[gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and KDE problem

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 26/05/13 15:14, Dale wrote:
> Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>> On 26/05/13 12:12, Dale wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> The problem.  After I am logged into KDE for a good while, like several
>>> hours to maybe a day or so, the kicker thingy at the bottom locks up
>>> tight.  I can't switch desktops, clock stops working, can't click the K
>>> menu thingy either.  Everything in the kicker thingy is dead as a door
>>> nail.  I can switch desktops with the keyboard and everything else works
>>> in KDE just fine.  I can also switch to a console too.  Killing X and
>>> restarting it fixes it, xdm restart in my case.  I don't have to reload
>>> drivers or restart the system.
>>
>> Hmm, something similar happens here sometimes. But not as severe. It
>> usually happens when I close many windows rapidly in succession, but
>> it's not permanent. The panel becomes responsive again after 10
>> seconds or so. I'm also on latest nvidia-drivers, but it was happening
>> with older versions too. I happened very rarely though, so it didn't
>> bother me enough to go investigating.
>>
>> Here's something to try out: when it happens, hit the shortcut on your
>> keyboard that temporarily suspends desktop effects. I don't remember
>> what the default shortcut for it is, as I've changed it, but it's
>> shown and configured in the "General" tab of "Desktop Effects" in
>> System Settings. See if hitting the shortcut twice to disable and then
>> re-enable desktop effects fixes it.
>
> Mine wasn't set at all.  I set it to ctrl alt F12.  Now to remember that
> and try it.  Also, I'm using the good nvidia version right now so it
> won't happen right now.  Maybe on the next upgrade.  :/

Ctrl+Alt+F12 will probably be intercepted by the X server and switch to 
virtual console 12. Try something like Ctrl+Shift+F12 instead (I've set 
mine to the "My Computer" button on the keyboard though, since that 
one's useless otherwise.)