The same problem after unsuccessful upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10.
KDM crashes after login.
After some rescue activity startx from console starts without problems but not
from KDE.
(32bit system)
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KDM: X crashes on login
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640596
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KDE = KDM at the end of previous post. Sorry.
After password input at KDM screen changes to black, or some color ASCII
symbols, or even some previous screen. It's looks like uninitialized memory at
video card. After some moments it switches back to KDM login prompt.
Startx from console starts suc
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
X crashes on log in and throws user back into KDM.
Startx from console shows X segfaulting.
Using nvidia-current, X does not crash (but has wrong DPI. This is bug
219950)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: