Re: [gentoo-user] Can't get the GUI to stay up for more than a minute or so before crashing

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

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Mark Knecht wrote:
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> On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 2:41 PM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com
> <mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com>> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > Doing that was actually not much trouble.  I booted, changed
> something just in case it rebooted and went back for some reason but
> would change something on the screen.  Usually, I change the page on
> the KDE welcome screen to like page 4 or something.  If it were to
> restart the GUI or anything, it would go back to page 1.  Anyway, once
> booted, I'd go do something else for a while.  Then when I came back,
> shutdown, change port and repeat.
> >
> > To Micheal's point tho, I suspect the boot media I'm using is slow
> enough, loading from a USB stick instead of a m.2 drive, that it also
> is able to get the info needed, most likely from the monitor, and work
> like it should.  This could literally be a system that is just going
> to fast.  By the time the monitor gets the request, the computer has
> already moved on except for those rare occasions where it works.
> >
> > I have a 2.5" SSD drive.  I actually mounted it in the system
> already just not hooked up to power or data cables.  I could install
> Kubuntu on that easily.  If I get the steam up, I just may do that. 
> Between working on this new build, my sis-n-law being sick, I just had
> to much going on for to long.  Just a bit ago I walked up a very steep
> hill to take watermelons in the house for her.  I can walk up faster
> than I can drive up.  No other powered vehicle I can use.  Car and
> feet is all I got.  Still, that walk up the hill and carrying
> watermelons up the steps took my energy level down a few more
> notches.  Thank goodness for my meds.  At least my back isn't so angry
> at me.
> >
> > I just hope this new monitor works out of the box, and doesn't get
> damaged in shipping.  ;-)
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > :-)  :-)
> >
> > P. S.  I'm pretty sure the recent upgrade put my main rig on KDE6. 
> I had some clashes with lxqt or something to the point I uninstalled
> it, did the KDE update and then added lxqt? back.  I still had to work
> out some issues.  So far, it is working OK.  No problems or anything
> except for losing my weather thingy on the bottom panel.  I'm sure
> that will be updated soon.  May do the same on the new rig if I get
> time.  Not that I can test it or anything tho.  LOL
>
> My point about putting KDE on a drive and really running it is that
> you can install all the non-standard drivers, which NVidia is part of,
> which I'm not sure is totally supported when running in the Try It
> mode from boot media. Once installed and booted from the SSD then
> really use the system and figure out what's going on with these ports.
> There is still a small possibility in my mind that this is something
> about Quadro cards which were designed for a different market and that
> possibly haven't been as well tested in the consumer or Gentoo arena. 
>
> You have a lot going on so ask questions if you need me. I'm always
> lurking around somewhere.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark

I got up a little steam.  I hooked up the SSD drive and installed
Kubuntu which went very fast.  It seems all those SSD type drives are
really fast.  Anyway, when I booted up the first time, it went straight
to KDE and it was like it should be, resolution, plasma and all. 
Kubuntu isn't half bad.  I just like a source based distro.  Since it
uses the nouveau drivers tho, I'm not to surprised it worked.  If they
had worked this well on Gentoo, I would have used them.  Thing was awful
tho. 

I'll search around and see if I can figure out how to switch to nvidia
drivers.  I figured out how to install the software to install
software.  That sounds weird.  :/  Anyway, I found the nvidia drivers
but wasn't sure what to do after they were installed.  There is no
xorg.conf file. 

I also tried to get some log info, all I found was Xorg and sddm.  We
agree that sddm is working.  The Xorg file looked like one I posted from
something else.  Not sure it would help to post that monster. 

That's the update for now.  May work on it more later on. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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