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Ghostbsd can't boot from usb stick
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:36 pm
by 9.persona.non.grata.6
Hi everyone
I am trying to boot ghostbsd from USB stick and I'm facing problems with X which doesn't start saying there are no screens detected.
Tried both 24.10.1 and 23.10.1 but the result is same.
Can someone point me in right direction on how to fix this?
Planning to install this os on my NVMe SSD
In BSD world I'm rookie but I want to dive into it
My PC: AMD Ryzen 5800x, MSI B550 MAG, Nvidia 3060ti
Thanks for any help!
NVidia 535.154 Re: Ghostbsd can't boot from usb stick
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:20 am
by wb7odyfred
Must install and setup NVidia binary blob. Good YouTube video explaining NVidia Installation for FreeBSD GhostBSD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwWx581RxE
Graphics Card Installation
https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewforum.php?f=65
https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=2493 From this forum post
Hi,
before installing ghostbsd, when booting into the live version, do you have seen a working gui/desktop?
Then my approach would be, check which nvidia is installed:
pkg list | grep nvidia-driver
and then go to nvidia webpage to check which driver version should be used for your graphics adapter:
https://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
Maybe it helps,
good luck.
Ciao Arnold
3060 TI NVidia Driver download version 535.154.05
su -
cd /root
curl -O
https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDo ... e=geforcem
FreeBSD Display Driver – X64
Version: 535.154.05
Release Date: 2024.1.16
Operating System: FreeBSD x64
Language: English (US)
File Size: 135.25 MB
CLI to install FreeBSD NVidia driver 3060 TI graphics card. package add filename
pkg add
FreeBSD-x86_64-535.154.05.tar.xz
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Re: Ghostbsd can't boot from usb stick
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:31 am
by ericbsd
Looking at the picture, the package did not install properly. I will investigate that.
Re: Ghostbsd can't boot from usb stick
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:26 pm
by aschiebe
Hi all,
I wanted to reimage my HP Book with Nvidia gpu with the ghost 24.01 is and run into the same issue as you and ended with screen error on the text console.
Here installed the Nvidia 535 driver manually and did a kldload for it and run startx and the ghostbsd live gui has started up now with success from where you can run the installer.
Maybe it helps,
Ciao Arnold