GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

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dirkme
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GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

Post by dirkme »

Dear Ghost-BSD Friends,

using Linux for a very long time I thought I gave GBSD a shot and when I installed it on my old laptop, I was very impressed.

But... I started an update and after I rebooted there was no xorg no more.

I tried to start xstart etc. no dice.

Guys, that is Linux from the 90s and I so hoped for BSD to get usable and somewhat reliable.

How does such a destructive update get through in BSD? I am so disappointed.
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Re: GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

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Hi, and welcome to GhostBSD!

Sorry about the problems you are having.

I'm using GhostBSD 10.3 on my laptop and it's running fine so perhaps we can solve your problem. At the moment we are going through a transition period where we are switching to using our own repositories, not the FreeBSD repositories, so this may be the cause of your troubles. GhostBSD is in my experience very stable and reliable.
Since you have exprience with Linux you can solve your problem by changing your repository using this guide:

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=715

I you installed GhostBSD on a laptop, perhaps you could provide more information like which graphics card and which version you installed, (xfce or mate).

Or perhaps you might like to try a newer version (GhostBSD11.1) which is ALPHA, but runs very well and has the GhostBSD repositories already enabled.

Download from here:

http://www.ghostbsd.org/11.1-ALPHA1
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Re: GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

Post by dirkme »

Thanks for your reply NevilleGoddard , I might try the new version on my gaming laptop and the 10.3 version with your servers on the work laptop I try my OSes on.

I will come back and post my results, but that take a while before I get to it.

Thanks
dirkme
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Re: GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

Post by dirkme »

NevilleGoddard wrote:Hi, and welcome to GhostBSD!

Sorry about the problems you are having.

I'm using GhostBSD 10.3 on my laptop and it's running fine so perhaps we can solve your problem. At the moment we are going through a transition period where we are switching to using our own repositories, not the FreeBSD repositories, so this may be the cause of your troubles. GhostBSD is in my experience very stable and reliable.
Since you have exprience with Linux you can solve your problem by changing your repository using this guide:

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=715

I you installed GhostBSD on a laptop, perhaps you could provide more information like which graphics card and which version you installed, (xfce or mate).

Or perhaps you might like to try a newer version (GhostBSD11.1) which is ALPHA, but runs very well and has the GhostBSD repositories already enabled.

Download from here:

http://www.ghostbsd.org/11.1-ALPHA1
Just an update: I had installed TrueOS afterwards and had the same issue after updating my XFCE was not showing up anymore.

That makes me think something funny is happening with that update.

However, I now installed GhostBSD 11.1 ALPHA and ran updates and all seems to work just fine. Looking forward to explore your Distro, you could become like the Antergos for Arch so GhostBSD could be for FreeNas ;-)

I have another laptop, where I have a few Linux distros running, just wondering, how would I add GhosBSD on a partition without destroying my already OSes on that HDD, in linux I know my way in and out, even BSD is similar, it is not the same.
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Re: GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

Post by ASX »

dirkme wrote: That makes me think something funny is happening with that update.
Yep, what is hapening is that Xorg was updated and somehow they changed some hardware detection, that worked previously but didn''t after the update.

For intel based cards the solution is relatively simple. just add "i915kms" to the KLD_LIST="..." variable and/or install "xf86-video-intel", after that Xorg should work again.
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Re: GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

Post by KC_386 »

I had the same problem after the first upgrade, according to Linux I have Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller.
So how do I do the "relatively simple. just add "i915kms" to the KLD_LIST="..." variable and/or install "xf86-video-intel", after that Xorg should work again."
It is not obvious to me dispite reading FreeBSD handbook many, many, many times.
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KC_386 wrote:I had the same problem after the first upgrade, according to Linux I have Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller.
So how do I do the "relatively simple. just add "i915kms" to the KLD_LIST="..." variable and/or install "xf86-video-intel", after that Xorg should work again."
It is not obvious to me dispite reading FreeBSD handbook many, many, many times.
KLD_LIST is a variable set in /etc/rc.conf, therefore you need to edit the file and include that like to look something like:

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kld_list="linux nvidia coretemp fuse i915kms"
xf86-video-intel is a package, you can install using: (from root or using sudo)

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pkg install xf86-video-intel
after that, reboot ;)
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Re: GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

Post by KC_386 »

@ ASX,

Thank you for the quick reply, I need to get hard disk reloaded with the OS first, so sometime after the weekend.

P.S. I assume editing is via 'easy editor' (ee) with a command

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ee /etc/rc.conf  
(I just found '...freebsd/how-to-guides/freebsd-set-up-tips/', and that's what it says.)

Much appreciated, keep-up the good work! :)
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Thanks guys for all your input.

I have a little youtube channel and will post some of this Forum on it to how that if you use GhostBSD and have trouble, there is help available.

Dirk
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Re: GBD 10.3 install fine first update xorg dead

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HPLIP-GUI installed right, solved printing and scanning works just fine


https://youtu.be/tdfNrvDaOrc
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