- Is there any damage in startkde of running
kdetcompmgr as a background
task?
Yes
- What process started in startkde is launching
kconf_update?
Don't know
- Why is kconf_update being launched?
To regenerate a configuration file index IIRC
- Is there a way to prevent kconf_update from
running?
Not a good idea
Sorry!
Looks like kded might be causing this. There is a setting in KControl KDE Performance to disable system configuration startup checks. Possibly that can be enabled to stop kconf_update.
Darrell
I would suggest filing a bug report on this. Mark the priority to minor, as this seems to only affect a small number of systems that have a third-party binary blob installed.
We will need a stack trace from gdb attached to the bug report. Best way to do that is: 1.) Wait for the process to hang 2.) Switch to another console and find the PID of the hung process 3.) Start gdb with 'gdb' 4.) Issue these commands to gdb: a.) attach <PID you found above> b.) bt
gdb should now spit out a backtrace that can be attached to the bug report. You will of course need the debugging symbols installed for the backtrace to be of any use. ;-)
Tim