Graphical Environments & Desktops • xorg loses display mode when I power...
I'd give changing 'Option "DPMS"' to 'Option "DPMS" "off"' a try first.Given presence of VertRefresh and HorizSync specifications provided, I'd try switching 'Option "UseEDID" "true"' to 'Option...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • How to reestablish an internet connection
Hello and thank you for your response,Honestly, I know i shouldn't be trusting ChatGPT, but this is just a hobby and it's a quick way to get things going. All things considered, i'm learning a lot,...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Hardware] I installed debian on my laptop and my...
How was it encrypted? (By which software and method?)Statistics: Posted by ruwolf — 2025-01-23 22:39 — Replies 1 — Views 36
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Laptop won't wake from sleep...
I believe it has something to do with the TPM2.0 module. In my case, after the OS went to sleep, the power button would go solid white (probably the BIOS hanged) and only a restart would make it...
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General Debian • [Discussion] What do you wish you had known years ago?
Look after your knees and your back!This is probably the most relevant piece of advice written online. HiMainly this is about the "RTFM" culture that used to surround the mid to late1990's, especially...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Eye strain: New hardware and possibly...
I did more research about screen resolution and eye strain. There is a possibility of correlation, but I'll have to calculate and compare DPI instead of just the resolution since each screen have...
View ArticleTesting And Unstable • How can I figure out why I'm being dropped to a...
My situation is a bit weird. I originally installed the first iteration of SpiralLinux, which is a live spin of Debian with a Calamares installer. I did this because I use encrypted LUKS installs and...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Which laptop do YOU run Debian on?
Check out this ancient beast from the XP days released in 2007: OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64 Host: Vostro 1000 Kernel: 6.1.0-30-amd64 Shell: bash 5.2.15 Resolution: 1280x800 DE: Xfce 4.18...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • Which distro for daily-use main computer?
many selectable desktops, which one is good?I missed that part the first time around.The desktop environment that is good is the one that you forget you are using because you are satisfied and never...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • [Software] df shows drives as /dev/dm-3 etc
dm-* convention indicates to me that the volumes are being mounted automatically, such as through udisks2. Is everything functional otherwise?Statistics: Posted by Uptorn — 2025-01-24 04:15 — Replies...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [O/S] System becomes unresponsive with Debian version...
Ok. I am stumped. Again.It seems my databases use InnoDB, but the "hit_counter_extension" is "MEMORY" and "searchindex" is "MyISAM".Only that one table/file per database is "MyISAM".So, now I...
View ArticleHardware • Thunderbolt 4 Dock -
Hi All,I'm trying to get a HP Thunderbolt 4 docking station working on a HP laptop. The ultimate goal is to get two external monitors on display ports running, however I'm stuck at an early step....
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Software] Help please wih a kernel panic
cat /etc/apt/sources.listdeb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmwaredeb https://security.debian.org/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • How to install ungoogle-chromium?, Debian13
If you followed the link it takes you to the bits and pieces and the instruction to build the .deb.https://github.com/ungoogled-software/u ... ium-debianThere is also...
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Solved] backup Linux system to Windows system
It worked.Statistics: Posted by ZanyScum — 2025-01-24 23:32 — Replies 4 — Views 509
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Secure Boot issue - Problem loading X.509...
I don't bother with secure boot, but this command should confirm whether you successfully enrolled the dkms key:Code: sudo mokutil --list-enrolled | grep -E "key|Issuer"Statistics: Posted by pbear —...
View ArticleGeneral Debian • Text editor debate, zoomer edition
Geany : https://www.geany.org/QtCreator : https://packages.debian.org/fr/bookworm/qtcreator(QtCreator can do C/C++ even Gtk not only Qt)Statistics: Posted by hotnuma — 2025-01-25 03:31 — Replies 23 —...
View ArticleSystem and Network configuration • Files copy instantly to SD card, but are...
On a Debian 12 installation with Plasma desktop, I'm having a weird problem copying files to USB flash drives. Copying a 1GB file it should take a few minutes, but it completes instantly and...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Intel i915 driver
Try to compare inxi outputs and Xorg logs, what makes them different.BTW, do you need older version of Mint?Statistics: Posted by ruwolf — 2025-01-25 23:59 — Replies 15 — Views 260
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Beginners Questions • [Hardware] [SOLVED] "No Wi-Fi Adapter Found"...
@TiberiusKG 100% agree: this is a workaround, NOT a solution.I've just done a 12.9 install, and it begs the question as to why the install process hasn't been fixed! After all, I am to understand 12.9...
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