My FreeBSD-12.1p8 desktop unit failed and I need to switch to another host. The new unit is running the same OS version as the old. On the old desktop I used MATE and I would prefer to stick with that. The new unit was previously used as a testbed for services and never had a desktop installed. On the new unit I installed desktop-installer and ran it, selecting MATE as the desktop. The installer ran to completion and I rebooted. In my set up I boot to the shell and then invoke the GDM using
When I run
and I am put back into the shell.
The /var/log/Xorg.0.log file has this in it:
Which I suspect probably has something to do with the problem. But there is also the issue of the missing
rc.conf contains:
This appears to be a problem with loading the correct drivers for the video card.
I have followed what guidance I could find and which appears to be somewhat recent.
I would appreciate any help on how to configure this to work.
startx
with a .xinitrc of exec ck-launch-session mate-session
.When I run
startx
I get this on the console:
Code:
. . .
scfb trace: probe start
scfb trace: probe done
failed to set mtrr: Invalid argument
mate-session 1910 - - Glib-GIO-ERROE: Settings schema 'org.mate.interface' is not installed
aborting. . .
xinit: connection to X server lost
waiting for X server to shut down failed to unset mtrr: No such file or directory
(II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
The /var/log/Xorg.0.log file has this in it:
Code:
[ 505.296] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
[ 505.296] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv
[ 505.296] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
. . .
[ 505.312] (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/libint10.so
[ 505.312] (II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 505.312] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
[ 505.312] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 505.312] (II) VESA(0): initializing int10
[ 505.313] (II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 14336 kB
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: NVIDIA
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 128.40
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: GK208 Board - 2131_0010_302
[ 505.409] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: Chip Rev
[ 505.571] (II) VESA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 505.571] (==) VESA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 505.571] (==) VESA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 505.571] (==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 505.571] (==) VESA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
Which I suspect probably has something to do with the problem. But there is also the issue of the missing
org.mate.interface
which is supposed to be provided by mate-desktop which is installed:
Code:
[root@vhost01 ~ (master)]# pkg provides org.mate.interface
Name : mate-desktop-1.24.0
Desc : Additional UI API for MATE
Repo : FreeBSD
Filename: usr/local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.mate.interface.gschema.xml
[root@vhost01 ~ (master)]# pkg info mate-desktop
mate-desktop-1.24.0
Name : mate-desktop
Version : 1.24.0
Installed on : Fri Jul 17 11:10:42 2020 EDT
Origin : x11/mate-desktop
Architecture : FreeBSD:12:amd64
Prefix : /usr/local
Categories : x11 mate
. . .
Code:
. . .
### Kernel Modules
kld_list="fuse" # fuse
#cuse_load="YES" # webcamd
nvidia_load="YES" # Load GK208B / GT 710 video driver
. . .
This appears to be a problem with loading the correct drivers for the video card.
I have followed what guidance I could find and which appears to be somewhat recent.
I would appreciate any help on how to configure this to work.