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Hi! It has been a long time, DSL. :-)

I have just tried the current alpha (MD5 c9941fab32e9a6d1962a8119b85a8e85) on my old netbook, an Asus Eee PC 1001PX. It's a model from 2010. It has an x86-64 CPU, 1 GiB of RAM, Intel GMA 3150, and a 1024×600 screen. I have recently installed Debian 12 on it (64-bit), where everything seems to work.

The test went like this. I booted off the USB drive and chose to boot the DSL ISO in Ventoy's normal mode. In DSL's boot menu I also chose the default option. When the system got to graphics, it became stuck in a loop restarting Xorg. Xorg started, stopped with a fatal server error (see the attached log), then started again. I rebooted DSL in safe video mode, and Xorg worked.

Here is a screenshot. 800×600 was the only resolution available in ARandR.



I connected to Wi-Fi without issue and was able to use a USB keyboard and the built-in SD card reader. It seemed like everything but video worked normally. A pretty good start.

I have attached my Xorg.0.log from when DSL got stuck in an Xorg restart loop. (I like that this forum runs MyBB instead of phpBB or SMF.)

Yes, it has been a long time! Thank you for posting with all the details and including the log.

You're welcome! I am glad to help.

Quote:[  175.234] (WW) glamor requires at least 128 instructions (64 reported)
[  175.235] (EE) modeset(0): Failed to initialize glamor at ScreenInit() time.

I think this is the source of the problem. Glamor is a generic accelerated X11 driver, but the GPU in the EeePC does not fulfill the requirements to run it. The legacy Xorg intel video driver, xserver-xorg-video-intel, might work. Alternatively, you can try to use the fbdev driver, by passing xorg=fbdev instead of xorg=safe – like vesa it's not accelerated, but it gave the proper resolution at least on my machine.

Thanks! Passing
to the kernel gave me the right resolution.

Similar Install issues with Hp mini PC (https://www.manua.ls/hp/mini-110/specifications)
2GB M and 250 SDD

The system repeatedly try to restart and the same or similar log as above.
installing with the safe video works but there is a malform screen for about 30 seconds with part of the Xorg log displayed
it then goes blank boots correctly.

(02-03-2024, 06:19 PM)dbohdan Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks! Passing

Code:

xorg=fbdev

to the kernel gave me the right resolution.

Where i have to set this option? grub.conf?

(02-13-2024, 07:29 PM)mrnicetux Wrote: [ -> ]Where i have to set this option? grub.conf?

I'm new here so I'm not sure but you can probably set this in your xorg.conf device section for your GPU.

I can confirm I experience this too on default settings on an eeepc 701.

Starting in safe mode works - as does setting xorg=fbdev but only on the livecd splash screen. When I tried to set xorg=fbdev within xorg.conf I got into the same xorg crash / reboot cycle. I ended up reinstalling the OS entirely. On reinstall - I set xorg=fbdev when opening the livecd, that setting seemed to have persisted as I am getting the full 800x480 resolution

John, could you add xserver-xorg-video-intel to the ISO? It gives me native 1024x600 resolution on the 1001PX in Debian 12 and DSL 2024 RC2. There is at least one other user with a 1001PX on this forum and more with Intel hardware supported by the driver.