escribi?:
>>
>>> greetings to all.
>>>
>>> centos = 6.8 current
>>> system = toshiba l455d-s5976 laptop
>>>
>>> a new problem has developed after 1st updating of 6.8.
>>>
>>> regular user is not able to open kde desktop, can open
>>> gnome desktop.
>>>
>>> root user can open either kde or gnome desktop.
>>>
>>> as a user, when i try to open kde, after entering password,
>>> screen goes to a solid blue, then shows a quick full screen
>>> view of command line text, too quick to read, then screen
>>> changes back to login prompt.
>>>
>>> logged in as root, i created a second user, still have same
>>> results as above.
>>>
>>> searching thru 2+ years of local archives revealed nothing,
>>> nor does web searching.
>>>
>>> any advise, recommendation, suggestion appreciated.
>>>
>>> tia.
>>>
>
> I noticed the same problem on a friend's laptop (though I hadn't
tried
> logging in as root). I was in a hurry so couldn't investigate much, but
> I downgraded xorg-x11-server-common and xorg-x11-server-Xorg to their 
> previous versions and the problem was gone.
> Does "yum downgrade xorg-x11-server-common xorg-x11-server-Xorg"
solve
> it for you?
>
--->

yes does.

users are now able to open kde desktop without getting dropped
back out.

still no idea of cause, but for now system will be running with
x11 downgraded.

being that your friend and i are only 2 reported cases of problem,
i do not feel that it is worth filing a bug report.

tho i am having a problem with my mid tower having dropped in
speed after fresh install of 6.8, it may be because it is about
10 yro and problem is with hardware. not something i am going to
worry about for not because i will be retiring it next month with
an amd quad system.


i am most appreciative for your reply and solution.


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CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8

tc,hago.

g
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Nicholas, hello again.

while checking thru old emails to archive, noted that i did not update
you on your downgrade solution.

seems solution was a one shot deal.

ran an update before last one with new kernel, had same problem of
user unable to login.

dropped to cl ran downgrade, back to gui login, failed again.

presuming that problem was with fact that i was not able to downgrade
to 'xorg-x11-*' that my user configs were setup for, so i logged in as
user root, renamed active home directory, set up user geo again and
rebuilt new user geo from a lot of old configs.

after latest update with latest kernel, all is still working.

what caused problem, not sure, but i am presuming that it may have been
because i was trying to use configs for an earlier revision and they
will not work.

thanks again.


On 07/23/2016 03:21 AM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
> 
> hello Nicolas,
> 
> thank you for your reply.
> 
> On 07/21/16 12:19, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:
<<<>>> On
>> I noticed the same problem on a friend's laptop (though I
hadn't tried
>> logging in as root). I was in a hurry so couldn't investigate much,
but
>> I downgraded xorg-x11-server-common and xorg-x11-server-Xorg to their 
>> previous versions and the problem was gone.
>> Does "yum downgrade xorg-x11-server-common
xorg-x11-server-Xorg" solve
>> it for you?
>>
> --->
> 
> yes does.
>
> users are now able to open kde desktop without getting dropped
> back out.
>
> still no idea of cause, but for now system will be running with
> x11 downgraded.
>
> being that your friend and i are only 2 reported cases of problem,
> i do not feel that it is worth filing a bug report.
>
> tho i am having a problem with my mid tower having dropped in
> speed after fresh install of 6.8, it may be because it is about
> 10 yro and problem is with hardware. not something i am going to
> worry about for not because i will be retiring it next month with
> an amd quad system.
>
>
> i am most appreciative for your reply and solution.

-- 

peace out.

CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8

tc,hago.

g
.

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