This is a follow-on to the thread that started with:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/05/msg00657.html
Following the upgrade to bookworm that I recently performed, I was hoping that
the problem described in the first post in that thread would magically go
away. It didn't :-(
Felix suggested removing the nouveau driver and using "modesetting" as the
driver. I have removed the nouveau driver -- or at least I thought I did -- by
executing:
apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
which moved the packages:
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-all
Upon rebooting into bookworm, though, I still see the original problem, as
described in the original post.
If I look to see what driver is being used:
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[ZB:~] inxi -SGaz
System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-12-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/BOOT/debian@/vmlinuz-6.1.0-12-amd64
root=ZFS=/ROOT/debian ro root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/debian
Desktop: Trinity info: kicker wm: Twin vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 430] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nouveau
v: kernel non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~late 2022)
arch: Fermi code: GF1xx process: 40/28nm built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DVI-I-1,VGA-1
bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0de1 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x317mm (20.00x12.48")
s-diag: 599mm (23.57")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 model: VGA TO HDMI built: 2013
res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2 size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26")
diag: 584mm (23") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: OpenGL v: 4.3 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: NVC1 direct-render: Yes
[ZB:~]
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So the nouveau driver still seems to be available and in use, despite being
removed.
My xorg.conf file currently looks like this:
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[ZB:~] cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
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Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
### <percent>: "<f>%"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "WrappedFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "GLXVBlank" # [<bool>]
#Option "ZaphodHeads" # <str>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwapLimit" # <i>
#Option "AsyncUTSDFS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # <str>
#Option "DRI" # <i>
Identifier "Card0"
# Driver "nouveau"
Driver "modesetting"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
### <percent>: "<f>%"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "kmsdev" # <str>
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # <str>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
#Option "ZaphodHeads" # <str>
#Option "DoubleShadow" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card1"
Driver "modesetting"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Card1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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And the file that Felix suggested I install,
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf, looks like this:
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Section "Device"
Identifier "DDX"
Driver "modesetting"
# Driver "nouveau"
EndSection
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The one obvious improvement after upgrading to bookworm is that my desktop
comes up correctly after setting the driver to "modesetting" in the xorg.conf
files, whereas in bullseye X would not start after executing the
apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
command. So that's good. But as the original problem of a tail appearing after
lines of text still remains, I haven't really made any progress :-(
Felix, if I understand what he said correctly, says that the "modesetting"
driver should work fine, so I think I need some more-precise instructions as
to how to ensure that the system comes up using that driver instead of nouveau.
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