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Quickly configure a FreeBSD or NetBSD desktop system
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can't login after successful installation (on vbox) #10

Closed Unixware closed 3 years ago

Unixware commented 3 years ago

tested on vbox - maybe that script is not compatible with this?

XDM displayed ok shortly after boot , but when I am entering my credentials (no matter if root or the user -> they both can login via console) goes back to the XDM.

outpaddling commented 3 years ago

It should work fine under vbox.

Which desktop environment are you using?

Also see https://github.com/outpaddling/desktop-installer/issues/8.

Unixware commented 3 years ago

thanks , its icewm and the "test" desktop during the setup opened without any issue. I ve checked the #8 , not that related to my issue, I do have the XDM , and I start the WM via startx when I login from console login. I may ditch the XDM at all no big deal...

outpaddling commented 3 years ago

Try commenting out the sysctl line in /usr/local/etc/xsession.desktop-installer. Looks like the VBoxClient --display option has been deprecated. This should allow the WM to start from XDM, but resizing the VBox window probably won't work.

outpaddling commented 3 years ago

Actually try replacing VBoxClient --display with VBoxClient --vmsvga. With this my ICEWM desktop resizes successfully.

Unixware commented 3 years ago

ah this works! thanks!

outpaddling commented 3 years ago

Good to hear. Committed 0.7.2.1 to ports with this fix.

grahamperrin commented 3 years ago

vmsvga

If guest additions are installed, you should probably refrain from using VMSVGA.

outpaddling commented 3 years ago

Interesting. Seems to work fine, but I'll investigate further.

grahamperrin commented 3 years ago

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=254266#c7

outpaddling commented 3 years ago

Thanks - note that what we're referring to here is running "VBoxClient --vmsvga" from Xsession to enable resizing with the VBoxVGA or VBoxSVGA devices, not selecting the VMSVGA device in the VM settings. Interestingly this seems to work fine with VBoxVGA, though VBoxSVGA is probably a better choice based on the PR discussion. Desktop-installer currently only does this with the basic window managers currently supported; ICEWM, FluxBox, WindowMaker, all of which passed basic resize testing using VBoxVGA. This is not necessary for desktop environments such as XFCE, KDE, etc.

Unixware commented 3 years ago

Thanks for the work! Looks like FBSD's bug (vbox drivers) as without the XDM the icewm starts (from the console I mean)

grahamperrin commented 3 years ago

https://github.com/outpaddling/desktop-installer/issues/10#issuecomment-841691915

Thanks,

… "VBoxClient --vmsvga" from Xsession to enable resizing with the VBoxVGA or VBoxSVGA devices …

sorry for overlooking the context.

(I need to familiarise myself with desktop-installer capabilities.)