On Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:10:01 +0200, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>I found this: ><https://support.dynabook.com/support/staticContentDetail?contentId=638291&isFromTOCLink=false> > >If this matches your laptop, the native display resolution is 1440x900, which >should be what we are shooting to acquire by our efforts. If this is not a >match, >please provide your display specifications, if not the whole laptop's, so we >can >be sure what we are trying isn't wasted effort. Judging from the log, the >display >seems to be a 1024x768, which for most people nowadays is a fallback resolution >resulting from broken driver configuration. 1024x768 is the highest resolution offered by debian on my laptop. It is true that I got better with installations of ms server 2003 and win 7. >Noah Sombrero composed on 2022-04-03 18:04 (UTC-0400): > >> But here is the content of that log file > >I saved it, removed the wraps, and uploaded it in case anyone else cares to >see it >as it probably originated: ><https://paste.debian.net/1236714/> > >> root=UUID=618bff41-43d2-4667-b963-08cbb5b28932 ro all_generic_ide=1 quiet > >I've never seen all_generic_ide=1 before. Searching the internet it seems very >likely to be obsolete. The newest hit I noticed is over 10 years old. It does >not >appear in: It was a long struggle to get debian bootable at all. Three things with my old pentium 4 processor: 1) cannot use gnome or kde 2) must use all_generic_ide. This is suggested as an option by the debian installer in the Special Situations section. 3) cannot use pae kernel >https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt >Consequently, unless you somehow know you need it, I suggest removing it, so >that >the kernel and IRQ population are not burdened by any possible undesirable >effect(s) on I/O. > >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID (in hex): >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 00ffffffffffff002e0d000000000000 >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 0409010280000000e200000000000000 >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 00000000080001010101010101010101 >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 01010101010164190040410026301888 >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 36000000000000180000000000000000 >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 00000000000000000000000000000000 >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 00000000000000000000000000000000 >> [ 77.837] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 000000000000000000000000000000ff > >I've never seen so many zero's in EDID before. It, along with your offset >problem, >makes me suspicious that it's broken. > >I suggest to try saving as /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-monitor.conf, the following, >containing rather generic sync & refresh specs[1]: This sounds like a good suggestion. I am in the process of reinstalling debian now to see if I can get a root password this time. Will try your suggestion after. >Section "Monitor" > Identifier "DefaultMonitor" > VendorName "Toshiba" > ModelName "p25s509" > HorizSync 30-81 > VertRefresh 59-61 > Option "PreferredMode" "1440x900" >EndSection Concerning the root password: In going through the installer this time, I see that there is a place where I can specify no access to root. I have never made that choice, and have always entered a root password. It is also possible to disable shadow passwords on this page. I do attempt to disable them, but it appears debian ignores that choice too. >After restarting Xorg or rebooting, if the results aren't to your liking, >upload >Xorg.0.log somewhere, somehow, without wrapping - or, attach the log to your >email. Please do not copy and paste unless you also disable your emailer's >automatic line wrapping functionality. > >Meanwhile if you wish while waiting on a response, remove the file, start X as >you >normally would, open a terminal, and try changing refresh and/or modes using >man >xrandr and xrandr. You may find a combination that correctly centers. > >[1] If you manage to collect your display's actual sync and refresh specs, >through >hwinfo or otherwise, please substitute them. Thanks for your help. -- Noah Sombrero
