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Troubleshooting: dual-GPU scenarios
The first of the two symptoms is based on https://old.reddit.com/r/GhostBSD/comments/1h3cpjm/problem_for_install_ghostbsd/m3ljzbu/?context=2 The second is based on ghostbsd/issues#14 Revert to 'section' (not 'page') to describe what is incomplete.
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## The live system does not reach a graphical desktop environment.
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### GhostBSD automated configuration of X.Org does not support some dual-GPU configurations.
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Symptoms may include:
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- _Setting up (Intel DRM).. Please wait.._ -- on screen, no progress beyond this line
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- a mostly black screen -- a white rectangle in the upper left corner, with a pointer that can not be moved.
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Auto-config may fail with, for example:
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- computers that support [NVIDIA Optimus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Optimus)
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- some dual-GPU Macs.
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If your computer BIOS allows one of two GPUs to be disabled: please make this setting before your next attempt to boot the live system.
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Users of affected Apple hardware may find it impossible to set the Mac to use a single GPU.
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### The installation ISO may be outdated.
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Try creating a bootable USB using the [latest image](https://www.ghostbsd.org/download).
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GhostBSD is a rolling release and ocassionally updates and fixes are pushed to the latest build before a new official image is created.
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Please note: this page is incomplete.
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Please note: this section is incomplete.

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