On Mon, Feb 28 2022, Felix Miata wrote: >> However, removing modesetting_drv.so from >> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers did. That solved the problem. > >> But it didn't switch to nouveau; it went to fbdev. > > You likely created a new problem. modesetting_drv.so is the default DIX for > AMD, > Intel and NVidia GPUs. fbdev is unaccelerated, and won't support most common > widescreen display modes. Some apps won't run on it. I don't think Gnome will > even > start using it. Using fbdev you can expect your PC to feel like it's running a > single core at 233MHz instead of 2000MHz or more on multiple cores.
I was afraid of this, yes. > I don't know that I've ever migrated an installation using SDDM to another PC > using a majorly different GPU. I use TDM or KDM3 on most installations, with a > rare few on LightDM or SDDM, whose themes I always have extreme negative > appreciation for. Somehow the Live CDs must be doing something that works here. I guess it might be interesting to see what Debian Live KDE does on this box! John
