On Monday 27 October 2014, Timothy Pearson wrote: > > ------------- snip ------------------ > > konqueror: WARNING: failed to obtain ELF icon: ELF resource section not > > found > > TQClipboard: Unknown SelectionClear event received. > > . > > . > > . > > [kdesktop_lock] Warning: unable to create control socket > > '/tmp/tdesocket-global/ > > kdesktoplockcontrol-0'. �Interactive logon modules may not function > > properly. > > [twin] X_SetInputFocus(0x1c00096): BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) > > . > > . > > . > > X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3 > > � Major opcode: �19 > > � Minor opcode: �0 > > � Resource id: �0x1c00096 > > TQClipboard: Unknown SelectionClear event received. > > [twin] X_SetInputFocus(0x3a6ebaa): BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) > > kmail: WARNING: FolderStorage::getMsg was asked for an invalid index. idx > > =0 count()=0 > > ------------- snip ------------------ > > All errors are displayed more often before without the above described > > desktop problem (no icons, no middle and right mouse button menu). > > Process kdesktop is running but there is additionally a "[kdesktop_lock] > > <defunct>" process. Might this be the culprit? I do not lock my desktop > > normally. > > I can not kill the <defunct> process but killing kdesktop process and > > relaunching it restores all to normal. > > > > now I have a running > > 21927 pts/4 � �S � � �0:00 kdesktop > > 21928 pts/4 � �S � � �0:00 /opt/trinity/bin/kdesktop_lock --internal 21927 > > > > process again. > > > > Gerhard > > Sounds almost like kdesktop is deadlocked. Next time it happens can you > break into kdesktop with gdb (gdb --pid `pidof kdesktop`), execute "thread > apply all bt", and post the output? > > Thanks! > > Tim Today it happened again - and yes, I installed tdebase-trinity-dbg. Output is not much. Here you are: (gdb) thread apply all bt Thread 1 (Thread 0xb588a980 (LWP 2802)): #0 0xb7789424 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0xb75f3ce1 in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 #2 0xb757031b in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 Backtrace stopped: previous frame identical to this frame (corrupt stack?) Don't know if this helps for anything. I try again next time. Gerhard