Index: startkde
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--- startkde.orig
+++ startkde
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #  DEFAULT KDE STARTUP SCRIPT ( KDE-3.5.10 )
 #
 
+PATH=/opt/kde3/bin:${PATH/:\/opt\/kde3\/bin}
+export PATH
+test -x /usr/bin/xrandr && /usr/bin/xrandr --auto
 # When the X server dies we get a HUP signal from xinit. We must ignore it
 # because we still need to do some cleanup.
 trap 'echo GOT SIGHUP' HUP
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 # people's heads. We use colours from the standard KDE palette for those with
 # palettised displays.
 if test -z "$XDM_MANAGED" || echo "$XDM_MANAGED" | grep ",auto" > /dev/null; then
-  xsetroot -solid "#000000"
+  : # xsetroot -solid "#C0C0C0"
 fi
 
 # we have to unset this for Darwin since it will screw up KDE's dynamic-loading
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ cat >$kdehome/share/config/startupconfig
 kcminputrc Mouse cursorTheme ''
 kcminputrc Mouse cursorSize ''
 kpersonalizerrc General FirstLogin true
-ksplashrc KSplash Theme Default
+ksplashrc KSplash Theme ksplashx-suse
 kcmrandrrc Display ApplyOnStartup false
 kcmrandrrc [Screen0]
 kcmrandrrc [Screen1]
@@ -160,6 +163,16 @@ Xft.dpi: 96
 EOF
 fi
 
+case "$ksplashrc_ksplash_theme" in
+   ksplashx-*)
+       if test -x /opt/kde3/bin/ksplashx; then
+         /opt/kde3/bin/ksplashx ${ksplashrc_ksplash_theme#ksplashx-}
+       else
+         ksplashrc_ksplash_theme=Default
+       fi
+       ;;
+esac
+
 # Source scripts found in <localprefix>/env/*.sh and <prefixes>/env/*.sh
 # (where <localprefix> is $KDEHOME or ~/.kde, and <prefixes> is where KDE is installed)
 #
@@ -286,7 +299,7 @@ dcopserver_shutdown
 echo 'startkde: Starting up...'  1>&2
 
 # run KPersonalizer before the session, if this is the first login
-if test "$kpersonalizerrc_general_firstlogin" = "true"; then
+if false && test "$kpersonalizerrc_general_firstlogin" = "true"; then
     # start only dcopserver, don't start whole kdeinit (takes too long)
     echo 'startkde: Running kpersonalizer...'  1>&2
     dcopserver
@@ -305,6 +318,8 @@ if test -z "$dl"; then
   case "$ksplashrc_ksplash_theme" in 
     None)
        ;; # nothing
+    ksplashx-*)
+      ;; # started earlier
     Simple)
        if test "$kpersonalizerrc_general_firstlogin" = "true"; then
            ksplashsimple 
@@ -384,9 +399,11 @@ done
 echo 'startkde: Shutting down...'  1>&2
 
 # Clean up
+if test -e /opt/kde3/bin/artsshell; then
+  artsshell -q terminate
+fi
 kdeinit_shutdown
 dcopserver_shutdown --wait
-artsshell -q terminate
 # KDE4 support
 kde4 kdeinit4_shutdown 2>/dev/null