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Hello, I currently use Slackware64 and tried upgrading to slackware-current, everything went well and smoothly (using upgradepkg --install-new *.txz), however, KDE 4.3.3 loads, shows the splash screen, and then it ...
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  1. 12-21-2009 #1
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    Slackware64-current and KDE 4.3.3

    Hello, I currently use Slackware64 and tried upgrading to slackware-current, everything went well and smoothly (using upgradepkg --install-new *.txz), however, KDE 4.3.3 loads, shows the splash screen, and then it shows a white screen, only.
    I tried removing the .kde and .kderc to start the configurations from scratch, same thing. Can anyone help me out on this?

    I'm using kernel 2.6.31 and have a nVidia Geforce 8500GT videoboard (tough, since it loads the splash screen normally, I can't believe it would be driver issues).

    PS: Of course I can get back to the one in the stable branch, but I would like to see the 4.3.3.

    Thank you.
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    You have to re-install Graphics Driver after every kernel upgrade. Try to re-install Graphics Driver.
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    Quote Originally Posted by devils casper View Post
    You have to re-install Graphics Driver after every kernel upgrade. Try to re-install Graphics Driver.
    Well, I haven't upgraded the kernel, also, as I said, the X is running just fine :O.
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    Don't know that this will work, but since desktop effects are now usually enabled by default, you could try going to the command line, then navigating to your hidden .kde4/share/config/kwiinrc file, then in the [Compositing] section, change the Enabled=true line to false.

    With that change, hopefully KDE4 will come up for you.
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    Hum, I tought about this and instead just changed the driver to nv instead of the closed source, but I'll try disabling it this way (didn't knew how).

    ==EDIT==

    Well, just tried both things, and none worked
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