Black screen with "Desktop Effects" option.

[Duderino]

So I'm playing around with my brand new kubuntu HDD install settings, I go into K menu, settings, desktop and I enable the Desktop Effects, I click "apply" and suddenly my screen goes black, I wait and wait and nothing happens.

I pressed ctrl-alt-backspace and was able to log out and restart my PC but when i log in same result: black screen.

I press ctrl-alt-backspace, and activate the "failsafe"(?) option type of session but there is an error and it doesn't work.

Can anyone please recommend a solution please?

[flarson]

Re: Black screen with &quotesktop Effects" option.

reboot
at the prompt hit ESC
select the repair boot
then select the xfix

That should disable the desktop effects

[Duderino]

Re: Black screen with &quotesktop Effects" option.

reboot
at the prompt hit ESC
select the repair boot
then select the xfix

That should disable the desktop effects

Tried it but didn't work, got a glimpse of the desktop for a brief moment but screen went right back to black (actually it's white).

Any other recommendations?

[dibl]

Re: Black screen with &quotesktop Effects" option.

I'll take a SWAG. At your user prompt,

rm .ICEauthority

then

startx

[Duderino]

Re: Black screen with &quotesktop Effects" option.

I'll take a SWAG. At your user prompt,

rm .ICEauthority

then

startx

Tried it, didn't work, same result (white screen).

[Duderino]

Re: Black screen with &quotesktop Effects" option.

I did dome searching and this solved my problem, (posting this from kubuntu ) thanks for your help.

Enabling Effects causes Black screen

If the problem is: System settings > Desktop > Enable desktop effects => Black screen

TRY #1
Maybe this helps:

When you are in the login screen - don't login - press: Ctrl + Alt + F1.
This should start virtual console /1/.

Login in the text mode. After you are in, type:

Intrepid or later:

nano ~/.kde/share/config/kwinrc

<USER> is your username

My kwinrc (Intrepid Ibex, KDE 4.1.1) has

[$Version]
update_info=kwin_on_off.upd:kwin_on_off,kwin.upd:k de3.0r1,kwin.upd:kde3.2Xinerama,
kwin_focus1.upd:kwin_focus1,kwin3_plugin.upd:kde3. 2,kwin_focus2.upd:kwin_focus2

[Compositing]
Enabled=true

[Desktops]
Name_1=
Name_2=
Name_3=Desktop 3
Name_4=Desktop 4
Number=4
....

Change

Enabled=true

to

Enabled=false

save and exit nano.

Press: Ctrl + Alt + F7. Now you should be in the graphical login screen. Login - do you get black screen ?

[GeistDev]

Re: Black screen with &quotesktop Effects&quot; option.

I am having the exact same issue, oh gawd...