Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 17:21:15 +0100 From: Lars Tunkrans <drsnx60@gmail.com> To: freebsd-desktop@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Colin Percival <cperciva@tarsnap.com> Subject: [LDWG] additional requiremetns to be able to install KDE DESKTOP on FBSD15 from install media. Message-ID: <0151da5a-82df-4d2b-bf03-7e1e0e0f5de9@gmail.com>
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Hi,
I have been playing around with 15-Beta4 these last days.
As discussed in the current mailinglist the OLD DVD-R format
of 4.7 GB is no longer
large enough to include all thats needed. I propose that
the recommendation for 15.0 release
will be to use the 8.5 GB DVD-DL media ( Dual Layer ) if you
need to use OPTICAL dvd.
I have used DVD+R-DL with no issues for the 15-ALPHA and
15-BETA snapshots.
Im happy to report that installing Packages from Installmedia
now is working.
Its possible to do :
# mkdir /dist
# mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0 /dist
# export REPOS_DIR=/dist/packages/repos
# pkg bootstrap
# pkg install xorg gnome kde firefox sddm
*However there are no Graphics drivers on the install-DVD.iso.
these should be added *
so that the novice user can install a working Desktop from the
installmedia.
Me being an Nvidia guy, had to do the following via the internet
connection to get the KDE-6 desktop working .
someone used to build AMD-GPU / INTEL-GPU setups should list
whats needed for these GPUs .
Obviously establishing the network connection. ( by answering
the questions in the installer )
then;
# pkg install nvidia-drm-kmod nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings
nvidia-texture-tools
# sysrc linux_enable="YES"
# sysrc sddm_enable="YES"
# sysrc kld_list="nvidia-modeset nvidia-drm"
# echo "hw.nvidiadrm.modeset=1" >> /boot/loader.conf
# kldload linux linux64
# pkg install linux_base-rl9-9
# echo "proc /proc procfs rw 0 0" >>
/etc/fstab
# echo "linprocfs /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0
0" >> /etc/fstab
# echo "linsysfs /compat/linux/sys linsysfs rw 0
0" >> /etc/fstab
*Reboot !*
( and you need to select Plasma/X11 in the SDDM menu ,
after reboot )
SO in all these 15 commands results in a working graphical
desktop .
To achive FreeBSD adoption on laptops, this needs to be
made availbel,
Put in a menu or put in a script so a novice user can
run it.
Regards
--
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Lars Tunkrans
Oracle SPARC/Solaris System Administrator
Fujitsu M12 SPARC Specilaist
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<p>Hi, </p>
<p> I have been playing around with 15-Beta4 these last
days. </p>
As discussed in the current mailinglist the OLD DVD-R
format of 4.7 GB is no longer <br>
large enough to include all thats needed. I propose that
the recommendation for 15.0 release <br>
will be to use the 8.5 GB DVD-DL media ( Dual Layer ) if
you need to use OPTICAL dvd. <br>
I have used DVD+R-DL with no issues for the 15-ALPHA
and 15-BETA snapshots. <br>
Im happy to report that installing Packages from
Installmedia now is working.
<p> Its possible to do : </p>
<blockquote> # mkdir /dist <br>
# mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0 /dist <br>
# export REPOS_DIR=/dist/packages/repos <br>
# pkg bootstrap <br>
# pkg install xorg gnome kde firefox sddm <br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<p> <b>However there are no Graphics drivers on the
install-DVD.iso. these should be added </b></p>
so that the novice user can install a working Desktop from
the installmedia. <br>
Me being an Nvidia guy, had to do the following via the
internet connection to get the KDE-6 desktop working . <br>
someone used to build AMD-GPU / INTEL-GPU setups should
list whats needed for these GPUs .<br>
Obviously establishing the network connection. ( by
answering the questions in the installer ) <br>
then;
<p> </p>
<blockquote># pkg install nvidia-drm-kmod nvidia-xconfig
nvidia-settings nvidia-texture-tools <br>
# sysrc linux_enable="YES"<br>
# sysrc sddm_enable="YES" <br>
# sysrc kld_list="nvidia-modeset nvidia-drm"<br>
# echo "hw.nvidiadrm.modeset=1" >> /boot/loader.conf <br>
# kldload linux linux64 <br>
# pkg install linux_base-rl9-9 <br>
# echo "proc /proc procfs rw 0 0"
>> /etc/fstab <br>
# echo "linprocfs /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0
0" >> /etc/fstab<br>
# echo "linsysfs /compat/linux/sys linsysfs rw 0
0" >> /etc/fstab <br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<p><b><font size="4">Reboot !</font></b></p>
<p> ( and you need to select Plasma/X11 in the SDDM
menu , after reboot ) </p>
<p> </p>
SO in all these 15 commands results in a working
graphical desktop .
<p> To achive FreeBSD adoption on laptops, this needs to
be made availbel, </p>
<p> Put in a menu or put in a script so a novice user
can run it. </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p> Regards </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
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Lars Tunkrans
Oracle SPARC/Solaris System Administrator
Fujitsu M12 SPARC Specilaist</pre>
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