Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 03:20:01 +0000 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: x11/sddm hangs with black screen Message-ID: <103c8f2e-e1fa-294c-afbd-6a88d36d9c57@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2388513.oMScJ4UOta@curlew> References: <1612377.MsCH1bHPGx@curlew> <CADqw_gL8d5j4i%2BdLgzKYT-r6KcZM_%2B4tQqhfSVojmpM-bEqLwA@mail.gmail.com> <2388513.oMScJ4UOta@curlew>
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On 14/12/2020 14:01, Mike Clarke wrote: > On Sunday, 13 December 2020 12:07:37 GMT Michael Schuster wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 11:40 Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> I've just upgraded a couple of hundred packages today and >>> sddm-0.19.0 goes no further than a black screen with just a >>> mouse pointer. >> >> I'm by no means an expert where sddm is concerned, but from those who are, >> you might get a quicker and better informed response if you provide such >> information like: >> >> - Version of FreeBSD you're running >> - details on your graphics adapter >> - When you did the last upgrade before that >> - Relevant content of. xsession-errors >> - Ditto /var/log/Xorg.log > > Well the problem now seems to have been cleared although I'm not entirely sure what was > causing it. > > I'm running 12.1-RELEASE-p12 and the problem started after sddm was upgraded from > 0.18.1_4 to sddm-0.19.0 and plasma5-sddm-kcm was upgraded from 5.20.3 > to 5.20.4 along with many other packages including lots of kf5* and plasma5* packages > > On first inspection there were no obvious clues in the log files so I temporarily rolled back > to an earlier boot environment to see if a comparison of log files produced any useful > information. I didn't find anything useful in Xorg.log or .xsession-errors but there was a > significant difference in /var/log/sddm.log which showed that the sddm session was closed > immediately after opening it > > … Thanks. Still, I'll be glad to know the graphics adapter details, and cat /etc/rc.conf | grep -v \# I have encountered blackouts of the type that you describe on numerous occasions, and I can suggest some tips on future avoidance, but it'll be smart to know about your hardware etc. before doing so.
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