FreeBSD 13.1 KDE after gui login doesn't start plasma

GabrieleMax · May 20, 2022

I guys,

I installed FreeBSD 13.1, after it i installed these packages:

Code:

# pkg install --quiet --yes kde5 plasma5-sddm-kcm sddm xorg
# sysrc dbus_enable="YES" && service dbus start
# sysrc sddm_enable="YES" && service sddm start

I did a reboot, I have the KDE gui login but after it the system doesn't load plasma so I can see just the "X" on the black screen

How could I fix it?
GabrieleMax

meaw229a · May 20, 2022

Is this a new install? If so you need to change the session from wayland to X.
You can do it at the bottom left at the login screen.

GabrieleMax · May 20, 2022

meaw229a said:
Is this a new install? If so you need to change the session from wayland to X.
You can do it at the bottom left at the login screen.

Thanks for your reply, yes, it's a new install, I attacched two screenshots about it.

SirDice · May 20, 2022

Remove sddm_enable from rc.conf. Test and configure Xorg first using startx. Once that works correctly you can enable sddm again. Take progressive steps, don't try to enable everything in one go.

GabrieleMax · May 20, 2022

SirDice said:
Remove sddm_enable from rc.conf. Test and configure Xorg first using startx. Once that works correctly you can enable sddm again. Take progressive steps, don't try to enable everything in one go.

Thanks for your reply, I did what you wrote but KDE doesn't start from normal user and also with root.

tuxador · May 20, 2022

Try startplasma-x11 from TTY.
Don't forget to enable D-bus service and to add /proc to your /etc/fstab

grahamperrin · May 22, 2022

tuxador said:
… add /proc to your /etc/fstab

Maybe required for some things, but not for KDE.

Alexander88207 · May 22, 2022

GabrieleMax said:
I guys,

I installed FreeBSD 13.1, after it i installed these packages:

Code:

# pkg install --quiet --yes kde5 plasma5-sddm-kcm sddm xorg

You may also want to also setup your gpu drm kernel module.

I assume that you have Intel? https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics#Hardware_Support

grahamperrin · May 22, 2022

The preceding part of the quick start <https://community.kde.org/FreeBSD/Setup#Quick_start> is for graphics.

sysrc kld_list

What's listed?

Try:

start FreeBSD in safe mode
sign in
if the desktop environment appears, restart (in normal mode).

If the DE does not appear:

does KRunner appear in response to Alt-F2?

If KRunner appears:

pkill plasmashell && plasmashell

grahamperrin · May 22, 2022

Alexander88207 said:
drm

From the appearance of SDDM, I reckon that DRM kernel modules are loaded. (Also, like you, I'd like to know which modules.)

GabrieleMax please also correct the date and time (e.g. in BIOS) before your next attempt to boot (the operating system software).

01:01 1970-01-01 is wrong.

Alexander88207 · May 22, 2022

grahamperrin said:
From the appearance of SDDM, I reckon that DRM kernel modules are loaded.

You can also running it with software renderer.

grahamperrin · May 23, 2022

Alexander88207 said:
software renderer.

True, but I'm psychic. Also I'm prepared to look like an utter fool when psychic abilities fail

GabrieleMax · May 23, 2022

Alexander88207 said:
You may also want to also setup your gpu drm kernel module.

I assume that you have Intel? https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics#Hardware_Support

Hi Alexander,

"unfortunately" I have a Nvidia graphic card on my old Esprimo Mobile V6555, I remember when I had FreeBSD 13.0 I found and I tried a script for KDE which asked my the graphic card brand and I selected "old Nvidia", at that time I had problem with automatic startup but when I did startx I had the complete desktop environment.

GabrieleMax

monwarez · May 23, 2022

Did you try to install x11/nvidia-driver-340 ? If it need an older version then you may have issue with recent version of xorg.
Add to your kld_list nvidia-modeset (maybe just nvidia should suffice since it is old driver, but you never know)

SirDice · May 23, 2022

grahamperrin said:
From the appearance of SDDM, I reckon that DRM kernel modules are loaded. (Also, like you, I'd like to know which modules.)

Xorg just falls back on vesa(4) or scfb(4).

GabrieleMax said:
Esprimo Mobile V6555

Geforce 8200M according to the specs I found online. That's an oldy.

monwarez said:
Did you try to install x11/nvidia-driver-340 ?

According to the NVidia website the 340 version should support this card. The x11/nvidia-driver-340 driver should still work.

GabrieleMax · May 25, 2022

monwarez said:
Did you try to install x11/nvidia-driver-340 ? If it need an older version then you may have issue with recent version of xorg.
Add to your kld_list nvidia-modeset (maybe just nvidia should suffice since it is old driver, but you never know)

Hi Monvarez,

I installed nvidia-driver-340 but it didn't solve the issue... I tried dmesg and I found the name of graphic card "nVidia nForce MCP79"

What could I do beyond to install the above package?

Regards.
GabrieleMax

GabrieleMax · May 25, 2022

tuxador said:
Try startplasma-x11 from TTY.
Don't forget to enable D-bus service and to add /proc to your /etc/fstab

Hi Tuxador,

I did it from user and from root and tty said "$DISPLAY is not set or cannot connect to the X server."

Thanks.
GabrieleMax

Erichans · May 25, 2022

GabrieleMax said:
I installed nvidia-driver-340 but it didn't solve the issue... I tried dmesg and I found the name of graphic card "nVidia nForce MCP79"
What could I do beyond to install the above package?

Are you sure that MCP refers to an nVidia graphics card?
nfe(4) reports the MCP79 as:

NVIDIA nForce MCP79 Networking Adapter

Are there any other entries with "NVIDIA" ?

GabrieleMax · May 25, 2022

Erichans said:
Are you sure that MCP refers to an nVidia graphics card?
nfe(4) reports the MCP79 as:

Are there any other entries with "NVIDIA" ?

Thanks for your reply, you're right, I remember when I installed the system the network adapter named NVIDIA but on the laptop there's also the logo of Nvidia graphic card so... I'll check every Nvidia lines tomorrow morning!

Regards.
GabrieleMax

GabrieleMax · May 26, 2022

I tried to understand which is the graphic card model but by dmesg I can see just "NVIDIA nForce MCP79", I did desktop-installer (because on 13.0 it worked and it found the graphic card) but I have the attached issue... :\

Regards.
GabrieleMax

grahamperrin · May 27, 2022

GabrieleMax said:
… the attached issue... :\

You should not expect certification to work if the date of your computer is wrong by more than thirty years. Please see <https://forums.freebsd.org/posts/568397> above.

GabrieleMax · May 27, 2022

grahamperrin said:
You should not expect certification to work if the date of your computer is wrong by more than thirty years. Please see <https://forums.freebsd.org/posts/568397> above.

I solved that problem after I installed and enabled openntpd.

Regards.
GabrieleMax

SirDice · May 27, 2022

GabrieleMax said:
"NVIDIA nForce MCP79"

nForce is a mainboard chipset NVidia made in the past. Has nothing to do with the graphics card.

Look at the output from pciconf -lv.

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