Hi First of all, I'm a new debian user. I've recently installed debian jessie on my macbookpro 8,2 from 2011. I installed the system using debootstrap from another ubuntu install in the same computer. I have the system running, but I have some issues, the first of which is critical, without fixing it I cannot use debian. Some info:
miguel@miguel-MacBookPro:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ jessie non-free contrib main deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates non-free contrib main deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ jessie-backports main miguel@miguel-MacBookPro:~$ uname -a Linux miguel-MacBookPro 4.1.0-0.bpo.2-rt-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.1.6-1~bpo8+1 (2015-09-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux I managed to get debian booting using grub-efi from a luks container with a single btrfs filesystem which also includes /boot with only a single password prompt (from grub) using key files. The computer doesn't have osx installed, and boots the grub-efi directly (due to the setting in the NVRAM variables). This is particularly tricky in this computer since the radeon graphics card is non-functional (except through efi stub booting), only intel i915 driver should be used and during early boot the screen is completely black, therefore if anything goes wrong it's impossible to read the error message. If anyone is interested in this config I can describe it. I use i3 launched from gdm. The issues are also present in gnome desktop in any case (which was installed via the gnome-desktop task). 1 - This mac has a portuguese keyboard layout. The portuguese keyboard layout is not working on gnome and gdm. Although it appears in the list of keyboard layouts on the top right corner in gdm, typing in the keyboard always outputs characters according to the us layout. I configured the keyboard using dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration current settings are cat /etc/default/keyboard XKBLAYOUT="pt" XKBVARIANT="mac" BACKSPACE="guess" XKBMODEL="apple" XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch" When in gdm I try to change between us and pt layouts this error appears in journalctl: Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: (EE) Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-0.xkm Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Multiple definitions of the FOUR_LEVEL_KEYPAD key type Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Earlier definition ignored Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Error: No Symbols named "mac" in the include file "macintosh_vndr/pt" Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Exiting Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Abandoning symbols file "default" Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gnome-session[1833]: (gnome-shell:1864): mutter-WARNING **: Couldn't upload new XKB keyboard description Out 21 12:04:31 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: (EE) Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-0.xkm When I restart the gdm service this error message can be seen: ut 21 12:23:00 miguel-MacBookPro dbus[864]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.locale1' Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Using new definition Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Using new definition Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Using new definition Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Multiple definitions of the FOUR_LEVEL_KEYPAD key type Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Earlier definition ignored Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Error: No Symbols named "mac" in the include file "macintosh_vndr/pt" Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Exiting Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Abandoning symbols file "default" Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: (EE) Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-0.xkm Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Compat map for group 2 redefined Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Using new definition Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Compat map for group 3 redefined Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Using new definition Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Warning: Compat map for group 4 redefined Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: > Using new definition Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro gdm-Xorg-:0[1816]: Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro /etc/gdm3/Xsession[2417]: (gkbd-keyboard-display:8530): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_allocation: assertion 'gtk_widget_g Out 21 12:23:06 miguel-MacBookPro /etc/gdm3/Xsession[2417]: Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. I have also configured the keyb layout for the terminal by doing dpkg-reconfigure console-data This is working correctly: in tty1 when I type it is using the portuguese layout. I have a usb pen running debian testing, Im not sure if because of using testing, or because of a difference in configuration, in that installation I don't have this problem, I can use the portuguese layout in gdm and gnome. 2 - Fonts. The fonts on my debian install are almost unreadable to my eyes. My previous OS was ubuntu 14. This doesnt seem to be configuration issue, as the usb pen independent installation also has the same issue. The fonts seem to be thinner and with unequal thickness. images with comparison of my previous ubuntu install to debian can be seen here: https://imgur.com/a/K5HEb . The first two are debian, second two are ubuntu. I can be quite accomodating with changes, but my current font setting in debian is genuinelly hard to read, I feel I'm strayining my eyes. This can't be good to my eyes. Is there a way to get something which is closer to how ubuntu looks ? 3 - screen saver / screen turning off In gnome control center / power settings I have set "screen turn off" to never, yet, if Im not using the computer for a while the screen will go black. I dont see any screen saver options in the control center. Back in ubuntu this used to be enough not have the screen go black or turn off. Why is the setting in the control center being ignored ? 4 - gnome-contro-center and then choosing screen, it says it is unable to obtain information. Again, this doesn't happen in my other debian install (in the usb pen) using testing. I would apreciate any helping in trying to fix these issues. Despite the issues, I quite like the distribution, thanks for making it !! Best regards, Miguel Negrao
