frozen loading kdm at hard disk icon

[linux000019]

what happens is, when i start up the laptop for the first time everyday, it loads normally up to the KDM loading screen, then completely freezes at the hard disk icon. if i press Ctrl+alt+f1 before the hard disk icon loads, i can get to console.

also, sometimes afterwards, usually about 20-30 minutes of me rebooting into various recovery/kernel/memorychecks; ill retry a normal boot and tahdah it is working again. this makes me believe it could be a hardware problem.

open to suggestions or tips; anything at all. im pretty much still a linux newbie, only been using it for about 1 year. while mostly i use ubuntu, i just switched to kubuntu because i <3 amarok

however im thinking ill switch back to gnome. the default kernel with 9.10 ubuntu seemed to fit my laptop the best since it worked like a charm(although the upgraded 31.20 kernel broke my display so i had to revert to old kernel).

[linux000019]

hey i did some forum searching and found someone recommending to post the .xsession log so here it is:

Xsession: X session started for ryan at Thu Mar 25 10:23:46 PDT 2010
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
startkde: Starting up...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_klauncher.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kded4.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kbuildsycoca4.so
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kbuildsycoca4.so
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kconf_update.so
Invalid D-BUS member name 'idle-hint' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
Invalid D-BUS member name 'is-local' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
Invalid D-BUS member name 'x11-display-device' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
Invalid D-BUS member name 'x11-display' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
Invalid D-BUS member name 'display-device' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
Invalid D-BUS member name 'remote-host-name' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
Invalid D-BUS member name 'session-type' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
Invalid D-BUS member name 'unix-user' found in interface 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session' while parsing introspection
X Error: XSyncBadAlarm 152
Extension: 143 (Uknown extension)
Minor opcode: 11 (Unknown request)
Resource id: 0x0
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kglobalaccel.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kcminit_startup.so
X Error: XSyncBadAlarm 152
Extension: 143 (Uknown extension)
Minor opcode: 11 (Unknown request)
Resource id: 0x0
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_ksmserver.so
<unknown program name>(1612)/ KStartupInfo::createNewStartupId: creating: "LoD;1269537833;491440;1612_TIME0" : "unnamed app"
kephald starting up
XRANDR error base: 162
RRInput mask is set!!
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 63 1024 x 768
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 64 800 x 600
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 65 640 x 480
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 66 848 x 480
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 67 640 x 480
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 68 1024 x 768
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 69 800 x 600
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding crtc: 57
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding crtc: 58
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding output: 59
Setting CRTC 0 on output "VGA1" (previous 0 )
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding output: 60
Setting CRTC 58 on output "LVDS1" (previous 0 )
CRTC outputs: (60)
Output name: "LVDS1"
Output refresh rate: 60.0038
Output rect: QRect(0,0 1024x768)
Output rotation: 1
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding output: 61
Setting CRTC 0 on output "DVI1" (previous 0 )
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding output: 62
Setting CRTC 57 on output "TV1" (previous 0 )
CRTC outputs: (62)
Output name: "TV1"
Output refresh rate: 29.9692
Output rect: QRect(0,0 1024x768)
Output rotation: 1
XRandROutputs::init
added output 59
got a valid edid block...
vendor code: "LPL"
product id: 0
serial number: 0
added output 60
added output 61
added output 62
output: "DVI1" QRect(0,0 0x0) 0 false false
output: "LVDS1" QRect(0,0 1024x768) 0 false false
output: "TV1" QRect(0,0 1024x768) 0 false false
output: "VGA1" QRect(0,0 0x0) 0 false false
load xml
connected: 2
looking for current "LVDS1"
known "*" has score: 0.125
known "*" has score: 0.125
looking for current "TV1"
known "*" has score: 0.25
screen: 0 QRect(0,0 1024x768)
looking for a matching configuration...
connected: 2
looking for current "LVDS1"
known "*" has score: 0.125
known "*" has score: 0.125
looking for current "TV1"
known "*" has score: 0.25
found outputs, known: false
connected: 2
looking for current "LVDS1"
known "*" has score: 0.125
known "*" has score: 0.125
looking for current "TV1"
known "*" has score: 0.25
activate external configuration!!
registered the service: true
screens registered on the bus: true
outputs registered on the bus: true
configurations registered on the bus: true
WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported! This is an application bug!
WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXQueryDrawable" when GLX 1.3 is not supported! This is an application bug!
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kwrited
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_plasma-desktop.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kmixctrl.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_krunner.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_nepomukserver.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_nepomukserver.so
Nepomuk server already running.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kmix.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_konqueror.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/printer-applet
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/update-notifier-kde
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/update-notifier-kde
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /bin/sh
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/printer-applet
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kmix.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_klipper.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kblueplugd
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/knetworkmanager
Unable to connect to bluez.
<unknown program name>(1666)/: Communication problem with "krunner" , it probably crashed.
Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." "
<unknown program name>(1672)/: Communication problem with "kmix" , it probably crashed.
Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." "
<unknown program name>(1681)/: Communication problem with "kmix" , it probably crashed.
Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." "
<unknown program name>(1683)/: Communication problem with "klipper" , it probably crashed.
Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." "

[linux000019]

well, time to logoff and wait till tomorrow to start all over again.