Hi Chris, You're better off talking about this on the debian-live mailing list, so forwarding there.
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:29:51PM +1000, Chris Guiver wrote: >I've included the prior email for reference. > >Testing >https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-testing-amd64-lxqt.iso > >dated : 2019-04-29 06:28 > >This week's boots on both >dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e8300, 8gb, amd/ati radeon rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt) >dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e6850, 5gb, amd/ati radeon rv516/x1300/x1550) >(mentioned as it failed on the first d755 [e8300,8gb] last week) > >But fails (going to bash shell only) on >dell [optiplex] 780 (c2q-q9400, 8gb, amd/ati cedar radeon hd >5000/6000/7350/8350) >(booted fine on this box last week) > >I haven't tried yet on the d960 (failed [bash only] using last week's >ISO); it's the machine I'm writing this on and haven't been willing to >reboot to try it today, and it booted to gui on other desktop boxes I >tried, plus all laptops (as per last week's) that I tried it on. > >Same thumb drive used on each machine, and tried at least twice on any >failed machine (non-consecutive, ie. after a successful boot on >another box) like last time. > >Chris Guiver >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Chris Guiver <guiv...@gmail.com> >Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:29:01 +1000 >Subject: debian buster (weekly build of 2019-04-22) ISO-Hybrid LXQt no >gui on dell optiplex >To: debian...@lists.debian.org > >I've been testing > >https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-testing-amd64-lxqt.iso > >dated 2019-04-22 06:17 (copy/paste from web site) > >(I've had troubles getting into #debian-live so apologies for how this >is presented.) > >The Debian Buster (10) LXQt ISO fails to boot into gui (booting into >terminal) on > >dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e8300, 8gb, amd/ati radeon rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt) >dell [optiplex] 960 (c2q-q9400, 8gb, amd/ati cedar radeon hd >5000/6000/7350/8350) > >(these are how I report these systems in Ubuntu testing; details being >from `lshw` copy/pasted from a list of hardware) > >however of note I had NO issues on > >dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e6850, 5gb, amd/ati radeon rv516/x1300/x1550) >hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290) >hp 8200 elite sff (i5-2400, 8gb, nvidia quadro 600) >& others using same thumbdrive (I'm excluding multi-screen issues >already reported, on debian, ubuntu and/or upstream, eg. >https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=916105) > >The [first] working system was used primarily as example; it's very >similar hardware (same model as one of the failed though it has >different external IO ports so yes it's different and with different >video card). I haven't had issues with any laptop thus far tested. > >There was no `reportbug` on the system, and if you need more >information, or want me to report another way - please just ask. > >Chris Guiver > > -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "...In the UNIX world, people tend to interpret `non-technical user' as meaning someone who's only ever written one device driver." -- Daniel Pead
