FreeBSD 14.3 version installation KDE fails

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Batmanxxx

Good day to all I did install FreeBSD 14.3 and I wanted to install the KDE destop but after all these steps as below shown, it when I reboot it always take me back to username and password no desktop show up,.
Did I miss something in the process? Or what can I do to make the desktop show up? When I reboot?

Always in Root I installed these packages:
pkg install kde
pkg search -S origin kde-applications
pkg install plasma6-plasma
pkg install console
sysrc dbus_enable="YES"
pkg install sddm
sysrc sddm_enable="YES"
 
You need to configure X, and that includes installing the right driver for the video hardware.

When you build a house, do you start by building the roof or the foundation?
 
From chapter 5 I was able to download as shown plus at the end I added sysrc sddm_enable="YES" when I reboot still no desktop kde it takes always to insert username and password what is missing or am making a mistake?
I did install :
pkg install drm-kmod
pw groupmod video -m Giuseppe
pkg install xorg
 
You also need to load the drivers that came with drm-kmod package.

Code: 
For amdgpu: kld_list="amdgpu"
For Intel: kld_list="i915kms"
For radeonkms: kld_list="radeonkms"

Add either one of those to your /etc/rc.conf file.

if you use amdgpu, do this for example:
# sysrc kld_list="amdgpu"

then reboot to let changes take effect or run # kldload amdgpu for current session.
 
You don't. sysrc(8) is a command to conveniently add/remove/modify entries in /etc/rc.conf.

Other than that, rc.conf is just a text file, you can use any preferred text editor to modify it. Do NOT put commands in /etc/rc.conf.
 
well don't I Have to copy sysrc kld_list="amdgpu into rc.conf file ? will nano /etc/rc.conf work to get into that file so I can add that
 
Batmanxxx said:
well don't I Have to copy sysrc kld_list="amdgpu into rc.conf file ?
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No, it's a command you enter on the command line. The sysrc(8) command will add an entry to rc.conf for you.

I understand FreeBSD is entirely new to you, but do you have any prior experience with command lines? Perhaps on Windows or Linux?
 
Make sure X works first, then you can think about making it start automatically when the system boots.

I'll throw in the analogy again, when you build a house you build the foundations first, then the walls and finally the roof. You don't start building the roof first. Same with FreeBSD, you make sure the base OS works first, then X, then a desktop environment (or window manager), and finally the display manager.
 
HANDBOOK
Starting by reading the manual is already a good beginning; you'll get a mental image of FreeBSD and its architecture. Then, by following and understanding it, you'll progress. Everything is explained step by step (sometimes there are slight discrepancies with the latest methods, but these are minor details). Installing Xorg, drivers, and a desktop environment is perfectly explained. SirDice has patiently explained it all to you.
 
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