KDE 4.5.2 thru 4.6.1: Applying changes in system settings > system freeze

[aguila]

Hi everyone,

I have a problem which I described here:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,81610.msg678453.html#msg678453

In short: Applying changes in system settings lets the system freeze. It's not true for all settings, but definetely for the system colours.

I'v been thinking about reinstalling, but today I installed PCLOS on my wife's laptop and the same error occured...

Both machines are Thinkpads with Intel graphics chips and Core2Duo cpus.

The installation media were different ones, one the original 2010.04, the other a german remaster of 2010.07.

Has anyone encountered this problem, too? As it's the second computer I found this on, I believe that the error wasn't mine.

Thank you for your help.

[GOTHBITES]

Hi everyone,

I have a problem which I described here:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,81610.msg678453.html#msg678453

In short: Applying changes in system settings lets the system freeze. It's not true for all settings, but definetely for the system colours.

I'v been thinking about reinstalling, but today I installed PCLOS on my wife's laptop and the same error occured...

Both machines are Thinkpads with Intel graphics chips and Core2Duo cpus.

The installation media were different ones, one the original 2010.04, the other a german remaster of 2010.07.

Has anyone encountered this problem, too? As it's the second computer I found this on, I believe that the error wasn't mine.

Thank you for your help.

Oh you mean when the computer stops and your wife starts getting irrated at you for something that their machine did lol

and it did a freeze thing even after the update im think of trying the pae kernel even though she only have two gigs of ram on her HP Dv6000 laptop

[aguila]

Well it only happens when changing system settings, so as she doesn't play with them usually everything is fine, the system runs flawlessly.

But I ran into this bug on my laptop last week and thought somethings buggy with my installation, but obviously it isn't, it must have to do with something else. After Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and re-login Synaptic won't start from the menu (on both machines), but after reboot everything's fine until I try to apply changes in system settings.

I have disabled some options in the desktop effects after upgrade to 4.5.2 as there are known problems with Intel onboard graphics.

I'll try some more workarounds though:

1. disable desktop effects completely
2. if 1. is a success, enable / change options in desktop settings to see if I can find the culprit

3. try the pae-kernel

We'll see....

Just thought someone had the same issue as it seems to be a bug.

[aguila]

This annoyance sticks with me even after the update to 4.6.1, so re-setting the desktop did nothing.

Couldn't find a culprit nor did a different kernel change anything.

Maybe kernel 2.6.38 will do some good because of better intel video drivers, I'll try...

If someone has experienced this, too, would be nice to know that it's not my tweaking but definitely a bug...

[uncleV]

I didn't face this.

Did you try reinstalling kde4-config that should bring you back to the default (initial) KDE configuration?