The K Desktop Environment

Chapter 4. Questions and Answers

4.1. When I start Ksetiwatch it doesn't show me anything.
4.2. When trying to start a client via Ksetiwatch the status first shows "Running", but switches back to "Stop" after some time. What happened?
4.3. Sometimes Ksetiwatch tells me that the client is still running, although the work unit has been completed, and no client task can be found in the process table. How is this possible?
4.4. Ksetiwatch crashes when I try to start the program, or when I click on the little Ksetiwatch icon in the taskbar.
4.5. Why are all icons missing (display shows "?"), and why can't I open the skymap?
4.6. I'm using RedHat 7.x with the gcc 2.96 compiler, and my self-compiled version of Ksetiwatch crashes right after startup. What happens here?

4.1. When I start Ksetiwatch it doesn't show me anything.

Ksetiwatch cannot actively search for SETI@home locations on your computer. Instead, you have to let Ksetiwatch know where you have stored your SETI@home client. See here for details.

4.2. When trying to start a client via Ksetiwatch the status first shows "Running", but switches back to "Stop" after some time. What happened?

This indicates that Ksetiwatch wasn't able to start the SETI@home client. Most probably you don't have the permission execute the client.

4.3. Sometimes Ksetiwatch tells me that the client is still running, although the work unit has been completed, and no client task can be found in the process table. How is this possible?

This seems to be a bug on the client's side. Obviously the SETI@home client sometimes fails to write the `result.sah' file after it has finished a work unit. Just restart Ksetiwatch and the SETI@home client, and everything should be ok again.

4.4. Ksetiwatch crashes when I try to start the program, or when I click on the little Ksetiwatch icon in the taskbar.

This is most probably due to a buggy portable network graphics (png) system library installed on your system. Please upgrade your png library to the most recent version.

4.5. Why are all icons missing (display shows "?"), and why can't I open the skymap?

You obviously installed a binary rpm package that wasn't built for your distribution. Please ask the vendor of your distribution if he can provide binary packages of Ksetiwatch. Alternatively, check out rpmfind.net to see whether somebody else has already built a binary package matching your system.

4.6. I'm using RedHat 7.x with the gcc 2.96 compiler, and my self-compiled version of Ksetiwatch crashes right after startup. What happens here?

The binary code produced by gcc 2.96 is incompatible to the latest official releases of the GNU compiler (2.95.2 or 2.95.3). As a work-around, recompile Ksetiwatch with --enable debug (./configure --enable-debug). In addition, visit the RedHat website and grab the latest revision of gcc 2.96, which hopefully fixes the abovementioned incompatibilities.