>   So the tde failure on xorg 1.12 seems to be limited
> to the initialization
> process when the splash screen is running (ksplash maybe?).
> What I need is to
> identify what is running when the crash occurs to help
> narrow it down. I'm not
> familiar with the 'startup sequence' so it would help if
> somebody who know could
> chime in.
> 
>   The best I can describe the point at which the crash
> occurs is this: The
> splash screen gets to the 'hard drive icon' (Initializing
> system services) chugs
> away for a while and then crashes. I also notice that during
> this part of the
> startup, there is no background image shown as it was
> originally. Now only a
> light-blue desktop color is shown. Can somebody help fill in
> the list of
> potential processes running at this point so I can take a
> look? I can think of
> one to add:
> 
> List of potential processes:
> 
>   ksplash
> 
> What else is running at this point in time?

Is this a virtual or physical machine?

Have you tried temporarily changing the video drivers to vesa?

Are you starting X from the command line or TDM?

If starting from TDM do you notice any problems at that point (you mention hanging at the login splash image)?

Have you tried with a new profile (rename the existing profile)?

Darrell