KDE4 running

[Shura]

Hi,
please help me to run KDE4.
I have installed KDE-3.5.10 and KDE-4.2.4.
In file ~/.xinitrc I have added:
exec /usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde
After command 'startx' I see boot progress of KDE 4, but when booting is done I see desktop of KDE 3.
I have ATI video card and haven't direct rendering. May it cause problem?

[adamk]

Make sure that /usr/local/kde4/bin is in your $PATH first, before /usr/local/bin, and try again.

[Shura]

I tried it, but nothing changed

[LateNiteTV]

have you tried running /usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde4?
it sticks in my mind that startkde4 is linked to startkde, but its worth a shot.

[Shura]

Yes, I tried it too. The same result.

[tankist02]

The following .xinitrc works for me on 8-Beta2, though I don't have KDE3 installed:


PATH=/usr/local/kde4/bin:$PATH
export PATH
startkde4

[Shura]

Does not work, all the same.

[Djn]

Maybe it's something odd with the stored KDE settings? Try renaming ~/.kde and ~/.kde4 (if that exists, I haven't got a FreeBSD machine at hand right now to check).

[Shura]

I tried it too :). I tried all known methods, but KDE4 steel does not work.
I'm afraid to delete KDE 3 because I may stay without DE at all...

[tankist02]

You could quickly install Gnome:

pkg_add -r gnome2

or XFCE:

pkg_add -r xfce4

to have a working DE while breaking/fixing KDE stuff.

I found Gnome and XFCE quite functional on 7.2 and 8.

[Shura]

I.e. only KDE 3 removing may help?

[Shura]

I have deleted KDE3, but now after KDE4's boot progress I see just black screen with mouse cursor...