On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 12:50:09AM -0400, waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote > 2) "uname -a" gives the following output... > > [i3][root][~] uname -a > Linux i3 4.4.6-gentoo #4 SMP Wed Sep 7 17:12:27 Local time zone must be > set--see zic m x86_64 Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel > GNU/Linux > > > ...but I've already run... > > [i3][root][~] emerge --config sys-libs/timezone-data > > Configuring pkg... > > * Updating /etc/localtime with /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern
Solved; I had to do the above *AND THEN REBUILD MY KERNEL* which results in... Linux i3 4.4.6-gentoo #5 SMP Sat Sep 10 00:48:23 UTC 2016 x86_64 Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux > 3) The new machine is not co-operating with my hardware KVM switch. If > I select the machine while it's booting up, it works fine. But if I > switch away and come back, the VGA video does not work. I've confirmed > that the keyboard part of KVM still works... > * boot up with new machine selected > * log in as root in text console mode > * switch away > * switch back, and there's no video > * but if I blindly type "poweroff", it shuts down, so keyboard works This is going to sound like "One weird little tip", but it works... * boot up with new machine selected * start up X * run "xrandr" *WITHOUT ANY PARAMETERS*. I put it in my ~/.xinitrc so that it runs automatically with each invocation of X. Here it is... #!/bin/bash xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/misc && xset fp rehash /usr/bin/xterm -e xrandr -s 1920x1080 && xrandr --dpi 96 && sleep 10 && xrandr & [[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources /usr/bin/xterm -bg black -fg cyan -geometry 50x9+0+0 -fn lucidasanstypewriter-12 & /usr/bin/xterm -bg black -fg cyan -geometry +0+0 -fn lucidasanstypewriter-12 & exec /usr/bin/icewm > ~/.icewm.log 2>&1 xset dpms 240 256 260 xsetleds +num -caps -scroll After this I can switch back, and I get back to the X session on the new machine. Notes... * "xrandr" only has to be run once. After this, I can switch back and forth multiple times at will * the ability to switch properly via my hardware KVM survives through dpms kicking in screensaver mode * it does *NOT* survive reboots or stopping and re-starting X I assume that plain "xrandr" without any parameters does some port-probing that sets up the video card. It's the only explanation I can think of. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
