Does a change of GPU require reinstall?

[vincebox]

My current system is running FreeNAS-11.2-U2.1. Lately I tried to change the gpu and encountered the following error. I switch back the gpu and boot up without any issue. Need advice on whether change of gpu require reinstallation. Any help is much appreciated.

 

[sretalla]

Looks like your new graphics card is having some kind of IRQ conflict with the disk controller or some other system component.

It should not require a reinstall to change video cards... FreeNAS can even run without one at all in Serial mode.

 

[Chris Moore]

Why are you even using a GPU?

 

[vincebox]

Why are you even using a GPU?

I repurposed an old pc into Freenas server. GPU was existing hardware in the pc. Using it as Plex server as well, so I thought with GPU would help.

 

[Chris Moore]

Using it as Plex server as well, so I thought with GPU would help.

Absolutely not. FreeNAS has no ability to pass a GPU through to a Plex instance. It may happen in the future, but if it does, that is more than a year from completion.