On 06/05/2017 05:07 PM, Justin B Rye wrote: > Julien Cristau wrote: >> On 06/05/2017 09:30 PM, Justin B Rye wrote: >>> So if I *do* have all the xserver-xorg-* packages installed (and >>> logind and so on), it's expected that everything should work, even on >>> an antique graphics card? For me, startx refuses to work on stretch - >>> it starts, but won't accept input. Switching to lightdm fixes it. >> >> "antique graphics card" isn't something I can work with, please give >> actual details? > > An Intel 82945G/GZ (i.e. i945). It's an old machine, which is part of > the reason it was using startx. Is that expected to make a difference > that would let a display manager work where stretch startx doesn't? > No, startx vs DM shouldn't make any difference, and I'd expect that hardware to work fine without the -legacy package.
Cheers, Julien
