> Hello, all. > > This is a KDE problem, not a Trinity one, but I know of nowhere else that > would give me a sympathetic hearing. ("KDE 3 is dead already. Scrap > KDE 3 > and go to KDE 4.") > > Bonkers is the best description I can come up with. Applications that > were > working fine are suddenly not. (In particular Konqueror, but not only > Konqeror.) Settings change randomly. The latest, a few minutes ago, was > my > desktop settings, which have disappeared and the same random KDE one "set > up" > for all the desktops (4 - and until just now they all had different > backgrounds). When I went to check what "configure desktop" showed, I > found > that my screensaver had been turned off. > > The most benign reason I can come up with is that the CMOS battery needs > changing. Something is obviously on the way out. Motherboard also > springs > to mind. :-( > > It could, of course, be software related. I just can't think what! > > All other ideas and suggestions for solving this gratefully received. If > the > advice is bin the thing it will only echo my fears. I built this box > about 8 > years ago, so something crucial dying is not impossible. > > It would happen now. :-( I am in the middle of something that is > important to > me, and has a deadline of Monday, which I am not going to meet. I have > had > to give up driving because my eyesight has deteriorated, I live in the > country and my husband (i.e. my transport) is away for the next 2 weeks. > > My, the gremlins are having fun. ;-( > > Lisi > I would strongly suggest checking the RAM and your hard disk both for any problems. KDE3.5 and Lenny, while outdated, are very stable. Tim