X server dies starting kde

[Agricola16]

kdm ... X server died during startup... X server for display :0 cannot be started, session disabled

It used to work fine on 10.3, but since upgraded to 11.0 I get only the above message.

What to do?

 

[Sevendogs]

After the upgrade to 11, did you also upgrade all of your userland software (ports/packages)? The upgrade to 11 only updates the core OS, not the user installed software, of which the X server is part. Read this part of this page: "23.2.3.2. Upgrading Packages After a Major Version Upgrade" https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html.

 

[Deleted member 9563]

I bet Sevendogs nailed it. I had the same problem. Also, make sure that KDE is reinstalled after Xorg (if it's not already updated).

 

[Agricola16]

After the upgrade to 11, did you also upgrade all of your userland software (ports/packages)? The upgrade to 11 only updates the core OS, not the user installed software, of which the X server is part. Read this part of this page: "23.2.3.2. Upgrading Packages After a Major Version Upgrade" https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html.

Many thanks. I thought I had done it, but apparently not! Now all is fine again -- apart from virtual-box-ose-additions.

 

[Sevendogs]

Glad you got it resolved, happy to help. Don't forget to mark the thread as "solved" by using the "thread tools" button at the top, right of the page.